My two greatest fears before starting my pediatric rotation were finding common ground with a critically ill child and looking incompetent. The second fear seemed easy enough to conquer if I studied the material prior to my clinical days. The first one, however, would be more difficult and out of my control. How would I
Month: April 2020
Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Liquidia Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for LIQ861 (treprostinil) Inhalation Powder for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Print this page RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQDA), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization
FDA Approves Ongentys (opicapone) as an Add-On Treatment for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Experiencing “Off” Episodes Print this page SAN DIEGO – April 27, 2020 – Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily oral Ongentys (opicapone) 25 mg and 50 mg capsules as an
April 24, 2020 Print this page Audience: Consumer, Patient, Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Disease, Health Professional ISSUE: FDA is concerned that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are being used inappropriately to treat non-hospitalized patients for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or to prevent that disease. We authorized their temporary use only in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 when clinical trials
Print this page London, UK 23 April 2020 — GlaxoSmithKline plc today announced data from an updated analysis of the GARNET trial, which demonstrated that dostarlimab, an investigational anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody, provided clinically meaningful results in women with recurrent or advanced mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) endometrial cancer who progressed on or after a platinum-based
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 28 2020 Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, in collaboration with healthcare, research, and industrial partners, have designed a new, fully injection-molded nasopharyngeal swab that can be manufactured quickly and inexpensively at high volume to help address the nationwide and international shortage of swabs for COVID-19 testing and
Print this page Paris and Tarrytown, N.Y. April 27, 2020 – Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced the preliminary results from the Phase 2 portion of an ongoing Phase 2/3 trial evaluating Kevzara® (sarilumab), an interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antibody, in hospitalized patients with “severe” or “critical” respiratory illness caused by COVID-19. Following
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 28 2020 By leveraging the basics of artificial intelligence technology now used to predict risk for suicide or other mental health issues, researchers developed an AI system that analyzes linguistic patterns to predict a youth’s risk for committing acts of school violence. Study data published in the International Journal of
The FDA and WHO have both made statements that smoking may increase both the risk of COVID-19 as well as severity. This assertion of risk, however, is rooted in expectation rather than data. Meanwhile, the available studies show an unanticipated protective effect on COVID-19 incidence in smokers and a less clear association with disease severity.
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Physician practices across the country are experiencing significant drops in patient visits and cuts to their revenue streams, a recent survey found — Doctors say COVID-19 has slashed
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Across the country, hospitals are incorporating Friday’s warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the risks of prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 into their treatment protocols. For some hospitals, the message affirmed the cautious approach they were
We’ve been sheltering in place for weeks. So why are the “peaks” of hospitalizations and deaths still yet to come? “There is a delay because the way it goes, you have people who get exposed; they get infected; the number of new infections, hospitalizations, critical care and deaths (follow),” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of
Editor’s note: We are publishing personal essays from CNN’s global staff as they live and cover the story of Covid-19. Sarah Jorgensen is a producer in CNN’s New York Bureau. It wasn’t too surprising — I had just returned from a long-planned vacation to South Africa. I’d spent about 20 hours on planes, getting back
There are at least 1,002,498 cases of the virus across the US, according to a tally from health officials by John Hopkins University. The grim milestone comes after seven coronavirus models anticipate a rise in cases that will depend on how much “contact reduction” Americans practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The models estimate
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Grief-laden posts are coursing through social media following the suicide on Sunday of emergency department physician Lorna M. Breen, MD, who had been immersed in treating COVID-19 patients at the epicenter of the disease in New York City. Breen, 49, was
The newer class of oral anticoagulants that have been supplanting the traditional mainstay warfarin for a variety of indications may be inferior for at least one use — getting rid of left ventricular (LV) thrombus to reduce thromboembolic risk. In a retrospective, three-center experience of more than 500 patients with LV thrombi, the adjusted risk
Thinking and decision making are among the cognitive processes affected by stress. The hippocampus and amygdala (to simplify this) kick the pre-frontal cortex off line, so to speak, depending on how activated we are. Putting it simply, when our bodies (and minds) are scanning for threat, we’re not using the thinking part of our brains
Toronto, Ellen L. K. 2009. Time Out of Mind: Dissociation in the Virtual World. Psychoanalytic Psychology. 26 (2) 117-133), I have described the case of the young woman whose use of the Internet had cordoned off an important part of her psychic life. In doing so she performed her work responsibilities well but paid a
Today I love that yesterday I made date squares and they were as good as any I’ve ever made before and I’ve made lots. I love that my new oven has yet to fail me, wow what a great thing it is. I do regret that it doesn’t open sideways, but that is a small
I see it in my daughter’s life, and I see it in the mental health industry that has grown up in support of supposed pathologies that a short time ago would never have been considered mental illnesses. The ideals I see threatened: work and responsibility. In my daughter’s life we’re beginning week seven of homeschooling
How could this happen? Yup. Government late to the problem and lacking solutions? Yup. Raw fear? Yup. Hospitals overflowing? Yup. Uncertainty about who is well and who is not? Yup. Lack of clarity regarding transmission and lethality? Yup. As gay men of a certain age, my colleague Dr. David Fawcett and I are having some
I thought I’d do it, well, better. But I’m not calmer and I’m not doing it better at all. Instead, somehow my mind has been remarkably persistent thus far about trying to translate “stay at home” to mean “put my whole life on hold” and then convince me it is right. And unfortunately, my mind
Today I love that I bought some yeast sight unseen by ordering it on the phone and when I got it it is four times the quantity that I normally buy and so I won’t have to go looking for yeast for quite some time I reckon. I love that I am now contemplating baking
But then I got thinking, are WE safe at home? WE? Yes, WE! Those of us with ADHD. Now don’t get me wrong here, I’m not suggesting we should be allowed to roam around freely, ignoring isolation rules and just being all manner of foolish. I’m simply asking the question, are we really and truly
According to World Health Organization (WHO) and any other health expert, washing your fruits and vegetables is essential during this time of pandemic. But how do you actually do it? Here’s what you need to know. Washing Your Fruits And Vegetables It’s common knowledge that keeping our health in tip-top shape is important, coronavirus pandemic
Of course, we can’t speak for everyone out there, but it’s safe to say that the majority of us inside our homes have to also deal with cancelled or postponed holiday plans because of the raging pandemic. Of course, that comes from a place of privilege since the fact that we can stay at home
The keto diet can be used to medically recover from health issues: particularly by improving blood sugar, aiding cancer treatment and body fat reduction. However, before choosing a diet, it’s important to weigh the pros and cons, especially if you are looking at making health improvements. Studies on keto diets are applicable to both men
There are several people in the U.S. who have bounced back from COVID-19 infection. Out of 1.01 million confirmed cases, about 114,000 people have recovered in a few weeks time. If the neighborhood pharmacy has run out of medication and online medication may not be verifiable, storing medication at home could prevent you from panicking.