Sirtex Medical receives positive recommendation from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using SIR-Spheres
WOBURN, Mass., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Sirtex Medical US Holdings, Inc. ( Sirtex ), a leading manufacturer of targeted cancer therapies, received positive guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regarding the use of selection internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with SIR-Spheres Y-90 microspheres for the treatment of adults with unresectable advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
NICE recommends the use of SIRT using SIR-Spheres in England and Wales as a fully funded and reimbursed option for adult patients with HCC, on the conditions that it is used for people with Child-Pugh grade A liver impairment when conventional transarterial therapies are inappropriate, and that the company provides SIR-Spheres according to the commercial arrangement.
Navy recreates iconic Napier earthquake tractor photo, 90 years on
25 Feb, 2021 02:32 AM
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The original scene of HMS Veronica crew in the 1931 earthquake rescue, thought to be in the first 48 hours after the earthquake. Photo / Alexander Turnbull Library
The original scene of HMS Veronica crew in the 1931 earthquake rescue, thought to be in the first 48 hours after the earthquake. Photo / Alexander Turnbull Library
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Doug Laing
A scene from the Hawke s Bay earthquake clean-up in Napier 90 years ago has been recreated using a restored tractor and trailer and Navy personnel who were in town for Art Deco celebrations.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 - 9:58
The Department of Prisons of Sri Lanka has devised a new path and a system to arrange a day and time for inmates families to visit inmates without delay.
In order to obtain this service, the personnel has the opportunity to visit the Sri Lanka Prisons Department website, enter information through the E Visit Information System and book a date and time.
In the future, a number of measures will be taken to reduce the number of problems in prisons using this technology and to address the problems associated with inmates and those in their homes due to COVID-19.
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Ivanti s 2021 Secure Consumer Cyber Report reveals that risky consumer behaviour while working from home is putting organisations in great jeopardy of cyberattacks
Employees working from home are putting their organisations at increased risk of cyberattacks by exercising poor security hygiene, according to a report released by Ivanti, the automation platform that helps make every IT connection smarter and more secure. The 2021 Secure Consumer Cyber Report found that one-fifth of consumers admit to recycling their work email or password to log in to consumer websites and applications such as food delivery apps, online shopping sites and even dating apps.
The Secure Consumer Cyber Report surveyed 1,000 UK consumers who have been working from home during the pandemic on a company-issued computer to examine how consumer and enterprise cybersecurity habits have changed. The report s findings reveal that poor security hygiene and gaps in enterprise cybersecurity strategies are put
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New Offerings Enable Site Owners to Optimize the Development, Builds, Deployment and Operation of Their Gatsby-Powered Websites and Applications
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 23, 2021, Inc., creators of the GatsbyJS open-source project, today announced the availability of a comprehensive suite of support and professional services offerings for enterprise website owners and design firms to optimize the development, builds, deployment and operation of Gatsby-powered sites. For owners and operators of mission-critical websites and applications, Gatsby Supportprovides access to assistance from the team behind GatsbyJS for any challenges that may arise. Gatsby Concierge Bundlesinclude Gatsby Support plus specific professional services programs that can help organizations optimize the development or performance of their web property, whether for an existing site or a new site that is migrating to Gatsby. The new offerings are available for organizations using Gatsby Cloudor running sites o