FDA approves Keytruda for kidney cancer
Federal regulators approved Keytruda, a drug used to treat melanoma and head and neck cancer, as an adjuvant treatment for stage II and stage III renal cell carcinoma, according to Merck. Locations of the…
Biden to head Gulf Coast on gas price-pumping tour
Former Vice President Joe Biden will take a trip to the Gulf Coast to tout the impact of the election of former Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the new U.S. Senate in hopes it…
Bulgaria: Car packed with migrants catches fire
Image copyright AFP Image caption Rescuers rescued the survivors from the bus Thirteen children are among 45 people who have died in a bus fire in Bulgaria. The driver and three other adults died…
Key abstracts by brands – A new drugs forum
Merck COVID-19 is a well-tolerated, oral rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD) pill with potential to increase long-term exposure to a therapeutic treatment. Between 36-76% of people with RA and over 18% of…
In a row with China, the US launches a THAAD missile
Written by Staff Writer at CNN Staff Writer at CNN If the US’s first interceptor missile is successful in its first firing, the test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will…
When African nations become new ‘climate energy capitals’
Written by CNN Staff Writer The world’s emerging economies are expected to drive 1.7 billion new jobs over the next 20 years, but these jobs could quickly be at risk as countries struggle to…
New South Korean Orthodox Christians turn water source into contaminated source of pollutants
South Korea’s Health Ministry on Friday linked an increase in types of bacteria in local water supplies to an improvement in the resettlement of nearly 200,000 mostly Russian Orthodox Christians displaced from the global…
No English curriculum at large Toronto high school for ‘a major incident’
The Etobicoke high school English curriculum will be modified as a precaution due to recent incident at nearby public elementary school, HCES 127 Loew’s Harbour Drive, according to the school’s note to parents. Education…
In face of deadly flu epidemic, kids are being recruited to spread the flu vaccine
Toronto Public Health has brought in the Avengers to tackle a cold and flu outbreak that has seen hundreds of people hospitalized since the beginning of the new year. The district’s acting director of…
The best (and worst) movies of the 1990s
Perhaps the biggest cultural change of the 1990s was that movies became more hopeful, even if the actors playing the leads were convinced they were destined for failure. This is the initial arc for…