Covid-19: FDA Issues EUA for First Antigen Test
The test will allow results within minutes but the FDA warned of false negative risk WASHINGTON...
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FDA OKs Selpercatinib for Lung, Thyroid Cancer Tumors with Genetic Alterations
Patients with RET gene alteration eligible for treatment WASHINGTON — The FDA approved...
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Covid-19: Antiviral Cocktail with Interferon-Beta-1b Shows Early Promise Against Virus
Shorter viral shedding, symptom duration reported in patients treated early with mild to moderate...
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Covid-19: Kawasaki-Like Syndrome in Kids May be Tied to Virus
Death of 5-year-old boy in NY being investigated as Covid-related A rare multisystem inflammatory...
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Covid-19: FDA Authorizes Home Saliva Test
EUA builds on early approval for home nose swab test WASHINGTON — The FDA has issued an...
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Facedown Or Face Up After Macular Hole Surgery?
The evidence remains unclear Does positioning patients face down improve outcomes after surgery...
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Acute Kidney Injury Common in Children Receiving Cisplatin for Cancer Tx
Study shows kids with central nervous system tumors or neuroblastoma were most susceptible Acute...
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Combo Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Tx Beats Best Supportive Care for Advanced CRC
Experts say the phase II study results are at best ’hypothesis generating’ In patients...
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FDA: When Sterilizing N95 Masks, Color-Coding Causes Confusion
FDA seeks to standardize sterilization indicators WASHINGTON — The FDA warned that N95 masks...
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Is Thrombectomy Alone the Best Option for Large Vessel Ischemic Stroke?
DIRECT-MT findings aim to make case for non-inferiority of thrombectomy sans alteplase In a...
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Emapalumab Paves Way to Curative Tx for Rare Genetic Disorder
Eight-week treatment course allowed patients to proceed to stem cell transplant Emapalumab, a drug...
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Prenatal CHD: How Can Clinicians Help with Parental Uncertainty?
Management tools include clearer communication, ’kindness,’ and peer support Better...
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Covid-19: Mixed Study Results Prompt NYC Hospital to Halt Hydroxychloroquine Use
Intubation and death neither higher nor lower with the drug An observational study of the use of...
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Smoking Lowers Risk of Death in Parkinson’s Disease?
65-year follow-up of British Doctors Study shows association, but findings still questioned The...
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Childhood Obesity Linked to Adult CAD, Type 2 Diabetes
Risks attributed to obesity that persists into adulthood Obesity in childhood that lasts into...
Read MoreCovid-19: FDA’s Operation Quack Hack Targets Bogus Treatments and Cures
Toll thus far: 42 warning letters, and one injunction WASHINGTON — As part of the FDA’s crack-down on bogus Covid-19 cures, a U.S. District Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order to bar the Genesis II...
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Racial Segregation Increases Risk of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants
Black infants particularly at risk Residential racial segregation is associated with an increased...
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Postmortem Harvesting, Reuse of Implantable Heart Devices Appears Safe
Re-sterilization yields low incidence of infection The re-sterilization and reuse of...
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Strenuous Exercise May Ward Off Knee Osteoarthritis
Cohort study finds benefit of 1-2 hours/week When knee pain flares in older adults, it may trigger...
Read MoreCovid-19: AMA Condemns Racism, Xenophobia in Regard to Pandemic
Speaks out against scapegoating of Asians and Pacific Islanders The American Medical Association, on May 4, urged public health officials and the media to refrain from using “racially-charged and xenophobic language that...
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