Novigenix Announces Discovery of Liquid Biopsy Immunotherapy Response Biomarkers in Metastatic Melanoma

New LITOseek biomarkers presented at ESMO have identified upregulation of ribosomal biogenesis and TCR signaling with downregulation of interferon gene clusters in responsive patients

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / September 9, 2022 / Novigenix SA, a leading Swiss biotech that develops and commercializes Immuno-Transcriptomic precision oncology solutions today announced discovery of new Immuno-Transcriptomic signatures for prediction of response to immunotherapy and patient monitoring in metastatic melanoma (MM). The data are presented at the Immuno-Oncology Congress of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) on September 10th2022 in Paris.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become one of the main treatments for patients with metastatic cancer. Although ICIs are highly effective with durable results in some patients, only a minority respond and benefit from the therapy. There is therefore a significant unmet medical need for accurate liquid biopsy precision solutions that can select and monitor patients during ICI therapy.

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Soccer transfer news, rumors: Cristiano Ronaldo angling for Napoli swap, PSG medical for Fabian Ruiz and more

What’s better than a cup of coffee and the latest transfer news? Join in as CBS Sports provides the latest updates from around the world and what they mean to your favorite teams. Forwards are on the move around the world as Wolves are adding Stuttgart forward Sasa Kalajdzic to bring more competition to lead the line. Fabian Ruiz is also closing in on a move to PSG but the biggest name striker on the market, Cristiano Ronaldo’s situation remains still stagnant. The Portuguese forward wants out of Manchester United but finding a deal is easier said than done at this stage.

Let’s get to the transfer moves:

In the six-yard box

The biggest transfer stories of the day. These are the deals that are happening, or at least on the verge of getting done.

Wolves improve their forward options by adding Sasa Kalajdzic

The Stuttgart forward has been signed

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Raffles Medical Group Sees China On The Mend From Covid As Its Expansion Continues

China is gradually getting back to normal after disruptions earlier this year in connection with the Covid pandemic, the local leader of Singapore’s largest private healthcare provider said at the 3rd Forbes China Healthcare Summit on Saturday.

“Covid has presented us with a lot of challenges operationally,” said Dr. Vincent Chia, managing director of Raffles China Healthcare, a subsidiary of Raffles Medical Group in Singapore. “Things are starting to look slightly more relaxed, but in a very coordinated fashion,” he said.

Raffles Medical Group has been operating in China since 2010. It provides healthcare service in eight cities, including Hong Kong. That accounts for more than half of its current total of 14 across Asia.

This year, Raffles China Healthcare

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Louisiana set to expand medical marijuana business, allow for new pharmacies | Local Politics

Louisiana’s insular medical marijuana industry — which is seeing a flood of new customers and a spike in sales this year after smokable flower became legal — is set to expand further.

Earlier this month, the state Pharmacy Board notified seven of the nine legal marijuana pharmacies in Louisiana that they were eligible to open a “satellite” location. So far, the New Orleans pharmacy is the only one to submit formal plans; H&W Drug Store is seeking permission to open a storefront in Metairie.

Several other pharmacy owners are on the hunt for new locations, and say they have plans to open their satellite shops in the coming months.

And the New Orleans region will soon see yet another new pharmacy, after the Pharmacy Board goes through a bid process to pick a second licensee for the area. The Legislature and Gov. John Bel Edwards this year refused to open

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Medical experts in the Ozarks warn weed vapes could send toxic gas to your lungs

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) – A new study about weed vaping shows it could send toxic gas to your lungs.

from Portland State University found evidence of vaping cannabinoid acetates forms a deadly gas that could injure your lungs Researchers. That toxic gas, called ketene, is released when cannabinoid acetates are heated under vaping. In 2019 researchers found ketene to be dangerous and a possible source of the vaping-induced lung injury outbreak in 2020 that caused thousands of people to be hospitalized.

The study provided results based on one puff, showing ketene levels known to be dangerous to a user’s health. Researchers also mentioned that people who use these vape products likely smoke them for more than a single puff.

CoxHealth Branson Community Educator Jim Brawner explains why prolonged exposure to these products could concern users.

“As more studies come out like this one, pay attention to it,” said Brawner. “If

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Chimerix Awarded BARDA Contract for TEBEXA as Medical Countermeasure for Smallpox

Chimerix, Inc.

Chimerix, Inc.

– Initial Procurement of 319,000 Treatment Courses for $115M with Additional Procurements at BARDA’s Discretion Over 10 Years –

– Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. Payment Increases to $238M Upfront and $136.5M in Potential Milestones –

DURHAM, NC, Aug. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company whose mission it is to develop medicines that meaningfully improve and extend the lives of patients facing deadly diseases, today announced that is has signed a multi-year contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), for the delivery of up to 1.7 million treatment courses of tablet and suspension formulations of TEBEXA® to the US government. The contract 75A50122C00047, includes an initial product procurement of 319,000 treatment courses for approximately $115 million. The 10-year contract, which contains options for future procurements, is

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Babysitter of child who died after not getting medical care speaks

New details have emerged in the death of a Woodward baby whose mother was arrested, accused of refusing to get him medical attention. The teenager who babysat the child described that traumatic day. Mykinzie Shaw had babysat for the family from the time she was 13. She said she always felt uncomfortable watching the sick boy alone because he was on oxygen. But she never knew how bad it was.|MORE| Oklahoma mother arrested in death of baby who needed but didn’t receive medical attention“She never mentioned anything to me that he was back on oxygen until she done left and he was in his playpen with oxygen machine right there and it was running,” she said of the boy’s mother.Three days a week, Shaw babysat at the Woodward mom’s home – something she loved to do. But the kids had health issues. The 14-month-old boy was born prematurely and was …

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Medical board disciplines San Diego doctor for signing COVID vaccine exemptions to patients he never treated

Dr. Brian First signed exemption letters for an 8-year-old and 6-year-old and later admitted they were never his patients

SAN DIEGO — The California Medical Board has disciplined San Diego doctor, Brian First, for signing COVID vaccine exemptions for two children who were not his patients.

According to medical board documents, First must undergo a 60-day professional ethics course and reimburse the state $6,200 for investigating the issue.

The medical board investigation said First, who practices at a Sharp Healthcare Senior Health Center, signed exemptions for an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old despite the fact that he “specializes in internal medicine and endocrinology and only treats adult patients ,” reads the documents.

During the board’s investigation, First said that he signed the exemptions for a friend’s two children.

According to the medical board documents, First said the two young children should be exempt from “all CDC-recommended vaccines ‘until more complete immunological

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Female veterans criticize gender disparities in VA medical system

HOUSTON — Navy veteran Tana Plescher said she was shocked by what a doctor told her when she sought care for a panic attack at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas.

“You’re a woman; I don’t know what to do with you,” she said he remarked.

The state’s restrictive abortion laws spotlight existing gender disparities within the VA medical system, according to former military women who shared their personal experiences during a listening tour held by Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health.

The VA does not provide any abortion services, even initial consultations, to women seeking more information about terminating their pregnancies. Unlike the Department of Defense, which provides abortions on military bases in cases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is at risk, the largest population of female veterans nationwide are left without options in Texas.

“We spent our

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Medical Advisory Board for ‘Dr. Oz Show’ Had People With No Medical Training

  • Dr. Mehmet Oz had a “medical advisory board” to support claims he made on “The Dr. Oz Show.”
  • The 43-member board included people with no medical training who promoted extreme and debunked treatments.
  • Claims they supported included drinking onion juice for the flu and subscription meal plans for curing cancer.

Republican candidate for US Senate representing Pennsylvania and former talk show host Mehmet Oz relied on a medical advisory board to support claims he made on “The Dr. Oz Show.”

Among practicing oncologists and certified psychologists, the board included people who had no formal medical training and promoted debunked treatments.

Dr. Ben Abella, an emergency physician in Philadelphia, told Insider the 43-member board projected an “aura of legitimacy” on Oz and his show, which ran for 13 seasons and was canceled last December after Oz decided to run for office.

Abella helped organize an event called

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