Treatment for Wilson’s Disease FDA Acceptance for Filing of New Drug Application (NDA) for Trientine Tetrahydrochloride (TETA 4HCl) for the treatment of Wilson’s Disease NDA supported by positive data from Phase 3 CHELATE clinical trial TETA 4-HCl previously granted Orphan Drug Designation for first-line treatment of Wilson’s Disease Paris, France – 02 September 2021 – Orphalan
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Acclaimed actor, director and now author David Harewood, joins Happiful’s podcast to talk about his new book Maybe I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery David Harewood describes himself as an actor, director, writer and “more importantly, a resilient survivor of psychosis, trying to reduce the stigma attached to mental
When it comes to alcoholic drinks that have surprising health benefits, red wine has always been the most popular one. But did you know that beer also has its own share of secret health benefits? Is Beer Healthy? People usually see beer as a guilty pleasure and associates it with beer belly, weight gain and other negative side effects.
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supposed to be the day of his vaccine appointment. Instead it was
WOODSIDE, CALIF. — On the same day that former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was granted a delay in her criminal fraud trial due to a pregnancy, her partner was issued a traffic citation. William “Billy” Evans received a citation on March 17 for “failure to display license place,” according to San Mateo County court records.
“We knew it would be a lot of money, but I thought we’d be spending less.” — Heather Vallier, MD, of MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, on her team’s study that showed the total cost of care for treating gunshot victims at the trauma center over a 27-month period was over $18 million. “This is
LA ROCHELLE, France. Sept 6, 2021 – Valbiotis, a French research and development company committed to scientific innovation for preventing and combating metabolic diseases, announces that it has completed the recruitment of 120 volunteers for the Phase II HEART clinical study at the beginning of September 2021, in accordance with the schedule announced by the
A new national study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society finds that bisexual Americans had over two times the rates of asthma and other lung diseases as heterosexual adults. Overall, 29% of bisexual adults reported experiencing lung disease compared to 14% of heterosexual adults. The study analyzed data from 12,209 adults in the
One study of an immunotherapy for reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations missed its primary endpoint and failed to show a statistically significant benefit even in the subgroup that showed the greatest response. Another study, involving a similar product, showed results so dramatic that an independent expert suspected they were “too good to be
In the early days of the pandemic, scientists have already established that the younger population is not really affected by COVID-19 because of the difference in their immune system compared to adults. However, children are still at risk since they can get infected with the novel coronavirus. This urged government leaders and medical experts to
A novel liquid biopsy test has been shown to distinguish between patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who have benign plexiform neurofibroma (PN) precursor lesions from patients who have malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST), say authors of a multi-institutional cross-sectional study. “Transformation from PN to MPNST is challenging to detect by imaging…or by biopsy…which
We review and update this article as new research emerges. The last update was September 2021, when we updated the section on clinical trials to reflect new and upcoming studies. Few cancer topics spark as much online debate as cannabis. The bottom line is that right now there isn’t enough reliable evidence to prove that
Simon Collins, businessman, philanthropist and former chair of KPMG UK, has been making connections in the City for almost four decades. Now, as chair of our philanthropic giving circle the Catalyst Club, which turns 10 this year, he’s making connections of a different kind. Here, he tells us why he’s so passionate about uniting people
Have you ever found yourself confused by guidance from a newspaper? Listened to a politician continuously deny a fact when science says otherwise? Read a news story with scary health facts that don’t add up elsewhere? This type of reporting actually has a name: media gaslighting. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks
As children return to school this year –- the third academic year to be affected by COVID – many parents, carers and teaching staff are worried about their safety from infection. They will also be concerned about the impact the pandemic has had on their academic progress and their mental health. For children, the return
A “quadpill” containing quarter doses of four blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications was more effective than monotherapy for initial treatment of hypertension, with similar tolerability, in the 1-year, phase 3 QUARTET randomized, active-control trial. Clara Chow, MD, PhD, academic director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia, presented the findings in a late-breaking trial
Volunteers are trained by St John Ambulance instructors in the correct use of PPE during their course to administer Covid-19 vaccines at Manchester United Football Club on January 30, 2021 in Manchester, England. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images When coronavirus vaccines were developed, trialed and authorized for emergency use in record
More than two-thirds of U.S. female orthopedic medical trainees said they experienced sexual harassment on the job, and current residents are experiencing the same level of abuse as veteran physicians did years ago, a researcher reported. In a 2019 online survey to 682 members of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society — a support and networking
Since it was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – has infected over 217 million people worldwide. To date, this has led to over 4.56 million deaths worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect more
Scientists from Israel have recently explored the effectiveness of two-dose and three-dose regimens of the BNT162b2 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine (Pfizer/BioNTech) to reduce viral load in breakthrough infections caused by the delta variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Furthermore, they observe that the gradual reduction of vaccine efficacy against viral load
Exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increased substantially following a single IV iron infusion, a researcher reported. With patients’ tolerance for physical activity measured with two standard assessments — the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and a constant work-rate exercise test — more than half the patients receiving the infusion achieved the
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) that occurs as part of the rare adverse reaction to the adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccines from Astra Zeneca and Johnson & Johnson is much more severe and associated with greater mortality and disability than sporadic CVT,
Ride the waves and tap into self-care with these tips Have you ever had an emotion that felt ‘too much’, or feared that your feelings would overwhelm you? While emotions have an adaptive purpose – to help us stay safe, make decisions, communicate, and build social bonds – there are times when they become so
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Serious health risks were no more common in the first 3 weeks after Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccination compared with 22-42 days later, a first-of-its-kind study of more than 6 million people reveals. mRNA vaccination was not associated with greater risks
American Airlines flight 718, the first U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, takes off from Miami, Florida, December 29, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters American Airlines and Alaska Airlines will no longer cover Covid-19 quarantine time for employees who aren’t vaccinated against the virus, the latest push
About one in 10 patients undergoing hernia repair surgery expressed misgivings afterward, with no obvious reason, researchers found. So, what might be the unobvious reasons? That was the question Ryan Howard, MD, and colleagues at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor sought to address, though their initial attempt to pierce the mystery fell short
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3, 2021. Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative, the sponsor of the I-SPY COVID Trial, today announced that the Famotidine Celecoxib arm has been dropped from the trial due to futility, based on the low likelihood of success. The Famotidine Celecoxib combination was chosen for testing because of their anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory mechanism of
Licensing productive transcription through RNA polymerase II stabilityPlay Video Credit: Northwestern University Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a critical checkpoint in transcription elongation, the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA template, according to findings published in Molecular Cell. According to the study, the presence of a protein called SPT5 serves as a “passport,” determining