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Read MoreFDA Approves New Opioid for Intravenous Use
FDA approved Olinvyk (oliceridine), an opioid agonist for the management of moderate to severe acute pain in adults, where the pain is severe enough to require an intravenous opioid and for whom alternative treatments are inadequate.
Read MoreFDA Approves Targeted Treatment for Rare DMD Mutation
FDA granted accelerated approval to Viltepso (viltolarsen) injection for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 53 skipping.
Read MoreFDA Approves First Liquid Biopsy Next-Generation Sequencing Companion Diagnostic Test
FDA approved the first liquid biopsy companion diagnostic that also uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to identify patients with specific types of mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in a deadly form of metastatic NSCLC.
Read MoreFDA Approves Oral Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
FDA pproved Evrysdi (risdiplam) to treat patients two months of age and older with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease affecting muscle strength and movement.
Read MoreLong-term Outcomes in Patients With Severely Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
In this study, higher rates of mortality and MACE were seen in patients who received PCI compared with those who underwent CABG. The findings may provide insight to physicians who are involved in decision-making for these patients.
Read MoreRetinal Arterial Occlusion With Multiple Retinal Emboli and Carotid Artery Occlusion Disease
RAOs with multiple emboli are rare but highly associated with severe CAOD with haemodynamic flow changes, warning critical condition in carotid/cerebral circulations.
Read MoreMinimally Invasive Surgery for Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
Utilization of MIS for early-stage ovarian cancer has significantly increased in the United States in 2000s. MIS procedures performed at hospitals with a higher surgical volume may be associated with improved short-term perioperative outcomes.
Read MorePulmonary Contusions in Patients with Rib Fractures
There is likely a correlation between contused lung volume and risk of pulmonary complications; dichotomously classifying pulmonary contusions is insufficient.
Read MoreTicagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA
Among patients with a mild-to-moderate acute noncardioembolic ischemic stroke or TIA who were not undergoing intravenous or endovascular thrombolysis, the risk of the composite of stroke or death within 30 days was lower with ticagrelor–aspirin than with aspirin alone.
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