New cutting edge drug cuts risk of breast cancer tumours reoccurring or spreading by 37%

New study finds breast cancer drug could save thousands of lives

The ground-breaking drug, Keytruda also known as Pembrolizumab has been found to cut the risk of triple-negative breast cancer reoccurring by 37%. The drug utilizes the patient’s own immune system to fight cancer. Pembrolizumab helps the immune system to be on the alert for cancer cells and destroy them. It is already being used to … Read more

A drug for gout approved by the FDA shows promise in COVID-19 treatment

Promising FDA approved drug for coronavirus

A drug used to treat gout looks promising in it’s ability in fighting coronavirus A recent study conducted by the University of Georgia (UGA) published in in Nature’s Scientific Reports found that probenecid contains potent antivirus properties that deem the oral medication suitable to combat potentially respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2 infection. Probenecid has been available … Read more

FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm

FDA approves new drug for Alzheimer's disease

The FDA has approved pharmaceutical company Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, which will be sold under the name Aduhelm. This is the first FDA approved drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s in almost two decades. The drug is slated as being the first to show significant progress against the sticky brain plaques that are the feature … Read more