Italy rehires retired doctors to meet shortfalls

• Univadis Medical News
• 18 April 2019

The move has been met with criticism.

Safety alert on the use of high-strength oestradiol creams

• Univadis Medical News
• 18 April 2019

The European Medicines Agency has started a review of high-strength oestradiol creams after EU Court of Justice decision.

Three doctors charged in $1.2bn device scam in US

• Univadis Medical News
• 18 April 2019

It is claimed doctors were paid to prescribe braces in some cases with only a brief telephone conversation with patients they had never met or seen.

Trial shows canagliflozin protects against kidney failure

• Univadis Medical News
• 18 April 2019

The findings have been described as a “major medical breakthrough”.

Tenofovir diphosphate in dried blood spots predicts future viremia in HIV patients

• Medical News
• 17 April 2019

The study shows that tenofovir diphosphate concentrations in dried blood spots predict future viremia in persons living with HIV, even if virologically-suppressed, and suggest its possible use as a complement to HIV viral load to monitor the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy

ELCC 2019 - In first-line nonsquamous NSCLC, patients with EGFR mutations benefit from adding atezolizumab to standard care

• Oncology Conference reports
• 14 April 2019

Exploratory subgroup analysis of IMpower150 trial indicates efficacy for EGFR-mt+ patients given atezolizumab in addition to bevacizumab and standard chemotherapy

ELCC 2019 - Is there a role for gut microbiome in clinical responses to lung cancer immunotherapy?

• Oncology Conference reports
• 14 April 2019

Keynote lecture at European Lung Cancer Conference presents arguments for exploring the influence of microbes in precision medicine

ELCC 2019 - Many problems with accessibility to lung cancer care in low and middle income EU countries

• Oncology Conference reports
• 14 April 2019

Most health care systems in the eastern part of the EU are under financed and under equipped to deal with lung cancer