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Roches alzheimerprogram vidare till fas III efter positiva data
Roche rapporterar positiva preliminära data från sitt alzheimerprojekt trontinemab, och ska nu gå vidare med en fas III-studie.
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Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men
The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while no such association was found in men, according to a new large Swedish study.
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In search of Marcel Proust's lost health
A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindgren paints a partly different picture in a new book about the French master's life, health and attitude towards physicians.
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Vårdkonflikten rycker närmare – bara timmar återstår
En konflikt inom vården rycker allt närmare sedan parterna nobbat både bud och motbud. Varslet om bland annat övertidsblockad träder i kraft klockan 16 på torsdagen.
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Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality
What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far
Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”
”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigård writes in a column.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”
A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.
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Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system
Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.
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Här är vaccinkandidaterna mot coronaviruset
Totalt finns det idag tio pågående kliniska studier om vaccinkandidater mot det nya coronaviruset.
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IVF-födda barn har förhöjd risk att dö
Barn som tillkommit via provrörsbefruktning löper något högre risk att dö under sina första veckor i livet än barn som skapats på naturlig väg. Det visar en studie vid Karolinska Institutet som publiceras i tidskriften Fertility and Sterility.
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Upcoming event: New updates on drugs
At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.
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Femte förslaget till regeringen från SwedenBio
Skärp målsättningen för deltagandet i EU:s ramprogram. Det är SwedenBios femte förslag inför den kommande forskningspropositionen.
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Ny vd för Apoteksgruppen
HR-chefen Sara Mohammar blir ny vd när Tony Johansson lämnar.
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Cellatlasen publicerar unika resultat i Science
Human protein atlas-projektet publicerar nu den första övergripande kartan över var proteinerna befinner sig i cellen. Artikeln återfinns i Science.
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Kancera tar in pengar
Tankar kassan för finansiera sin läkemedelsutveckling och genomförandet av kliniska studier.
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Minus för Oasmia
Visar upp röda siffror i kvartalsrapporten.
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Biotage köper tillbaka aktier
Labtechbolaget ökar vinsten och inleder återköpsprogram av egna aktier.
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Tackar Storbritannien
Sectra visar upp en fördubblad orderingång, bland annat från Storbritannien.
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Recipharm utför miljardköp
Förstärker verksamheten i sydvästra Europa genom köp av det portugisiska CDMO-företaget Lusomedicamenta.
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Medivir får utökat FDA-godkännande
Hepatit C-läkemedlet Olysio godkänns i en ny kombination men behandlingstiden får Medivir-aktien att tappa.