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Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Republicans on Sunday for considering cutting supplies of affordable insulin for diabetics as the Senate begins to consider, and …
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The draft label contains both the HAP and PH-ILD indications; no contraindications and no boxed warning Posted: October 18, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. CDT|Update: 8 minutes ago SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, October 18, 2021 / PRNewswire / – United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced …
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At Michael Crichton The terminal man, the protagonist Harold Benson suffers from serious crises during which he becomes violent. In order to treat the seizures, doctors implant electrodes in her brain that can detect an impending seizure and stop it before it starts. The violence inherent in Crichton’s narrative may …
Read More »The Potential Roles of Pharmacy Drug Sales Data in Increasing Syndromic Surveillance System in Response to COVID-19 and Preparing for Other Future Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases in Indonesia
This article was originally published here Int J Health Plann Manage. October 15, 2021. doi: 10.1002 / hpm.3356. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Indonesia faces a continuing threat of communicable disease outbreaks. The current outbreak of COVID-19, the previous one of SARS and many other infectious epidemics encountered in …
Read More »John Dean says Trump is deeply linked to insurgency, and Bannon can lay it all bare
Key Watergate figure John Dean is convinced that former White House strategist Steve Bannon is “up to his eye” during the January 6 insurgency and can reveal just how much Donald Trump has also played an important role. That’s why it’s so essential that the House select committee investigating the …
Read More »A man from Saginaw told police he sat on top of a 3-year-old girl for 15 minutes, killing her, according to a sergeant
SAGINAW, MI – In an interview with police detectives, a man from Saginaw allegedly admitted to sitting drunk on top of a 3-year-old girl for 15 minutes, killing her in the process. One of the detectives who conducted the interview testified to the admission during a preliminary examination on October …
Read More »De novo non-convulsive status epilepticus in hospitalized adult patients without known epilepsy: analysis of factors related to mortality and review of the literature
This article was originally published here PLoS One. 2021 Oct 15; 16 (10): e0258602. doi: 10.1371 / journal.pone.0258602. Electronic collection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: Non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) often goes unnoticed and is not easily detected in patients with decreased level of consciousness, especially in older patients. In this sense, the …
Read More »Customers frustrated with drug wait times
October 15 – SOUTH INDIANA – Dozens of southern Indiana residents report much longer than usual wait times for drugs in recent months, especially at large drugstore chains in the area . While it is not clear whether the shortage of workers or the supply issues wreaking havoc nationwide due …
Read More »After woman’s tumor unexpectedly shrinks, her doctors wonder if CBD oil played a role
A row of CBD oil bottles are seen at a branch of the Planet Organic health chain on February 17, 2020 in London, England. Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) British doctors say they encountered an unusual case of cancer recovery: a woman in her 60s whose lung cancer began to …
Read More »FDA review of ‘pending indications’ continues beyond PD-1 and PD-L1 drugs
FDA officials said questions about the expedited approval of the PD-1 and PD-L1 drugs have been largely resolved, in part thanks to advice from the Oncology Drug Advisory Committee. Last year, the agency focused on 10 indications for the PD-1 and PD-L1 drugs that received expedited approvals, but failed to …
Read More »Six-year-old Oakley Constable aims to raise funds for a hospital caring for his little sister
A six-year-old schoolboy is about to follow in his mother’s fundraising footsteps when he takes a sponsored walk to benefit a children’s hospital. Oakley Constable is scheduled to walk 3 miles on Tuesday, October 26 to raise money for the children’s unit, Holly Ward, at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, which has provided …
Read More »A milk peptide could lead us to new non-addictive sleeping pills
A new study points out that certain elements of tryptic casein hydrolyzate (THC), a mixture of protein elements naturally produced from the digestion of milk, could form the basis of new remedies for sleep. Image via Pixabay. The calming and restful effect of a glass of warm milk before bed …
Read More »Rubicon Advisors of Sacramento Becomes Main Sponsor of Leap Celebrity Golf Invitation to Benefit The Epilepsy Foundation
Hosted by award-winning actor John O’Hurley and Baseball Great Josh Beckett, The Leap Celebrity Golf Invitational presented by Rubicon Advisors will take place October 24-25 in Las Vegas Posted: October 14, 2021 at 3:27 p.m. EDT|Update: 8 hours ago ROSEVILLE, California, October 14, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Leap …
Read More »Clinical challenges: when to add immunotherapy in breast cancer
For patients with breast cancer, current indications for immune checkpoint inhibitors (IBIs) are generally limited to triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), both in the early high-risk stages or in the advanced setting of tumors with certain levels of PD-L1 expression. However, researchers are seeking to broaden the indications, particularly in …
Read More »Neurosurgery Society Endorses Laser Therapy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
October 13, 2021 2 minutes to read Source / Disclosures Disclosures: Healio Neurology was unable to confirm relevant financial information at the time of publication. ADD A SUBJECT TO E-MAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when …
Read More »Lighthouse Network shares details on natural drug-free treatment for schizophrenia
Lighthouse Network is a free service that helps people find the best treatment options. In recent years, the ministry has worked for more than 250 state-owned enterprises. They have a remarkable ability to help others and instill compassion in those around them. For this reason, they can quickly identify a …
Read More »CDE approved IND application to study the combination of APL-1202 from Asieris and Tislelizumab from BeiGene as a neoadjuvant therapy for patients with MIBC
Posted: October 13, 2021 at 3:47 a.m. EDT|Update: 2 hours ago SHANGHAI, October 13, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Asieris Pharmaceuticals (Asieris) today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) NMPA has approved the application of an investigational new drug (IND) of oral APL-1202 in combination with tislelizumab from …
Read More »Recent Federal Medical Research Grants in Ohio State Total $ 55.5 Million
Ohio State University’s medical research teams have received four federal awards totaling $ 55.5 million in funding in recent months. The grants support the study of a variety of neurological disorders as well as the creation of a knowledge bank that will serve as a national resource for multidisciplinary expertise …
Read More »CDC Prize of $ 17.5 million to develop a public health system for epilepsy, Dravet
To establish a public health infrastructure that advances health equity and improves the lives of people with epilepsy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided $ 17.5 million to the Epilepsy Foundation and its partners. The five-year award will support the efforts of these organizations to establish …
Read More »Fraudulent online pharmacies selling dangerous fake pills find opportunity in pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a plethora of online and remote services, but not all of them are as useful as extensions to telemedicine or groceries ordered online and delivered to your door: Fake online pharmacies have also mushroomed. during COVID-19, putting their customers at serious risk. “Criminals will use …
Read More »Stock Futures Slip In Trading Overnight After Losing Day
Stock futures fell in overnight trading on Monday after Wall Street started the week on a sour note. Futures contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 132 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures contracts also traded in negative territory. The market suffered losses at the start of …
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