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Coherus Announces Positive Final Overall Survival Results of JUPITER-02 Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Toripalimab in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (“Coherus”, Nasdaq: CHRS) announced the final overall survival (OS) results of the JUPITER-02 study presented today at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. […]
New COVID-19 Boosters To Roll Out Mid-September By Physician’s Briefing Staff HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September, providing an opportunity for people to boost waning antibodies to the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in […]
AHA News: Here’s the Latest on Dietary Cholesterol and How It Fits In With a Healthy Diet By American Heart Association News FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated with […]
Updated COVID Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in a few weeks, CNN reported, citing unnamed senior administration officials. The U.S. Centers […]
Gut Troubles Could Be Early Signal of Parkinson’s Disease By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — It might not seem like constipation or difficulty swallowing could signal a neurological problem, but new research suggests that these gut conditions could be an early indicator of Parkinson’s disease. Gastrointestinal symptoms are also thought to […]
Millions More Americans May Have Long COVID Than Thought By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 — Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19. Their claims need to be taken more seriously by physicians, a new […]
Sepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper’s Daughter, Alice. Now, She’s Working to Keep Others Safe By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 — Alice Tapper felt deathly ill, suffering from severe abdominal pain, a 102-degree fever and vomiting. Emergency room doctors found that Alice — the daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper — had a rapid […]
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced ‘Brain Freeze,’ Anyway? By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 — Anyone who has quickly slurped up a milkshake or chomped on a snow cone knows the sharp, brief pain of “brain freeze.” Its cause is a mystery, but it’s not harmful, according to experts at University of […]
As Parents Drop Kids Off for Their Freshman Year at College, An Expert Offers Tips By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, Aug. 26, 2023 — Tears may flow when parents drop their teen off at college. Watching kids leave the nest can tug at the heart and make parents a little anxious about what’s to […]