Print this page AACHEN, Germany and MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Grünenthal announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Averitas Pharma, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) of the feet in adults.[2] Qutenza is
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus response news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “in the process of developing a strategy” to combat the coronavirus pandemic, adding that that plan of action has “developed as
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 21 2020 Seated around the dinner table, faculty affiliated with Stanford ChEM-H – one of Stanford University’s interdisciplinary institutes – spoke one-by-one, pitching ideas for collaborative research. Inspired by a recent medical conundrum, Gilbert Chu, a professor of medicine (oncology) and of biochemistry at Stanford Medicine, put out the call
How healthy are America’s children? According to a statement issued earlier today by the American Heart Association (AHA), not very. The authors wrote: “[N]early 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health…” This is cause for concern as an adult’s health can be strongly
Disgraced oncologist Farid Fata, MD, called “Dr Death” by his patient victims, will remain in federal prison, having recently been denied a plea to have his 45-year sentence reduced and be released for medical reasons, including his reported worry that “contracting COVID-19 [in prison] could very well prove to be fatal.” Fata is imprisoned in
The COVID pandemic has uncovered chasms between healthcare delivery system tectonic plates, revealing disparities of care and treatment of people of color and underrepresented groups. I write this from my own feminine perspective in hopes of cultural change. We have to start with us, the doctors and other healthcare workers. We have to see the
Depending on the region and the time period, the number of people infected was anywhere between 2 and 24 times the number of reported cases, the CDC team said. “For most sites, it is likely that greater than 10 times more … infections occurred than the number of reported Covid-19 cases,” the team wrote. In
Diet is important to anyone’s health, but it’s particularly vital for people who are ill. If you have cancer and are undergoing chemotherapy, you may be wondering whether popular diets such as intermittent fasting can be good for you. In many cases, not enough research has been done to determine whether current fad diets can
A talk by Michael E. Chernew, PhD, professor of health care policy, Harvard Medical School. Moderated by Freda C. Lewis-Hall, MD, DFAPA, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Pfizer, and member of the HMS Board of Fellows. Harvard Medical School MED-EDs are a series of short, thought-provoking presentations by renowned HMS faculty, alumni, and
Sitting for long periods of time can make areas of your lower body sore. To prevent or reduce stiffness and pain, try these stretches. Christine Eley, Mayo Clinic Employee Health Promotion Coordinator shows us how to perform these stretches along with the help of Mayo employees. Lower back stretch: 1. Sit forward in your chair.
Self-discipline and willpower are two of the biggest secrets to success. Improving, cultivating, and growing your self-control and self-discipline will serve you well in both your personal and professional life. Discipline is important because it allows us to live our lives the way we want. As a student, discipline allows you to study more effectively
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Stephen K Amos and Thanyia Moore are just some of the famous faces topping bill for an online live comedy night, in aid of Black Minds Matter Hackney agency Don’t Panic has joined forces with London-based comedy club, Nice N’ Spiky to present an evening of live comedy. Proceeds raised from the virtual event will
Every week, a new figure comes out. And despite the fact that they’re all trying to estimate the same thing – the number of extra cancer deaths that could be caused by service disruption during the pandemic – there’s a big range. Anything from 3,300 to 60,000 so far. That’s because estimating the impact of
One of the biggest barriers affecting people live with chronic pain is not being taken seriously or believed – particularly if the pain has an invisible cause. This barrier can result in lack of proper medical care and understanding among friends, coworkers and even family members. In 1979, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
When a patient with cancer hears there isn’t much left that doctors can do, it always stays fresh in the mind. Doug Olson was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) over 20 years ago, in 1996. For several years, his doctors used the watch-and-wait approach. But then his cancer progressed and needed treatment. By
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease– that is, a disease resulting from the immune system attacking the body. In the case of type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly attacks the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, and without insulin-producing beta cell function, one develops type 1 diabetes, and quickly. Researchers still
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 20 2020 An interdisciplinary team from Frankfurt and Jena has developed a kind of bait with which to fish protein complexes out of mixtures. Thanks to this “bait”, the desired protein is available much faster for further examination in the electron microscope. The research team has christened this innovative layer
vericiguat Treatment for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s New Drug Application for Vericiguat Print this page KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) July 16, 2020 — Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted
The golden domes of the Kremlin’s churches and cathedrals sit illuminated at dusk in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, April 9, 2018. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia has rejected allegations that it coordinated hacking attempts against academic and pharmaceutical bodies in the West, with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov telling CNBC Monday that no hackers
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 20 2020 Young athletes are sidelined for at least one month after suffering a concussion, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study that provides new perspective on concussions and brain injuries. The study’s results were published ahead of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s recent announcement that the fall high
The Skeptical Cardiologist previously reviewed the Oura ring as a sleep tracker and found it fairly useless as a sleep or “readiness” tracker, although I really enjoyed its design, wearability, and user interface. Many of the health claims Oura makes for its ring are unsubstantiated. Recent marketing has been incredibly misleading and inaccurate related to
“There is no question we are having a surge right now,” said Adm. Brett Giroir, the US assistant secretary of health who’s leading the administration’s Covid-19 testing efforts. “Yes, we are having increased cases, predominantly in the Sun Belt,” Giroir said. “We are having more cases than we did a week ago, two weeks ago,
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is reminding us of the deep societal inequities that make certain populations more vulnerable to harm and illness than others. Today, we are seeing this play out as two Indigenous tribal nations, White Mountain Apache and Navajo Nation, lead the United States (U.S.) in COVID-19 cases. Though COVID-19 is
At some point during her battle with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, a 25-year-old woman named Sydnee Geril decided to adopt a dog. After 9 months of chemotherapy and grueling hospital treatments, the young Florida woman noticed that everything seemed better when therapy pets were around. So when her cancer finally went
Researchers in the laboratory of George Church have designed and synthesized an E. coli genome with more than 200,000 DNA-base changes—the most highly modified bacterial genome yet. The changes they made apply to DNA segments that code for protein building, but in a way that doesn’t alter the proteins’ structure or function. Read about the
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Mayo Clinic rheumatologist Thomas Osborn, M.D., says the inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Dr. Osborn adds that lupus can
Test Day: In this video I go over strategies for test day to increase your MCAT, Step 1, and Step 2CK test scores. You have worked hard studying and now it’s the big day. Don’t let your efforts go to waste. Utilize this helpful test day tips and strategies to squeeze out every point that
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