Cambridge Health News

Surge in swine flu among UK children may lead to intensive care bed crisis Warning from academics comes as Department of Health figures show sharp fall in number of new cases in youngsters The UK could run out of intensive...

An implanted vaccine eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, offering hope of improved treatment for people with skin cancer, U.S. researchers said. Using polymer disks the size of a fingernail containing tumor-specific antigens, researchers at Harvard University said they reprogrammed the...

Food and Drug Administration is holding off on its review of Lumizyme, a treatment for the rare muscular disorder Pompe disease, until drug maker Genzyme Corp. resolves manufacturing problems at its Allston plant. The Cambridge biotechnology firm said it is...