Pegcetacoplan-Related Eye Inflammation: The Search Is on for Answers
SEATTLE — Reports of unexpected panuveitis and retinal occlusive vascular disease associated with pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) treatment has triggered a search for answers by ophthalmologists and the drug’s manufacturer. Since July 3, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Research and Safety in Therapeutics (ReST) Committee has learned of seven cases of retinal inflammation and vascular […]
Shawn Mendes Performs Live For First Time Since Taking Mental Health Hiatus
Shawn Mendes made an unexpected appearance at Ed Sheeran’s Toronto concert Saturday, marking the Canadian singer-songwriter’s first time performing before a live audience in more than a year. Mendes emerged onstage at the Rogers Centre just as Sheeran began playing the 2011 single, “Lego House.” The two musicians then segued into a rollicking rendition of […]
Solid tumors use a type of T cell as a shield against immune attack
An unexpected trick in cancer’s playbook may fool an important component of our immune systems into knocking down our natural defenses against solid tumors. Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center say this newfound vulnerability involves a misuse of a type of T cell, part of a large family of blood cells that are essential to […]