October 03, 2017

Global watchdog suggests use of Singapore strain, while city’s 460,000 doses contain Hong Kong strain

October 01, 2017

Immunotherapy to become cornerstone of care in city after good results seen in 200 patients at public hospitals

August 30, 2017

The US approved the first gene therapy against cancer on Wednesday – a treatment that uses a patient’s own immune cells to fight leukaemia – opening a new era in the fight against one of the world’s top killers.

August 06, 2017

Scientists find way to tell ‘bad’ immune cells that trigger allergic reactions from ‘good’ cells that fight infection, and show it is possible to rid the body of the ‘bad’ ones

July 12, 2017

US researchers genetically reprogrammed cancer cells and discovered indicators of early-stage pancreatic cancer, a disease usually diagnosed too late to treat patients; blood test derived from study could be ready for use soon