Trumps Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue – The New York Times
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When the Trump administration suspended federal funding in 2019 for most new scientific research projects involving fetal tissue derived from abortions, officials argued that whatever the scientific benefits, there was a pressing moral imperative to find alternative research methods. Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trumps administration, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement released at the time. Yet the treatment for Covid-19 received by Mr

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Kathriona Devereux: Biscuits, Netflix, no chores… the benefits of breastfeeding! – Echo Live
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THIS is National Breastfeeding Week and there is a lot of discussion about Irelands low breastfeeding rates, lack of support for mothers, and the difficult experiences some women face on their breastfeeding journeys. So, for a change, Im going to focus on the positive things about breastfeeding. You wont find these mentioned in the National Maternity Strategy or discussed at a meeting of the National Breastfeeding Implementation Group but here are some of the best bits about breastfeeding.

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Current and Emerging Treatments in Follicular Lymphoma – OncLive
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Although the majority of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) have a life expectancy similar to that of the general population, predicting which patients will relapse and finding therapies that provide durable responses in the relapsed or refractory (R/R) setting remains an ongoing challenge, according to oncologists specializing in hematologic malignancies who participated in a recent OncLiveworkshop held on July 29, 2020, led by John Pagel, MD, PhD, of the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle.

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Trump was one of the first 10 patients to get an experimental COVID-19 treatment under special use – Salon
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Ahead of President Donald Trump's Monday discharge from the care of Walter Reed Medical Center, where hehad been treated forthree days for symptoms of COVID-19, came atweet. "Don't be afraid of Covid," the presidentclaimed, inpart because the country had developed "some really great drugs." However, the president himself who once suggested injecting household disinfectants to treat the deadly disease had just become one of thefirst 10 patients granted anextraordinarily rare level of access toan experimental antibody infusion to combathis COVID-19 infection, Salon hasconfirmed

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EUROPE The General Court Limits the Scope of Satisfactory Methods That Must Be Compared for Orphan Drug Designation – JD Supra
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On 23 September 2020, in a landmark case, Medac v Commission, the trial-level General Court (GC) of the European Union (EU) annulled the decision of the European Commission (EU Commission) that had withdrawn the orphan drug status of Trecondi (Treosulfan). The EU Commission had concluded that Medac did not demonstrate significant benefit of Trecondi over medicinal products containing melphalan and cyclophosphamide. The GC determined that the latter products were not satisfactory methods against which Trecondi had to be compared under the Orphan Regulation, because the summaries of product characteristics (SmPC) evidenced different intended treatment conditions and populations

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What You Need to Know About Prop 14, The Stem Cell Research Bond (Transcript) – KQED
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Olivia Allen-Price [00:01:55] OK, so what exactly does this bond fund? Danielle Venton [00:01:59] This would fund $5.5 billion in stem cell research and treatments in California. Some of the diseases that stem cell research is seeking to cure or treat include cancer, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injuries, blindness, and even COVID-19

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