Originally published by The 19th. For Joan Phillips, the hardest part was seeing her patients on a stretcher, the paramedics carrying them away, the doors of the ambulance closing behind them. When her nursing home patients got COVID-19, they couldn’t stay in the nursing assistant’s care — they could infect others. They had to be taken …
Following an extensive competition law investigation by the EU Commission, leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, Aspen, offered legally binding Commitments to reduce its prices in Europe for six critical cancer medicines by 73% on average and to backdate those price reductions to 2019. In addition, under the terms of the Commitments, Aspen must ensure the continued supply …
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of cosmic cake. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced Monday that the 29-year-old physician assistant — a former patient hired last spring — will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who’s using …
The show’s coverage of the 2017 fake cancer scam will feature interviews with APR’s Josh Moon. The odd, sad story of a phony terminal cancer scheme first reported by APR will be the subject of an episode of the CNBC show “American Greed” that airs Monday night. Former school teacher Jenny Cataldo fooled her family and friends for years, …
Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that coronavirus is exacerbating the already devastating financial impact of a cancer diagnosis on an individual’s quality of life and mental wellbeing. New figures from the charity show that around 10,000 people with cancer in Wales (6%) are struggling to pay for basic essentials such as food, bills, rent or …
DURHAM, N.C. — A family from Africa thought their prayers were answered when a charitable group and a surgeon at Duke University Hospital offered help for a young man with a brain tumor. But after Isaac Okwakol underwent one operation, he learned additional treatment – chemotherapy and radiation – would cost $173,000 and had to be paid for …
February is the National Cancer Prevention Awareness month. Four people share their stories of triumph against the scourge and share why they think you should get a health check today. 1. 51% of those diagnosed with cervical cancer die 47 % of cervical cancer cases diagnosed late Cervical cancer accounts for 11.7 % of new …
TARGIT Collaborative Group Advocates Wider Adoption of TARGIT-IORT to Address Racial Disparities and Reduce Compliance Issues SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black women experience longer breast cancer treatment times and may have less access to essential radiation technology, according to a recent study published in the journal Cancer.1 In response, the TARGIT Collaborative Group …
COVID-19 has hit the hardest smack at the intersection of racial, gender, and economic disparities, disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable amongst us. Black and Brown communities have been much more likely than whites to suffer illness and financial hardship due to COVID-19. The closure of schools and childcare facilities has put a whole generation of …
Researchers at the University of Nottingham and cancer treatment developing company Scancell are expecting to begin human trials in the later half of this year with the aim of releasing an effective jab in early 2022. British scientists are hoping to intensify the fight against Covid by manufacturing a universal version of the vaccine to …