Use coupon code MSI2020 for 10% off your Memm subscription at https://bit.ly/3qu4teV Entering college, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to go to medical school. Fast forward a few years, and I was getting acceptances to multiple top 10 medical schools with full tuition scholarship. Want to know how I did it? These are the
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Medtronic Vascular has issued a recall for certain models of its Angiographic Guidewire Component, used during angiography and interventional procedures, because the devices weren’t sterilized before being shipped to hospitals. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it has classified the recall as Class I, and cautioned that “if patients are exposed
The University of Birmingham has partnered with Nonacus, a company that develops non-invasive genetic testing devices, to produce a urine test for bladder cancer that could spare thousands of people invasive procedures. The test will combine Nonacus’ highly sensitive DNA-sensing technology with a set of unique DNA errors (mutations) found in the majority of bladder
How scientific expertise, funding and entrepreneurship came together for the development of an antibody-drug conjugate targeting lymphoma. Oncologists treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have a new medicine in their armoury. In April 2021, following impressive Phase 1 and 2 clinical trial data, the FDA gave accelerated approval to Zynlonta for treating patients with refractory
Two weeks after the first U.S. case of COVID-19 was identified in Snohomish County, Washington, in early 2020, my dad had a stroke at his home just across Puget Sound. More COVID-19 cases were about to surface at a nearby skilled nursing facility, marking the beginning of a crisis for nursing homes across the country.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is strange in the breadth of severity in its clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic to fatal infection. The ability to predict severe disease and thus intervene early is important, and has spurred the search for markers of this shift. An
FDA Approves Rylaze for the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Lymphoblastic Lymphoma DUBLIN, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn) for use as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute
July 1, 2021 Audience: Health Professional, Pharmacy July 1, 2021 — Teva Pharmaceuticals has initiated a voluntary recall of lot 31328962B of Topotecan Injection 4 mg/4 mL (1 mg/mL), to the retail/institutional level in the United States. This voluntary recall was initiated based on a complaint received from a pharmacy after a single glass particle
In a survey, 84% of women wanted to see PMS leave implemented by law in the UK Cripplling cramps, headache, backache, mood swings, fatigue, and bloating – not to mention the practicalities of dealing with a period – it’s safe to say that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a lot to deal with. Add the demands
The hashtag #BigHoopEnergy has sparked an online conversation about how women of color in the medical field are pressured to conform to traditional standards of professional appearance. It started when a Latina doctor tweeted that she lost points on a practical exam in medical school because of her hoop earrings, with the evaluator writing “earrings,
Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday that most Americans should feel comfortable safely gathering over Independence Day weekend, citing high Covid vaccination rates and low virus infection levels in many parts of the country. However, the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner said there are certain places where people should be more careful. “There’s very low
A new report finds that 509,025 (9.17%) public high school students in 24 states experienced homelessness in spring 2019 — three times the number recognized by the states’ education agencies. This under-recognition creates gaps in funding and services needed by this vulnerable population. Researchers from Nemours Children’s Health and the University of Pennsylvania analyzed data
WASHINGTON — A coal-powered electricity plant in Puerto Rico that is releasing toxic coal ash should be shut down immediately because it is harming patients’ health, several House members said. “Whether through production or storage, there is no good outcome related to coal ash,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), who is originally from the Dominican
On top of a historic heat wave, the Pacific Northwest has been hit with a rise in COVID-19 cases caused by the Alpha, Delta, and Gamma variants. And while much of the world is focused on Delta, or B.1.617.2, government officials in Washington state are particularly wary of Gamma (P.1). Washington state’s leading COVID-19 strain
I love the smell of tomatoes in the sun. I used to have a little cherry tomato plant in my front yard as part of my urban garden. I would harvest about 30 baby tomatoes every year. But, I grew them. I tended to them. Watered them. Cut them back when they needed a trim.
Cancer is a tricky beast and is often difficult to detect. For people who are at high risk of breast cancer, who have had breast cancer before, or who are currently undergoing treatment and need to know whether their cancer is spreading, there’s always a need for better ways to detect breast cancer. Now a
“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the world of public health as well. Early in the pandemic, the United States struggled to meet the demand to test people for SARS-CoV-2. That failure meant officials didn’t know the true number of people who
What can you do when rejection feels utterly unbearable? Here we explore rejection sensitive dysphoria and its ties to ADHD No one likes to be rejected, do they? As humans, we’ve evolved to fear social rejection – back when we lived in caves, we needed the support of our tribe to stay alive. If we
A proposed rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C viral infections that combines an inexpensive but lower-sensitivity core-antigen test with lab RNA confirmation of negative tests could expand testing and same-day initiation of antiviral therapy in places where resources are limited, investigators said. Applying the proposed method to the Republic of Georgia, with a hepatitis C
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has been going on for a year and a half at this point. While there are still new cases being reported, there is now a silver lining in the form of multiple vaccines that are being administered globally. That said, it’s important to take note of the possible side effects from the
INDIANAPOLIS, June 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Tirzepatide led to superior A1C and body weight reductions from baseline across all three doses in adults with type 2 diabetes after 40 weeks of treatment in Eli Lilly and Company’s (NYSE: LLY) SURPASS-1 monotherapy clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of tirzepatide compared to placebo. Detailed SURPASS-1 results were presented
FDA Approves Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn) for the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Lymphoblastic Lymphoma DUBLIN, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn) for use as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for
The opioid prescription rates have significantly decreased for children, teens, and younger adults between 2006 and 2018, according to new research. “What’s important about this new study is that it documented that these improvements were also occurring for children and young adults specifically,” said Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, primary care physician and assistant professor of
Members of FEMA greet the public as they make their way into the high school to be vaccinated at a FEMA run mobile Covid-19 Vaccination clinic at Biddeford High School in Bidderford, Maine on April 26, 2021. clotting. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images About 1,000 counties in the United States have vaccination coverage
Thought LeadersProfessor Simon DaviesProfessor Raymond Vanholder In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Simon Davies and Professor Raymond Vanholder about the impact of COVID-19 on kidney dialysis patients. Please could you introduce yourself and tell us about your expertise within kidney disease and dialysis? Simon: I have been working in the field of kidney disease
ZED1227, a potential therapeutic transglutaminase 2 inhibitor, reduced mucosal damage from gluten in celiac disease patients, a randomized proof-of-concept trial found. At week 6, the difference in villus height-to-crypt depth average ratio, a measurement of intestinal injury, was significant at three different dosages of ZED1227 (10 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg) compared to placebo,
Diabetes was more prevalent among lower-income populations from 2001-2018, particularly for females and people ages 45-64, according to a CDC study. Assessing income-related inequalities using the Concentration Index indicated that diabetes was concentrated among low-income groups across the 18-year study period, reported Yu Chen, PhD, of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! I wanted a chihuahua to be a companion to a small one I have that has seizures and sight problems. I thought a friend would help