US FDA approves Urogen's bladder cancer drug
June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Urogen Pharma's (UR8.F), opens new tab drug to treat a type of bladder cancer, the regulator said on Thursday.
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- BBC News
Jersey ambulance neglect caused Frazer Irvine's death
A man died after "inexcusable" neglect by two Jersey ambulance workers, a coroner has Irvine, 39, died of a heart attack on 18 March 2022 after he called John Sutherland and ambulance technician Tom Le Sauteur were previously found guilty of failing to take reasonable care of him the night he died. That verdict was upheld at an appeal her conclusions at the end of the inquest on Friday, coroner Bridget Dolan KC accepted the findings of the trial. She said Mr Irvine was not given the care and attention he was entitled to and that he should not have died. 'Gross neglect' Ms Dolan agreed with evidence from a medical expert who said basic clinical care from Sutherland and Le Sauteur would probably have saved Mr Irvine's said: "Had Frazer received the care that should have been provided to him, including putting him in the recovery position to protect his airway and taking action to assess and manage his airway, he would not have suffered a cardiac arrest and he would not have died."During the inquest, Sutherland and Le Sauteur suggested they might have been able to treat Mr Irvine differently had police responded to their calls for assistance quicker. Ms Dolan said she found that argument "all too speculative", particularly given the crew's "wholesale lack of any urgency" throughout the events of the said it was reasonable for the ambulance crew to call the police but it was their lack of action when they arrived that caused Mr Irvine's said, regardless of the fact Mr Irvine was aggressive before the police arrived, "such gross neglect of the patient was inexcusable". Addressing Mr Irvine's parents, Jim and Linda Irvine, Ms Dolan said she hoped the inquest had given them some coroner said having to listen to the inactions that caused their son's death was "one of the most difficult things a parent could contemplate".She apologised that, on top of their bereavement, they have had to go through several complex legal processes in Jersey, far away from their home in also commended PC Polly Wilton, one of the police officers who attended to Mr Irvine and raised concerns about his breathing and colour that were initially "dismissed" by Le Sauteur. After the inquest, Mr and Mrs Irvine said "there are no winners in this sort of situation".They said: "Anyone who has lost a child will understand the pain that we carry with us every day. "What makes Frazer's death harder to accept is that if timely, basic first aid had been attempted, he probably would have lived."They welcomed the fact that the States of Jersey Ambulance Service (SOJAS) had accepted all the recommendations of an external Serious Incident Review, but they called on Jersey's politicians to make sure these changes would be adequately said this was particularly important for the roll-out of body worn cameras, "not only for the protection of staff but in instances such as this for the protection of the patient". The coroner also raised concerns about the adequacy of some of the ambulance service's policies and procedures and challenged the policies of the island's emergency call said she was concerned about the lack of SOJAS guidance, policy and training to assist staff when facing violence and aggression. She said there should be a system in place to support crews when making difficult decisions, particularly when considering withdrawing care from violent said she was concerned about the way information was passed in the island's emergency control room, and that a new draft policy did not touch on the issues with said she was also concerned that cue cards for CPR exist for ambulance staff use but aren't currently used in BBC is waiting for comment from the Justice and Home Affairs minister, who is in charge of ambulance and police services.
The Sun
40 minutes ago
- The Sun
Brit mum Beth Martin's ‘cause of death' revealed as Turkey agrees to return heart after it was removed to family's fury
TRAGIC Beth Martin's "cause of death" has finally been revealed - after the Brit mum died in Turkey and was repatriated allegedly without her heart. The mum-of-two, 28, fell ill while on a plane to Istanbul before she was rushed to a two-star-rated public hospital where she mysteriously died. 3 3 3 A bombshell report has now claimed that the mum died due to to food poisoning, according to local media outlet Sozcu. It said that they had found no evidence she died from "traumatic effects". The report said: "It has been concluded that Martin's death occurred as a result of food poisoning and its complications." It reportedly noted that the full examination of Martin's heart had been completed. And it added that her previously missing heart that was examined would be delivered on Friday back to UK authorities. Beth was wheeled to Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital on April 27 - a low-rated public hospital built on the outskirts of the Turkish capital. After scrambling for an ambulance, she was finally admitted to the hospital, which offers Istanbul's International Patient Service serving foreign patients. The doctors are understood to have checked her heart by performing an angiogram - a form of X-ray that shows blood vessels. After doing the checks, the doctors told husband Luke they did not find anything suspicious. She died the next day - leaving her husband Luke to explain the tragedy to their two young children, aged 8 and 5. Her family claims they were left completely in the dark by Turkish authorities throughout the whole ordeal. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Ban on advertising and safeguard for child patients added to Assisted Dying Bill
Health professionals would not be allowed to raise the subject of assisted dying with child patients and advertising for such a service would be banned, MPs have said. The new parts to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were voted in on Friday as a second day of debate on various amendments came to a close. It is expected the next major vote on the overall Bill could take place next Friday, which could see it either fall or pass through to the Lords. Impassioned debate heard the Bill described by Conservative MP Kieran Mullan as a 'deeply consequential and highly contentious piece of legislation for our society'. He argued not enough time has been allocated for debate on such a divisive issue, but health minister Stephen Kinnock said there had been more than 90 hours of parliamentary time spent so far, and more than 500 amendments had been considered at committee stage earlier this year. On Friday a majority of MPs approve a new clause, tabled by Labour MP Dame Meg Hillier, to ensure medics cannot raise the topic of assisted dying with under-18s. Her separate amendment to prevent health workers from bringing up the issue with adults patients before they have raised it was voted down. A ban on advertising assisted dying should the Bill pass into law was also approved. The amendment on child patients was hailed as a 'first major Commons defeat' by opposition campaigners Care Not Killing which welcomed 'MPs removing the ability of doctors to raise unprompted assisted suicide with children'. An amendment, by fellow Labour MP Paul Waugh, to limit exceptions on that ban did not pass. He said the ban as it stands has 'unspecified exceptions, which could make the ban itself worthless', warning online harms from ads about assisted dying on TikTok 'could be a reality without the tighter safeguards in my amendment'. A number of other amendments were passed, including a provision for assisted dying deaths to not automatically be referred to a coroner and around the regulation of substances for use in assisted dying. Other issues debated included an amendment requiring the Health Secretary to publish an assessment of the availability, quality and distribution of palliative and end-of-life care one year after the Bill passing into law. Pledging her support for the amendment, which was tabled by Liberal Democrat Munira Wilson, Kim Leadbeater said MPs should not have to choose between supporting assisted dying or palliative care as it is not an 'either/or' conversation for dying people. She said palliative care and assisted dying 'can and do work side by side to give terminally-ill patients the care and choice they deserve in their final days', and urged MPs to support 'all options available to terminally ill people'. Ms Wilson's amendment is supported by Marie Curie, which said it is 'desperately needed as the end-of-life care system is in crisis, with huge gaps in services and a lack of NHS leadership on this vital part of our health and care system'. It is expected that amendment could be voted on next Friday. One MP, who became emotional as she recalled the death of her husband who she said had been 'in extreme pain' with terminal cancer, urged her colleagues to 'mind our language' after words like 'murder' were used. Liberal Democrat MP Caroline Voaden, whose husband died of oesophageal cancer, said it is 'so wrong' to use such language. She said: 'This is about helping people die in a civilised way and helping their families not go through a horrendous experience of watching a loved one die in agony.' The beginning of Friday's session saw MPs add a new opt-out clause to the Bill. The amendment, meaning no person including all health and social care professionals, can be obliged to take part in assisted dying had been debated and approved last month, but has now been formally added to the Bill. The Bill passed second reading stage by a majority of 55 during a historic vote in November which saw MPs support the principle of assisted dying. Demonstrators both for and against a change in the law once again gathered outside Parliament to make their views known on the Bill. Sarah Wootton, chief executive of Dignity in Dying which is in favour of a change in the law, said: 'Our country is closer than ever before to the safe, compassionate, and tightly regulated assisted dying law that so many people want, from all walks of life and every part of the country.' But former MP Caroline Ansell, from Christian Action Research and Education (Care), which opposes assisted dying, urged parliamentarians to vote against the Bill. She said: 'It is irredeemably flawed in principle and in detail. Parliament should close the door to assisted suicide and focus on truly compassionate and life-affirming forms of support.' As it stands, the proposed legislation would allow terminally-ill adults in England and Wales, with fewer than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death, subject to approval by two doctors and a panel featuring a social worker, senior legal figure and psychiatrist. MPs are entitled to have a free vote on the Bill and any amendments, meaning they vote according to their conscience rather than along party lines.
