The drug-coated balloon (DCB) for peripheral interventions had its share of troubles in recent years before making a comeback, with the field of available devices perhaps even poised for expansion. In a randomized trial, an investigational paclitaxel-coated DCB with both a quirky design and confectionery name achieved achieved better patency outcomes in femoropopliteal lesions, with […]
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Radiofrequency renal denervation provided progressive reductions in blood pressure at 3 years in patients on antihypertensive medication but this did not translate into fewer antihypertensive drugs, new results from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial show. At 36 months, 24-hour ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 10.0 mm Hg (P = .003) and 5.9 mm Hg […]
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There’s a strong likelihood that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) may moderately lower rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in unvaccinated patients, a new systematic review and meta-analysis has found. But outside experts differ over whether the evidence from just three studies is strong enough to warrant adding the drug to the COVID-19 armamentarium. The report, […]
COVID-19 Study Updates
A newly developed influenza vaccine against a potentially pandemic variant of the influenza virus, the H5N1 subunit virus, has been shown to be highly immunogenic in younger and older adults. In a randomized, phase 3, multicenter study, the experimental vaccine elicited high hemagglutination inhibition titers in patients aged 18 and 64 as well as those […]
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NICE, France ― New therapeutic approaches have emerged for preventing diabetic foot ulcers and promoting their healing. Endocrinologist and diabetes specialist Olivier Bourron, MD, of the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, described these approaches at the 48th annual congress of the Francophone Diabetes Society. A Common Complication Unlike macroangiopathic complications (such as ischemic heart disease and […]
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Stem cell therapy improves motor impairment and is safe and well tolerated in patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), results from a phase 2 trial indicate. “We proved for the first time that we can affect outcomes in moderately to severely disabled patients with TBI using stem cells,” study investigator Peter McAllister, MD, co-founder and […]
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In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, on World Health Day 2022, WHO will focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being. WHO estimates that more than 13 million deaths around the world […]
World Health Day
Even by cautious calculations, the worldwide incidence of cutaneous melanoma is high and predicted to rise sharply over the next 2 decades, cancer epidemiologists warn. An estimated 325,000 people worldwide received a new diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma in 2020, and if present trends continue, the incidence of new cases is predicted to increase by about 50% […]
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CHICAGO :The exclusion of pregnant patients in initial COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials left many patients and doctors wondering how the vaccine might affect pregnant patients and their unborn babies. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found the vaccine is not associated with birth defects that are detectable on ultrasound. This is yet another important piece […]
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