Eric Cantor appointed CEO of PhRMA lobbying group
Former House majority leader Eric Cantor will lead PhRMA starting Tuesday in Washington.
Category: Health
Carnegie Mellon student uses iPhone camera to track nanoparticle formation
Nivedita Shyamsundar, a senior chemistry student at Carnegie Mellon University, used an iPhone camera to record and analyze the rapid formation of metal nanoparticles in her lab.
AstraZeneca invests $2 billion in Summit Therapeutics for new drug development
AstraZeneca announced a $2 billion investment in Summit Therapeutics to advance its pipeline of novel medicines.
Researchers publish new chapter on targeting kinase enzymes in cancer
Scientists have published a new article in Nature describing progress in targeting kinase enzymes for cancer treatment.
Adam Kay discusses mental health first aid kit and judging emotions on All in the Mind
Claudia Hammond interviews writer Adam Kay about his mental health resources and new research on emotion recognition during an episode of All in the Mind.
Medicare ends special payment rules for FDA breakthrough devices starting October
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized new rules in August that remove special payment pathways for FDA breakthrough-designated medical devices effective October.
Declining child health threatens US military readiness and future economic security
Experts warn that worsening health conditions among American children since 2007 now jeopardize national security, military recruitment, and global competitiveness.
Researchers at HZI develop Metax tool to separate true signals from contamination in scarce DNA samples
Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research have created a new method called Metax to improve microbial profiling when DNA is limited.
Tennessee doctors urge governor to stop all execution assistance after failed injection
Dozens of Tennessee medical professionals wrote to the governor in May following a botched lethal injection to demand an end to their involvement in executions regardless of the method used.
Tharparkar students dominate MDCAT top 20 while Karachi has none
Results for the Sindh Medical and Dental College Admission Test announced that Tharparkar candidates topped the rankings with no Karachi student in the top 20.