Generic Medicine OKd by Europe for Thrombocytopenia With HCV
The CHMP recommended marketing authorization for Eltrombopag Viatris, a generic medicine for primary immune thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenia associated with chronic hepatitis C virus, and severe aplastic anemia. It is bioequivalent to…
Common Hormonal IUD For Contraception Raises Breast Cancer Risk: Study Finds
A recent study found that the use of Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Systems (LNG-IUS) for contraception is associated with a slightly elevated risk of breast cancer. The study involved 78,595 women between…
Overcoming Pharma’s Major Pain Points and Pitfalls With AI
Significant capital is being invested in artificial intelligence for drug discovery processes, promising to revolutionize biological identification and optimization. Companies need to prepare for increased productivity through AI-driven discovery, potentially…
Irish Pakistani Professionals Association (IPPA) Annual Event 2024
The annual event of the Irish Pakistani Professionals Association (IPPA) is set to take place in 2024, as reported by Irish Medical Times. This event brings together professionals from the…
Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives
KFF Health News and KCUR are following the stories of people injured during the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration. Survivors are seeking a sense of…
Agency launches development of tear-based biomarker measurement system
At the AAO meeting, Dr. Calvin Roberts discusses two "moonshot" ophthalmology programs from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. The Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program aims to…
Future of Medicare, Atul Gawande,
Get your daily dose of health and medicine with STAT's free newsletter Morning Rounds. The latest STAT Summit featured discussions on topics like Atul Gawande and biased algorithms, the moral…
Better care at the end of life: encouraging patients to talk to their loved ones
In a study by Compassion in Dying, it was found that there are several lessons for healthcare professionals when it comes to improving decision-making processes with patients at the end…
Large study finds prolonged fasting for multiple orthopedic surgeries raises risk of malnutrition, worse outcomes
A study of over 28 million patients presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting found that multiple orthopedic surgeries during the same hospital stay increase the risk of malnutrition due…
Sweden becomes first country to meet global HIV targets
Sweden has achieved the UNAIDS and WHO targets for the HIV epidemic, making it the first country globally to reach these goals. The 95-95-95 target indicates that 95 percent of…