Topic: Los Angeles

Vertex hep C drug achieves 75 pct cure rate: study

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A closely watched experimental hepatitis C treatment being developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc led to a 75 percent cure rate in a pivotal late-stage trial of previously untreated patients, the company said on Tuesday.The results from the first ...

Natalie Cole receives new kidney

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rhythm and blues singer Natalie Cole, who has been battling Hepatitis C, received a new kidney in Los Angeles and is resting comfortably, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Cole, the 59-year-old daughter of R& B legend Nat "King" Cole, ...