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Vitrectomy scatter photocoagulation linked to peripheral thickening in diabetic retinopathy

Early transient peripheral retinochoroidal thickening following pars plana vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy may be related to intraoperative scatter photocoagulation, suggest researchers.

30 Jun 2015

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy shows distinct classification

Researchers have found that idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy has significant clinical differences to neovascular age-related macular degeneration and suggest that it should be considered a distinct entity.

30 Jun 2015

RPE transdifferentiation revealed in AMD

Subducted and melanotic cells in the eyes of patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration derive from two distinct retinal pigment epithelium phenotypes, research shows.

30 Jun 2015

ORT incidence increases in nAMD despite anti-VEGF treatment

Swiss researchers report that patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) experience increased incidence of outer retinal tubulation over time, despite treatment with a vascular endothelial growth factor blocker.

30 Jun 2015

Aridis' Aerucin gets FDA Fast Track Designation for treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company applying proprietary technologies to produce novel therapies for infectious diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track Designation to its fully human monoclonal antibody Aerucin for the treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

30 Jun 2015

Kalorama Information: NGS diagnostics can detect any number of genetic variants

Next generation sequencing may be able to bypass some of the downside of molecular testing and in doing so earn its place in clinical testing, according to Kalorama Information.

30 Jun 2015

Hepatic ALT flares linked to HBsAg clearance

Hepatic alanine aminotransferase flares are associated with rapid decline and greater annual reductions of hepatitis B surface antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection who achieve HBsAg seroclearance, say Japanese researchers.

30 Jun 2015

dlDNA marks progression of HBV-related liver disease

The level of serum duplex-linear DNA increases markedly with liver disease progression and development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, suggests research published in Gut.

30 Jun 2015

STIOLTO RESPIMAT Inhalation Spray now available for treatment of COPD across the U.S.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that STIOLTO RESPIMAT (tiotropium bromide and olodaterol) Inhalation Spray is now available by prescription at pharmacies across the United States.

30 Jun 2015

7th Annual Personalized & Precision Medicine Conference to be held in Baltimore from Oct. 5 to 6, 2015

Arrowhead's 7th Annual Personalized & Precision Medicine Conference is coming to Baltimore, MD on October 5-6, 2015 as an official satellite event to the American Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting.

30 Jun 2015

Aeterna Zentaris recruits patients for ZoptEC Phase 3 study in women with advanced endometrial cancer

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. today announced it has reached its goal of recruiting 500 patients for its pivotal Phase 3 ZoptEC (Zoptarelin Doxorubicin in Endometrial Cancer) clinical study with zoptarelin doxorubicin in women with advanced, recurrent or metastatic endometrial cancer.

30 Jun 2015

Case report published on first use of 3D printed scaffold for periodontal tissue engineering

Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research published a case report on the first application of a 3D printed scaffold for periodontal tissue engineering in a human patient, along with a review of 3D printing for oral and craniofacial tissue engineering.

30 Jun 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners honored as 2015 Top Green Company in the U.S.

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, today announced that the company was recognized by Newsweek Green Rankings as a 2015 Top Green Company in the U.S. The company has appeared on the list every year the award program has run since 2009.

30 Jun 2015

New report finds variability in wait times for health care appointments throughout U.S.

Tremendous variability in wait times for health care appointments exists throughout the U.S., ranging from same day service to several months, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. However, there is currently an opportunity to develop "systems-based approaches" -- similar to systems-based engineering approaches applied successfully in industries beyond health care -- that aim to provide immediate engagement of a patient's concern at the point of initial contact and can be used in in-person appointments as well as alternatives such as team-based care, electronic or telephone consultations, telehealth, and surge capacity agreements with other caregivers and facilities.

30 Jun 2015

Biochemistry professor examines the perceived success of Theranos test procedure

The press is hailing it as a revolution in the healthcare industry: The fingerprick test procedure developed by Theranos can assess up to 200 different values from a single drop of blood and show indicators of potential medical conditions.

30 Jun 2015

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine publishes overview of MERS-CoV outbreak in Korea

An overview and analysis of the factors underlying the recent Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in Korea has been published online ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

30 Jun 2015

New species of tRNA-derived small RNAs contribute to cell proliferation in cancer

Since their discovery in the 1950s, transfer RNAs (tRNAs) have been best known for their role in helping the cell make proteins from messenger RNA templates. However, recent studies have led to a previously-unsuspected concept that tRNAs are not always the end product; namely, they further serve as a source of small RNAs.

30 Jun 2015

Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to sponsor development of Sanaria PfSPZ Vaccine for malaria

The Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea announced an agreement with industry partners, Marathon Oil Corporation, Noble Energy Inc. and AMPCO, to sponsor the clinical development of Sanaria PfSPZ Vaccine against malaria, including a series of clinical trials from 2015 until 2018.

30 Jun 2015

Large majority of US plastic surgeons use fat grafting techniques during facelift surgery

In recent years, a large majority of US plastic surgeons have adopted fat grafting techniques as part of their approach to facelift surgery, reports a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 Jun 2015

Scoring system may help hospitals better prepare for surges in trauma cases

A scoring system that can identify periods of high activity and increased trauma patient deaths in hospital emergency rooms may help hospitals better prepare for surges in trauma patient volume that come with catastrophic events like the Boston Marathon bombing (April 2013) or disasters like the Amtrak train crash (May 2015) in Philadelphia.

30 Jun 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Vitrectomy scatter photocoagulation linked to peripheral thickening in diabetic retinopathy

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy shows distinct classification

RPE transdifferentiation revealed in AMD

ORT incidence increases in nAMD despite anti-VEGF treatment

Aridis' Aerucin gets FDA Fast Track Designation for treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Kalorama Information: NGS diagnostics can detect any number of genetic variants

Hepatic ALT flares linked to HBsAg clearance

dlDNA marks progression of HBV-related liver disease

STIOLTO RESPIMAT Inhalation Spray now available for treatment of COPD across the U.S.

7th Annual Personalized & Precision Medicine Conference to be held in Baltimore from Oct. 5 to 6, 2015

Aeterna Zentaris recruits patients for ZoptEC Phase 3 study in women with advanced endometrial cancer

Case report published on first use of 3D printed scaffold for periodontal tissue engineering

DaVita HealthCare Partners honored as 2015 Top Green Company in the U.S.

New report finds variability in wait times for health care appointments throughout U.S.

Biochemistry professor examines the perceived success of Theranos test procedure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine publishes overview of MERS-CoV outbreak in Korea

New species of tRNA-derived small RNAs contribute to cell proliferation in cancer

Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to sponsor development of Sanaria PfSPZ Vaccine for malaria

Large majority of US plastic surgeons use fat grafting techniques during facelift surgery

Scoring system may help hospitals better prepare for surges in trauma cases

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