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New Milton grandfather joins ground-breaking cancer vaccine trial
14 Apr 2025 02:20 GMT
… the immune system's response to the disease by improving its recognition of cancer cells.
The vaccine is given for up to two years and is designed to help the immune system recognise, attack and "remember" cancer cells, to try and prevent the …
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Skin cancer patients given fast-track access to Southampton vaccine trial
14 Apr 2025 02:56 GMT
… Pad has been expanded to include patients with advanced melanoma.
The scheme matches eligible patients to studies developing vaccines against cancers.
The latest trial, known as SCOPE, focuses on a new DNA vaccine aimed at improving the immune system's …
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Skin cancer patients to be given fast-tracked access to vaccine trial on NHS
14 Apr 2025 05:02 GMT
… skin cancer vaccine trial which is now part of the NHS CVLP.
He said: "I feel so lucky to be put on the trial. Thankfully I was still quite fit and since I've been on it, my tumours have all shrunk.
"Every time I go for a scan they seem to be …
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Yale research may pave way for diagnostic tests and vaccines for tick-borne diseases
14 Apr 2025 04:50 GMT
… each to create a target cocktail for a potential anti-tick vaccine.
Edis Mesic
12:21 am, Apr 14, 2025
Staff Reporter
Hedy Tung
Deer ticks are the primary vector of tick-borne diseases in North America, yet no anti-tick vaccine exists to prevent tick bites …
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Community celebrates polio vaccine anniversary, discusses vaccine skepticism
14 Apr 2025 04:49 GMT
… ] to give vaccines to prevent 14 different diseases in the first few years of life,” Offit said. “It can be as many as five shots at one time to prevent diseases that most people don’t see. I would be surprised if there wasn’t any hesitancy. It’s important …
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Sen. Ron Johnson Says Top CDC Covid Vaccine Safety Official May Have Deleted or Destroyed Key Records, Calls For Investigation
14 Apr 2025 01:34 GMT
… of his official records is highly concerning. His actions, if true, would have directly obstructed my multi-year oversight efforts of the COVID-19 vaccines and would be in clear violation of my November 19, 2024 demand to HHS, CDC, and the Food and Drug …
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Tariff threat is a bitter pill for global pharma giants
14 Apr 2025 02:00 GMT
… ’s UK Vaccine Taskforce during the Covid-19 pandemic, said: “If you have tariffs put on the components and on the end product, that’s going to obviously put the prices up, which means some patients won’t get them and pharma will stop investing in R&D …
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City tops polio vaccine refusal cases
14 Apr 2025 03:43 GMT
… revealed that there were 44,000 polio vaccine refusal cases in the country, out of which 34,000 were in Karachi, including 27,000 in the city's East District alone. "Out of them, 15,000 refusals were reported from Urdu-speaking parents and 10,000 …
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Major skin cancer vaccine change unveiled as NHS fast-tracks groundbreaking trials
14 Apr 2025 00:08 GMT
… can be deadly and it’s sadly on the rise in the UK. As well as continuing to call for urgent action on prevention, we’re delighted to see progress in innovative treatments and very much welcome the expansion of this vaccine trial.
";The use of vaccines …
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'Skin cancer stopped me in my tracks but new vaccine drive is a beacon of hope'
14 Apr 2025 00:08 GMT
… who battled skin cancer has said the vaccine trial announced today is a "beacon of hope" for people like her.
Karin Smyth told The Mirror her diagnosis in 2023 "really stopped me in my tracks" - and said a new NHS innovation will affect …