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Ping An Good Doctor Launches Groundbreaking 'Private Doctor' Service

Strategic Move to Introduce Customized Mobile Medical Services SHANGHAI, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited("Ping An Good Doctor", or the "Company"; stock code: 01833.HK), the world's leading one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform, has launched the...

2019-06-10 12:32 9151

Oral semaglutide showed superior reductions in blood sugar vs Jardiance® and non-inferior blood sugar reductions vs Victoza® in adults with type 2 diabetes at 26 weeks

Abstracts 54-OR and 55-OR Secondary data at 52 weeks demonstrated statistically significant blood sugar reductions and statistically significant reduction of body weight vs both Jardiance® and Victoza® SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings presented today from two phase 3a clinic...

2019-06-08 23:45 2966

ESPGHAN Researchers Warn: Junk Food Could Be Responsible for the Food Allergy Epidemic

GLASGOW, Scotland, June 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) are today presenting research that shows higher levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), found in abundance in ju...

2019-06-08 07:01 4574

Asia's Leading Companies Celebrated at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards

SINGAPORE, June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan named some of Asia's leading companies recognized for their achievements in its recipients list for the Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards earlier today. Mr. Shivaji Das, Partner & Asia-Pacific Managing Director at Frost & Sullivan noted t...

2019-06-07 23:23 10168

Global Cord Blood Corporation Announces Formation of a Special Committee to Evaluate Non-Binding Proposal

HONG KONG, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) (the "Company"),China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services, today announced that in response to the non-binding proposal l...

2019-06-06 18:00 15882

HealthEngine celebrates new milestone for Australian health, recording one million bookings in a single month

PERTH, Australia, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthEngine has solidified its position as Australia's leading consumer healthcare platform, reaching one million monthly bookings in May 2019. CEO and Medical Dir...

2019-06-06 09:21 5828

Yichun to boost tourism industry development in Jiangxi

YICHUN, China, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2019 Jiangxi Tourism Industry Development Conference opened in Yichun City, East China'sJiangxi province on June 5. The annual event is an important platform for tourism cooperation of Jiangxi Province. Yichun, one of the most picturesque citi...

2019-06-05 18:31 4492

Poor Oral Health Severely Impacts Training and Athletic Performance, Says FDI World Dental Federation

GENEVA, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- If they want to win, elite and amateur athletes need to make theiroral health a top priority. FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) couldn't agree more. Today the organization released a serie...

2019-06-05 09:00 2880

Innovent provides Update on the Results of Sintilimab for the Treatment of Extranodal NK/T Cell Lymphoma by Oral Presentation at ASCO

SUZHOU, China, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines, today announced that the research data on the treatment of relapsed or refractory extranodal NK/T cell ly...

2019-06-05 08:00 5887

Cellenkos, Inc. Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CK0801 for Treatment of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

HOUSTON, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellenkos, Inc., announced today the initiation of a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CK0801, a first-in-class, allogeneic cord blood-derived T-regulatory cell product, for treatment of patients with bone marrow failure syndromes, including aplastic anemia, hypoplas...

2019-06-04 21:17 5734

RemeGen, Ltd. Announces Positive Results from RC48 Clinical Trial in HER2-Positive Metastatic or Unresectable Urothelial Cancer

Results, presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, demonstrated clinically meaningful response in patients with urothelial carcinoma whose treatment previously failed, a population with high unmet medical need YANTAI, China, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- R...

2019-06-04 21:00 5807

Global Cord Blood Corporation Announces Receipt of Preliminary Non-Binding Proposal to Acquire the Company

HONG KONG, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) (the "Company"),China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services, today announced that its board of directors has received a no...

2019-06-04 20:17 16772

Medtec China will expand to 2 Halls in 2020 for the first time

SHANGHAI, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtec China 2019 will be held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center September 25–27. This exhibition has continued its upward momentum trend -- the overall scale of the event is up by21%, and the area of exhibition booths commercially avai...

2019-06-04 19:11 6058

Genecare partners with Jupiter Chain to release a secure online genetic profiling platform

SINGAPORE, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Genetics testing is the core of preventive healthcare. Clients must first understand their genetic makeup to lower the risks of developing an illness or disease. A leading ASEAN company, Genecare, is one genetics testing company that allows clients to bette...

2019-06-04 09:00 4601

Innovent Provides Update on Sintilimab in Combination with CAPOX for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma (GC/GEJC)

SUZHOU, China, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines, today announced that the preliminary results of efficacy and safety of sintilimab, the anti-PD-1 antibody...

2019-06-04 08:00 10731

Innovent Provides Updates on Extended Follow-up on Sintilimab for Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma

SUZHOU, China, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines, today announced that the results of extended follow-up on sintilimab, the anti-PD-1 antibody that co-deve...

2019-06-04 08:00 10266

Innovent Provides Update on ctDNA in Predicting Response and Resistance by Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Chinese Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

SUZHOU, China, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines, today announced that the results of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for predicting response and resistance ...

2019-06-04 08:00 3486

Merck Presents Updated Results for Investigational Therapy Tepotinib Demonstrating Durable Clinical Response in Patients with Advanced NSCLC with METex14 Skipping Mutations

ASCO Abstract # Tepotinib (MET kinase inhibitor): 9005 Not intended for UK- , Canada- or US-based media DARMSTADT, Germany, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- * Alterations of the MET signaling pathway are present in 3-5% of non-small cell lung cancer patients and correlate with poor prognosis * N...

2019-06-04 02:16 3082

IMG Announces Start of Annual Leave Your Mark Essay Contest

INDIANAPOLIS, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- International Medical Group® (IMG®), an award-winning, global insurance benefits and assistance services company is pleased to announce the start of their third annual Leave Your Mark essay contest, designed to benefit mission organizations around the wo...

2019-06-04 01:02 2053

Frost & Sullivan Publishes Q1 Update on Kadimastem

Continues its plans as expected; Ministry of Health approval for central experiment; financing is required to continue operations at the beginning of 2020; received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA; target price unchanged. TEL AVIV, Israel, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The TASE analysis proje...

2019-06-03 21:24 1640