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A cure for blindness: Father, 35, who suddenly lost his sight aged nine is among six patients to have their vision restored by pioneering treatment that beams images directly into the brain

A cure for blindness: Father, 35, who suddenly lost his sight aged nine is among six patients to have their vision restored by pioneering treatment that beams images directly into the brain

Five men and one woman have regained vision after years of ‘living in the dark’  They had electrode chips planted in the visual cortex at the back of their skulls …

Smile Direct Club Teams Up with Baseball Favorite “Mr. Smile” Francisco Lindor to Spread the Confidence-Boosting Power of a Smile

Smile Direct Club Teams Up with Baseball Favorite “Mr. Smile” Francisco Lindor to Spread the Confidence-Boosting Power of a Smile

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — SmileDirectClub, the pioneer of teledentistry and market leader in doctor-directed remote, clear aligner therapy, today announced a partnership with baseball star shortstop Francisco Lindor, who earned the nickname…

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and North Memorial Health Join Forces to Transform Healthcare in Minnesota

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and North Memorial Health Join Forces to Transform Healthcare in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Blue Cross) and North Memorial Health have announced a transformative new joint venture agreement that has both organizations becoming shared…

First ever baby born to a woman who had both of her fallopian tubes removed after having three children

First ever baby born to a woman who had both of her fallopian tubes removed after having three children

By MARY KEKATOS HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 13:39 EDT, 19 June 2019 Elizabeth Kough, 39, of Kearney, Missouri, had both of her fallopian tubes removed in 2015 Last year, she discovered…

Tessa Therapeutics and China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Form Landmark US$120 Million Joint Venture in China to Develop Innovative Cell Therapies for Cancer

Tessa Therapeutics and China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Form Landmark US$120 Million Joint Venture in China to Develop Innovative Cell Therapies for Cancer

The partnership will leverage Tessa Therapeutics’ global operational capabilities and cell therapy platform technologies to target prevalent cancers in China The joint venture will be the sole licensee of Tessa Therapeutics’…

Weight Loss from Low-Calorie Diet, Followed by Different Weight Management Programs, Provide Comparable Delays to Progression of Type 2 Diabetes

Weight Loss from Low-Calorie Diet, Followed by Different Weight Management Programs, Provide Comparable Delays to Progression of Type 2 Diabetes

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In a comparison of two different diet and two different weight management programs, results of the international PREVIEW intervention study found a low, similar rate of…

VeroScience Presents New Pipeline Data for Metabolic Disease Therapies at 2019 American Diabetes Association Meeting

VeroScience Presents New Pipeline Data for Metabolic Disease Therapies at 2019 American Diabetes Association Meeting

TIVERTON, R.I., June 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — VeroScience LLC, presented six preclinical studies aimed at new therapeutic approaches for obesity, prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/ Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH) at…

Dulaglutide Reduces Cardiovascular Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes

Dulaglutide Reduces Cardiovascular Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Researching Cardiovascular Events With a Weekly Incretin in Diabetes (REWIND) trial has found dulaglutide, an injectable, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, demonstrates superiority in…

FDA permits marketing of first medical device for relief of pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome in patients 11-18 years of age

FDA permits marketing of first medical device for relief of pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome in patients 11-18 years of age

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first medical device to aid in the reduction of functional abdominal pain in…

Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat smashes growth forecasts after IPO last month – with annual revenue expected to double to $210million this year

Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat smashes growth forecasts after IPO last month – with annual revenue expected to double to $210million this year

Analysts had forecasts Beyond Meat’s revenue for 2019 would be $205million  But after a successful IPO last month projected revenue adjusted to $210million  Sales of its burgers and sausages jumped…