US FDA puts Gilead Sciences blood cancer drug studies on hold
(Reuters) -Gilead Sciences said on Monday the U.S. health regulator placed a clinical hold on studies of its blood cancer drug, just a month after the company scrapped a late-stage…
(Reuters) -Gilead Sciences said on Monday the U.S. health regulator placed a clinical hold on studies of its blood cancer drug, just a month after the company scrapped a late-stage…
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – New Jersey based Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval for its antibody-based therapy aimed at treating a…
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Law enforcement officials are investigating a possible hate crime at an Orthodox Jewish-operated cancer center in Jackson Township. Chai Lifeline Center was tagged with anti-semitic messaging…
By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is seeking new suppliers to ease shortages of methotrexate, one of the…
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca said on Thursday that a combination of its cancer drug Lynparza and abiraterone has been approved in the United States for the treatment of BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant…
‘Bodies Are Cheap’: Green Beret Renews Fight For Compensation After Army Failed To Detect His Cancer Micaela Burrow on April 23, 2023 The Army denied Green Beret Richard Stayskal’s damages…
Fifteen Bergen County towns recently came together for a heartwarming cause, as police officers from these towns grew beards for a fundraising campaign. The annual “Borough of Beards” initiative was…
Johnson & Johnson Shells Out Nearly $9 Billion To Settle Cancer Allegations Jason Cohen on April 5, 2023 Johnson & Johnson agreed to dole out $8.9 billion to numerous people…
‘Joe The Plumber,’ Who Famously Confronted Obama Over Taxes, Was Diagnosed With Cancer Alexa Schwerha on March 22, 2023 A fundraiser began for Joe the Plumber, a conservative activist who questioned…
Canadian Health Org Recommends Breast, Cervix Cancer Screenings For Certain ‘Trans Women’ Laurel Duggan on March 14, 2023 The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) suggested that “trans women,” or biological males…
LONDON (Reuters) – British bank Barclays said on Friday that its chief executive C.S. Venkatakrishnan has completed treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, and is now in remission.…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War and exposed years of related U.S. government lies, said on Thursday…
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bob Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Tuesday, his office said, adding that the procedure went well and should mean that he will not require…
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley has undergone surgery for an “aggressive” form of cancer and is under medical care, a statement on the “Lord of the Dance” creator’s…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bob Casey, the senior U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, on Thursday announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery later this year. The 62-year-old…
(Reuters) – Mersana Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday it had signed a deal for developing cancer drugs with Germany’s Merck KGaA that has the potential to generate up to $800…
New Jersey State Troopers visited a young man recovering from cancer this week. When troopers from Troop “D” Tactical Patrol Unit learned Tyler Wisniewska was getting chemotherapy treatment for a…
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Swiss drugmaker Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ first gene therapy for treating adult patients with a type of bladder cancer. The therapy, Adstiladrin,…
TOMS RIVER, NJ- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced today that a park will be created at the former Ciba-Geigy Superfund site, which in the 1980s and 1990s…
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – You might have seen officers from the Manchester Police Department with a little fuzz on their faces in November, but it was for a good cause,…
By Shawana Alleyne-Morris (Reuters) – Screenings for a variety of common cancers have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, potentially leading to diagnoses later in the course of the disease when…