Short-term, 7-day prophylactic regimens are superior to longer-term strategies for preventing seizures following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH), new research shows. Investigators created a model that simulated common clinical scenarios to compare four antiseizure drug strategies ― conservative, moderate, aggressive, and risk-guided. They used the 2HELPS2B score as a risk stratification tool to guide clinical decisions.
Month: August 2021
Does the simple thought of fall allergies make you cringe? You’re not alone. Of environmental allergy sufferers, 75% are allergic to ragweed, which is one of the most notorious allergens in the fall. But, ragweed isn’t the only pesky allergy trigger to watch out for during the fall season — mold allergy and allergic asthma
TORONTO and CHICAGO and WEDEL, Germany, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Medexus” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDP) (OTCQX: MEDXF) and medac GmbH (“medac”) announced today that medac, Medexus’ licensor for treosulfan, has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to its New Drug
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Allergan, an AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label expansion of Botox® to include eight new muscles for the treatment of upper limb spasticity in adults. The new muscles for treatment include additional muscles of the
Almost a third of cancer patients have reported receiving worse care since COVID-19 began, according to a new survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK. Whilst NHS staff have worked tirelessly throughout the crisis and many cancer patients have reported positive experiences of COVID-19 safety protocols, the impact of COVID-19 on cancer services and cancer patients
In this article JNJ A nurse administers a shot at the FEMA-supported COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia State College on the first day the site resumed offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images CVS Health has stopped offering Johnson & Johnson‘s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in its pharmacies, now only
An investigational treatment pioneered by a Duke Health pediatrician resulted in a one-year survival rate of 77% among children born with a rare condition in which they lack an immune system. The treatment, using cultured thymus tissue (CTT), has been studied at Duke since 1993 for babies born without a thymus gland, which produces the
A therapeutic dose of heparin was associated with increased probability of survival for non-critically ill COVID-19 patients versus usual-care thromboprophylaxis, but not for the most severe patient population, peer-reviewed results from the REMAP-CAP, ACTIV-4a, and ATTACC multi-platform trial showed. In the non-critically ill cohort, therapeutic dose anticoagulation with heparin was superior to usual care prophylaxis,
Insomnia* is common for cancer patients**, as well as for the general population. We frequently hear from our patients and their caregivers that sleeping through the night is just tough. It can take a toll on our physical and emotional selves! Sleep is important for all of us. Here are a few thoughts that may be helpful to
Cancer is not contagious, and neither is chemotherapy. However, harmful chemotherapy drugs can sometimes still be present in the bodily fluids of a person going through chemotherapy treatment. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it takes about 48 to 72 hours for chemotherapy medications to leave the body. Until that time, the harmful drugs
On Mayo Clinic Radio, Dr. Michael Joyner, an anesthesiologist and human performance expert at Mayo Clinic, discusses the exercise guidelines and ways to get people moving. Dr. Joyner also discusses elite athlete performance and the possibility of someone running a marathon in under two hours. This interview originally aired Dec. 15, 2018. According to updated
The upcoming Early Detection of Cancer Conference brings together experts from multiple disciplines to share ground breaking research and progress in the field. Here Billy Boyle of Owlstone Medical takes us to the cutting edge of early detection and picks some upcoming highlights for this year’s event. Early detection is without a doubt one of
Latest report reveals UK workers are feeling mounting pressure to disguise mental health challenges in front of colleagues, alongside feeling less resilient and able to cope than before the pandemic Ahead of the government urging staff to stop working from home, a workplace wellbeing survey has revealed that 51% of UK workers feel pressure to
Since the start of the pandemic, experts have been saying that most COVID-19 infections are bound to be short-term. Although this may be true, more and more medical professionals and scientists are now recognizing that cases with long-term symptoms have grown in number as the global health crisis continues to ravage the world in its
When Pfizer in early July announced intentions to file for US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization of a third, booster dose in addition to its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine regimen, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FDA, and the National Institutes of Health were quick to issue a joint statement saying that they
China’s vaccine-development system has been busy during the pandemic. Two Chinese vaccines are now being used around the world: the Sinopharm vaccine and the CoronaVac vaccine. The latter, developed by the Sinovac Biotech company, is the latest COVID-19 vaccine to be authorised for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because of this, the
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) strongly recommend that all pregnant women be vaccinated against COVID-19. Only about 16% of pregnant people have received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine,
A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories–akin to how railroad switches control a train’s destination. The findings offer new insights into how the brain functions. “Researchers have sought to identify neural circuits that have specialized functions, but there are
tenapanor Treatment for Hyperphosphatemia of Renal Failure Ardelyx Receives Complete Response Letter from U.S. FDA for New Drug Application for Tenapanor for the Control of Serum Phosphorus in Adult Patients with CKD on Dialysis FREMONT, Calif. and WALTHAM, Mass., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Ardelyx Inc.,(Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative first-in-class
FDA Approves Saphnelo (anifrolumab) for Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 2 August 2021 — AstraZeneca’s Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy.1 The approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was based on
People stand in line at the mass vaccination site at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center that opened today for healthcare workers and people over 65 on February 5, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Amy Osborne | AFP | Getty Images The San Francisco Department of Public Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital said Tuesday
A potential predictor of complications during pregnancy and birth is fetal birth weight. For example, macrosomia (which is defined as a birth weight greater than 4,000 grams) makes it more difficult for the baby’s shoulders to pass through the mother’s vagina, and this effect can increase the mother’s risk of experiencing vaginal tearing and postpartum
Improvements in psychological factors, such as anxiety and sleep disturbance, were associated with improvements in functional dyspepsia symptom severity, a retrospective single-center study found. Multivariable regression analysis showed a positive association between changes in symptom severity scores with mean sleep severity at baseline (β=0.02, P=0.003) and changes in anxiety scores (β=0.01, P=0.048), reported Judy Nee,
August 1st is World Lung Cancer Day (#WLCD2021) – a day to raise awareness about lung cancer risk, screening, treatment, and survivorship. As lung cancer screening is helping detect cancers earlier, there are more people thriving after lung cancer. In addition, the advances in treatment have helped some people live with lung cancer for longer.
A cancer diagnosis impacts your mental health, your physical health, and your financial health. For metastatic breast cancer patients, the bills can be overwhelming, with studies showing this is especially true for women under the age of 45. New research says these costs will continue to climb. A team at the University of North Carolina
Could virtual reality be the key to overcoming social anxiety? When you think of ‘virtual reality’, your mind may automatically go to hi-tech games and far-off digital lands – but this innovative technology may also have a more practical use for us, right here on planet Earth. Virtual reality, or VR, is a computer-generated 3D
The global pandemic made us realize how important it really is to take good care of our immune system. But with the new, more dangerous Delta variant, we need to take care of our health even more. Luckily, there are ways to boost immunity naturally. Aside from showing you how to boost immunity naturally, we also provided some of the best
Millions of Americans have been languishing for weeks in the oppressive heat and humidity of a merciless summer. Deadly heat has already taken the lives of hundreds in the Pacific Northwest alone, with numbers likely to grow as the full impact of heat-related deaths eventually comes to light. In the final week of July, the