Adults with sickle cell disease who experienced a vaso-occlusive crisis had substantially better outcomes when they were treated at specialty infusion centers than those treated in emergency departments (EDs), a prospective observational study shows. At infusion centers, patients received pain medication an average of 70 minutes faster compared with patients treated in EDs (62 vs
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Reusable water bottles have become increasingly popular. It’s a convenient way to keep us hydrated while also being good to the environment. Taking it up a notch is LARQ, a popular brand of self-cleaning reusable water bottles. Live More Sustainably LARQ Bottle PureVis, LARQ’s self-cleaning bottle. livelarq.com As waste management continues to be a growing
South San Francisco, CA — June 24, 2021 — Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for intravenous Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults and pediatric patients (2 years
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, President Joe Biden said the U.S. was emerging from the darkness of the pandemic but not fully clear, according to The New York Times. He noted that COVID-19 variants still remain a threat, and
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2021 in London, England. Tolga Akmen – WPA Pool | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday detailed the final steps in the easing of England’s lockdown
Younger patients, including adolescents, are less likely to suffer severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms. This is the case even though the risk of infection with its causative pathogen – the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – is not necessarily reduced in this age group. This has led to the supposition that stronger
“It’s like launching a rocket ship in the hope of just getting into orbit, but making it all the way to the moon on the first try.” — Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, describing an intravenous CRISPR infusion that lowered levels of a disease-causing protein in vivo for the first time
Juliet Wilson is currently undergoing the fight of her life against stage III breast cancer. She’s doing chemotherapy treatments and is set to have a double mastectomy and lymph node removal in August. But one of the most important people in her life may not be able to be there in person to support her
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Alice Liveing is the fitness superstar, best-selling author, and founder of brand new wellness app Give Me Strength, redefining our approach to exercise and sharing, with raw honesty, how she’s ‘doing the work’ with therapy to boost her resilience “Being outside in nature was so good for my mood,” a fresh-faced Alice Liveing says, describing
Psoriasis affects over 7.5 million adults in the United States, with prevalence nearly twice as high among Whites as non-Whites, according to an analysis of national survey data from 2011 to 2014. “The adult prevalence rate of 3.0% continues to place psoriasis as one of the most common immune-mediated diseases affecting adults” in the United
Migraine is one of the largest causes of disability in the world. Existing treatments are often not enough to offer full relief for patients. A new study published in The BMJ demonstrates an additional option patients can use in their effort to experience fewer migraines and headaches – a change in diet. “Our ancestors ate
WASHINGTON—Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Type 2 diabetes is a global public health concern affecting almost 10 percent of people worldwide.
Residents line up with chairs on the side of the street as they watch an Independence Day celebration parade on July 4, 2021 in Brighton, Michigan. Emily Elconin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Americans are set to celebrate the Fourth of July after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of most events last
Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has often been linked to adverse effects on the health of the newborn. However, there are very few studies on the subject. A study conducted at the UPV/EHU has just concluded in a paper published in the journal Environmental Research that the stages most sensitive to air pollution
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. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare
The Pacific Northwest in the U.S. and British Columbia, Canada are being scorched by an unprecedented heat wave this summer. This rare “heat dome” is predicted to only occur once every 1,000 years or so. States across the northwest are breaking records for heat, which is not only incredibly uncomfortable, but extremely dangerous in general
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On the surface, Kirsty was living the good life. But in reality, she was masking intense feelings of anxiety, low self-esteem, and failure. Now, having come through her own crisis, she wants to help others who may be on a similar journey Do you look into other people’s lives and think they have the world?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. After a steady period of decline, the daily average of new COVID-19 cases has started ticking upward, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said Thursday at a White House news briefing. She said the CDC reported 14,875 new COVID cases on Wednesday
INDIANAPOLIS, June 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tirzepatide led to superior A1C and body weight reductions from baseline compared to injectable semaglutide 1 mg in 40-week results from Eli Lilly and Company’s (NYSE: LLY) SURPASS-2 clinical trial, which were simultaneously published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)1 and presented in a late breaking poster presentation during the American
July 2, 2021 Audience: Patient, Health Professional, Pharmacy July 2, 2021 – FDA is alerting patients and health care professionals to Pfizer’s voluntary recall of nine lots of the smoking cessation drug, varenicline (brand name Chantix), to the warehouse level. The company is recalling varenicline because it may contain levels of a nitrosamine impurity, called
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of secnidazole to include treatment of trichomoniasis in adults, according to a statement from manufacturer Lupin Pharmaceuticals. Trichomoniasis vaginalis is a common, nonviral, curable sexually transmitted disease that affects approximately 3 million to 5 million adults in the United States each year; the infection can linger for months
In this article CMCSA Jeenah Moon | Reuters A slow and steady uptick in box office receipts could be threatened by a new coronavirus variant. Since March, the domestic box office has gained steam, recently tallying as much as $98.7 million in ticket sales over the course of last weekend, a record during the pandemic
A study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators hints that people with COVID-19 may experience milder symptoms if certain cells of their immune systems “remember” previous encounters with seasonal coronaviruses — the ones that cause about a quarter of the common colds kids get. These immune cells are better equipped to mobilize quickly against
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include a look at diabetes nationally, a
White bagging is a practice that insurance companies have used for years. It requires patients and hospitals to get special medications such as chemotherapy drugs at insurance-approved formulary pharmacies instead of at their regular pharmacies. Using specialty formulary pharmacies means that each medication is formulated for the patient’s needs instead of mass-produced. Of course, the
A commonly used erectile dysfunction drug, sildenafil, doesn’t help patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, a condition in which the heart’s lower chambers are stiff and cannot relax and fill fully between beats. That is the finding of the RELAX study, presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 62nd Annual Scientific Session