WILMINGTON, N.C. April 03, 2017 – To support the ongoing efforts of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center and South East Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) Opioid Harm Reduction Initiative, the NHRMC Outpatient Pharmacy now has a medication disposal drop box available to patients, caregivers and visitors. This drop box provides patients with a convenient […]
Clinical Program Now Includes Seven Registrational Trials Across Five Tumor Types WILMINGTON, Del. & KENILWORTH, N.J. March 31, 2017 – Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) and Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced additional details of their clinical development program investigating the combination of epacadostat, Incyte’s investigational oral selective IDO1 enzyme […]
The Sir Andrew Witty GSK Scholarships will be funded by GSK and run by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 10-year agreement to fund 30 scholars from sub-Saharan Africa on a Master of Science programme London UK – 29 March 2017 – GSK has today announced a new partnership with the London School […]
The finding could open the way to the development of more accurate tests for risk of multiple sclerosis DURHAM, N.C. March 27, 2017 – A person carrying variants of two particular genes could be almost three times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, according to the latest findings from scientists at Duke Health and The […]
Significant investment in manufacturing diabetes medicines continues with new $85 million commitment in Indianapolis $5 billion invested in its U.S. operations over the last decade; more favorable tax climate could lead to additional U.S. investments INDIANAPOLIS, March 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced plans to invest $850 million in its […]
Recommendation Is for Adult Patients Who Have Failed Autologous Stem Cell Transplant and Brentuximab Vedotin (BV), or Who Are Transplant-Ineligible and Have Failed BV KENILWORTH, N.J. March 24, 2017 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the […]
Groundbreaking UK/US initiative will deliver first data within a year London UK – 23 March 2017 – UK Biobank today announced a major research initiative with GSK and the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) to generate genetic sequence data from the 500,000 volunteer participants in the UK Biobank resource. The initiative will enable researchers to gain […]
Jointly developed research projects will study diabetes healthcare outcomes for the Latino population SANTA BARBARA, Calif. and INDIANAPOLIS, March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and the William Sansum Diabetes Center have established a research collaboration to improve the lives of Latino people affected by diabetes through enhanced research, education and care. […]
UNC REX’s Pregnancy & Baby app is the first of its kind in the Triangle RALEIGH, N.C. March 22, 2017 – Pregnant mothers in the Triangle and beyond now have a new resource, the UNC REX Healthcare Pregnancy & Baby app. UNC REX launched the app to help patients track their baby’s development throughout pregnancy, […]
Commitment to Innovation & Patient Care Drives Adoption of Disruptive Cold Storage Solutions Durham, N.C. – March 21, 2017 – Phononic, the company revolutionizing cooling and heating with solid-state technology, today announced that UNC REX Healthcare, a private, not-for-profit community hospital in the UNC Health Care system, has outfitted its newly opened North Carolina Heart […]
