Health
Osimertinib plus chemotherapy improves progression-free survival in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis from the COMPEL trial shows that patients with EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who experienced non-central nervous system (CNS) progression on first-line osimertinib benefit from continuing osimertinib treatment in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. The study was presented at the International Association for the Study of […]
New antibody-drug conjugate shows promising efficacy in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), iza-bren (BL-B01D1), demonstrates encouraging safety and efficacy results in previously treated patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to findings presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). Iza-bren is a first-in-class EGFR […]
AI lung cancer risk model validated in predominantly Black population at hospital
Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels A new study presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) validates the use of Sybil, a deep learning artificial intelligence model, for predicting future lung cancer risk in a predominantly Black population. The study, conducted by the University of […]
No, organ transplants won’t make you live forever, whatever Putin says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What do world leaders talk about when they think we’re not listening? This week it was the idea of living forever. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were caught off-guard at a military parade in Beijing discussing the possibility of using biotechnology to pursue immortality. In particular, […]
Jamie Oliver is right—this is how much fruit and veg we really should be eating every day
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has stirred debate by calling the familiar five-a-day message “a lie”. Speaking to the Times, he argued that the real health benefits of fruit and vegetables only start to add up at seven, eight or even 11 portions a day. He’s not wrong that more is better. […]
Can Florida really end vaccine mandates? What would this mean for the US and countries like Australia?
Credit: CDC from Pexels When it comes to the future of childhood immunizations, all eyes are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his audacious attempt to discredit vaccinations with misinformation and dodgy “science.” But state governments have their own weapons to destroy vaccine uptake in line with the […]