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- Read more about Biotronik launch Eluna 8 pacemaker in Japan
Biotronik, the world’s leading manufacturer of MR conditional cardiac devices, has announced that its Eluna 8 pacemaker is now available in Japan. The pacemaker is approved for 1.5 tesla (T) full-body MRI scans, and ultra-high strength 3.0 T MRI scans with an exclusion zone.
- Read more about AbbVie Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for a Once-Daily Formulation of VIEKIRA PAK® (ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir tablets; dasabuvir tablets) to Treat Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced its New Drug Application (NDA) has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a once-daily, fixed-dose formulation of the components of VIEKIRA PAK® (ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir tablets; dasabuvir tablets). VIEKIRA PAK is an all-oral, interferon-free treatment approved with or without ribavirin (RBV) in the United States for patients with genotype 1 (GT1) chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including those with compensated cirrhosis. VIEKIRA PAK is not for people with decompensated cirrhosis.
- Read more about Gene therapy cures leukemia patient in China
Chinese doctors have cured a patient of leukemia using gene therapy, a hospital in Chongqing announce. Zhang Fang, a middle-aged woman, has been cured of leukemia after she was treated with CAR T therapy, Xinhua reported.

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- Read more about Sperm tells tales of your diet before conception
If you are planning a baby, do not just sermon your wife to eat well but control your diet first. According to a fascinating study, sperm carries key information about what new dads gulped down before the conception.
- Read more about Biomarker of early lung cancer identified
Researchers have identified a biomarker that detects the most common lung cancer in its earliest stage.
- Read more about Dedicated body to take neurointerventions forward in India
In order to bring interventions from various backgrounds under a single umbrella, a group of top neurosurgeons has come together to form India's first dedicated society for therapeutic neurointerventions.
- Read more about CDFD scientists discover protein linked to tuberculosis
Scientists at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) have discovered a novel protein which could lead to development of a therapy for tuberculosis.
- Read more about GSK receives European marketing authorisation for Nucala® (mepolizumab) in 31 countries
GlaxoSmithKline announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Nucala® (mepolizumab) as an add-on treatment for severe refractory eosinophilic asthma in adult patients. As a result Nucala is now approved for use in the 31 European countries covered by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
- Read more about Boehringer Ingelheim and MD Anderson Cancer Center join forces to discover new treatment approaches for pancreatic cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a collaboration focused on developing innovative medicines for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The new collaboration combines MD Anderson’s unique understanding of potential drivers of PDAC with Boehringer Ingelheim’s experience in drug discovery and development.
- Read more about Greatbatch Receives FDA Approval of Algovita(R) Spinal Cord Stimulation System
Greatbatch, Inc. announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Algovita® Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System to treat chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs.