From tele-monitoring patients with diabetes to using artificial intelligence to prevent sepsis, the newly launched Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health will seek to develop, test and commercialize technologies that make a real, measurable difference in the lives and wellbeing of patients. Every U.S. hospital has common challenges to address in continuously
Month: September 2021
Do darker months dampen your mood? Spot the signs that you could be experiencing seasonal affective disorder It’s anything on a scale from a drop in mood to bouts of depression – and with the autumn and winter months drawing in, research from the Weather Channel and YouGov predicts that as many as 29% of
While more and more people are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, the US’ daily infection rate is on the rise, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend the continued use of face masks whether they are vaccinated or not. The Delta Variant According to the CDC, the Delta variant is currently the predominant strain of the coronavirus in
Last year, Katherine Gill, MD, an HIV prevention researcher in Cape Town, South Africa, realized how jaded she’d become to vaccine research when the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine came back as 95% effective. In her career conducting HIV clinical trials, she’d never seen anything like it. Even HIV prevention methods she had studied that had worked,
palovarotene Treatment for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Ipsen Announces Withdrawal of Palovarotene NDA, Confirming Intention to Resubmit Following Additional Data Analyses Paris (France), Friday 13 August, 2021 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) today announced, following very recent discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), withdrawal of the New Drug Application (NDA) for palovarotene. This
FDA Approves Invega Hafyera (paliperidone palmitate) for Twice-Yearly Treatment for Adults with Schizophrenia TITUSVILLE, N.J., Sept. 1, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved long-acting atypical antipsychotic Invega Hafyera (6-month paliperidone palmitate), the first-and-only twice-yearly injectable for the treatment of schizophrenia
September 1, 2021 Audience: Consumer, Patient, Health Professional, Pharmacy This information is an update to the FDA Drug Safety Communication issued on February 4, 2021. FDA also previously communicated about the safety clinical trial with Xeljanz, Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib) in February 2019 and July 2019 What safety concern is FDA announcing? Based on a completed
Narrator Hi, welcome to That Cancer Conversation, the new podcast from Cancer Research UK. Imagine that you have a headache. Now what do you do? Maybe you’re like me, and you’re someone that quickly reaches for aspirin. Take a pill, drink some water, feel a bit better. Once the headache is gone, you have time
A Leamington Spa charity is developing a multi-purpose space to support women and families in the region For those escaping domestic abuse and dangerous environments, local safe spaces are vital – and with the rates of domestic abuse and mental health problems rising throughout lockdown, they have never been more needed. Helping Hands Community Project,
In 2015, my collaborators and I published a scientific paper about a chicken virus you have likely never heard of. At the time, it got some media attention and has been cited by other scientists in the years since. But now, by late-August 2021, the paper has been viewed more than 350,000 times – and
A safe and minimally invasive implanted stimulation device is getting mostly positive reviews from neurosurgeons, with some experts saying it represents a “paradigm shift” in the treatment of mechanical low back pain. Results from a multicountry study show that the ReActiv8 device (Mainstay Medical Limited) is efficacious, improving function and reducing pain for up to
A woman sorting medicine in the pharmacy of the Yueyang Hospital, part of the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Shanghai. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images China’s health-care sector will probably be the next to fall under scrutiny, analysts warn, as the country’s regulators crack down on everything from tech to education
Paralympian swimmer Jessica Long was born with bilateral fibular hemimelia, a congenital shortening or absence of the fibula. If you watched any of the Tokyo Olympics, you were no doubt moved by a commercial from Toyota that featured Long, depicting a phone call to her parents about a baby they are going to adopt from
Ziath, a leading supplier of equipment, software and consumables to simplify your sample management process, offers a range of CryzoTraq™ tubes designed for high integrity cryogenic storage of biological specimens at temperatures down to -196°C. Image Credit: Ziath Ltd Related Stories CryzoTraq™ 2D barcoded tubes are manufactured in a Class 7 cleanroom using medical-grade polypropylene.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that children on the autism spectrum who have impaired executive functioning skills, which help control thoughts, emotions, and actions, can face challenges at school that are different from the ones they face at home. Additionally, as children experience adolescence, problems with executive functioning can worsen, suggesting
Having a mastectomy is a very serious and life-changing experience. Deciding what to do after can also be overwhelming. Do you opt for reconstruction, go flat, or take advantage of nipple tattoos? Social media can help breast cancer patients read about the experiences of others to better understand their own options. However, sometimes helpful information
See the world around you in a new light with these tips for introducing romance into your day Not just something connected to love and relationships, romance can be as simple as harnessing feelings of mystery, excitement, exoticism, and appreciation of the day-to-day things that make life a pleasure to experience. Deeply connected to gratitude
Did you know that there are over 100 trillion microorganisms in our body? Most of these microorganisms are gut-living good bacteria that work to fight off the bad bacteria and restore balance in our bodies to make us feel better. Unfortunately, there are times when our gut becomes unbalanced with unhealthy levels of certain bacteria causing
A team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland is zeroing in on a way to personalize radiation therapy for cancer patients based on genomic profile, much as genomics is used to tailor oncologic drug therapy. It’s called “genomic-adjusted radiation dose” (GARD), a
Treatment for Bladder Cancer Sesen Bio Receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for Vicineum (oportuzumab monatox-qqrs) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 13, 2021– Sesen Bio (Nasdaq: SESN), a late-stage clinical company developing targeted fusion protein therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer, today announced that it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding
Tibsovo is the first and only targeted therapy approved for patients with previously treated IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma BOSTON, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Servier Pharmaceuticals, a growing leader in oncology committed to bringing the promise of tomorrow to the patients we serve, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tibsovo® (ivosidenib tablets)
I almost didn’t believe it when I first saw the headlines. The irony was too great – Big tobacco profiting from treating diseases made far more prevalent because of their products. But this exact scenario is now close to becoming reality after the board of Vectura – a company that makes medicines for chronic obstructive
As World Alzheimer’s Month begins we share some helpful articles for those caring for someone with dementia Every September is World Alzheimer’s Month, a month to raise awareness, start conversations and signpost support for those living with dementia and their loved ones. Dementia is the term used to describe a set of symptoms that include
For years, people have enjoyed drinking energy drinks, especially after an intense workout to “replenish” their lost electrolytes. But what are electrolytes? These are minerals (calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, chloride, phosphate) that help maintain our body’s ionic balance. When we exercise, we sweat a lot, so we need to replenish the electrolytes lost to avoid dehydration and exhaustion. When we exercise, we end up
After making an insulting comment to a surgery scheduler, a surgeon become the subject of a peer review investigation. The surgeon had been called in on a Saturday morning for surgery, but when he arrived at the hospital, staff informed him that the operating room had been incorrectly booked and asked him to come back
In this article PFIZER-IN Juan Rodriguez (L) reacts while receiving Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Covid-19 vaccine administered by vocational nurse Christina Garibay at a Skid Row community outreach event where Covid-19 vaccines and testing were offered in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Covid-19 vaccines are
I’m currently reading What Happened to You by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, and being reminded that I react rather than respond when I am in a trauma activation. When that happens, I don’t have access to higher cortical functions like critical thinking. And as Gabor Maté, MD, would say, I don’t
Managing your allergies can be costly — especially when your daily antihistamine isn’t cutting out all of your symptoms. With so many products that claim to reduce allergy symptoms, it can be difficult to know which are worth the investment. In this blog, read about three of the top allergy products that we find to