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First-in-class investigational drug lowers LDL cholesterol for up to one year, study finds

Inclisiran lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL; "bad") cholesterol for up to one year in patients with high cardiovascular risk and elevated LDL cholesterol, according to late-breaking results from the ORION 1 trial presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress.

29 Aug 2017

Lung experts test nicotine patches as potential treatment for sarcoidosis

Doctors believe there is some good to be found in nicotine, the highly addictive drug in tobacco products. Lung experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are testing whether nicotine can help people with a chronic inflammatory lung disease called sarcoidosis.

28 Aug 2017

Catheter ablation provides better outcomes for AF patients than conventional drug therapies

Every year millions of people around the world are diagnosed with heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygenated blood throughout the body.

28 Aug 2017

Two anticlotting medicines better at reducing bleeding risk than triple therapy

Using just two anticlotting medicines for patients who have atrial fibrillation and have had a stent placed in a heart artery is safer than using the current standard treatment of three medications, according to a new study presented by Brigham and Women's Hospital cardiologist Christopher Cannon, MD, at the European Society of Cardiology and published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Aug 2017

Pfizer announces launch two new digital innovations to help people living with hemophilia

Pfizer Inc. today announced the launch of Hemocraft, a modification of the popular video game Minecraft, and the HemMobile Striiv Wearable, a custom wristband, to help people living with hemophilia better approach hemophilia education and activity tracking in the US.

26 Aug 2017

Astex celebrates as breast cancer drug gets European marketing approval

Astex Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for oncology and diseases of the central nervous system, announced today that its long-standing pharmaceutical collaborator, Novartis, has received marketing approval in Europe for Kisqali (ribociclib) plus an aromatase inhibitor as a first-line treatment in post-menopausal women with hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HR+/HER2-) locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

26 Aug 2017

Early placement of hormonal IUD does not negatively affect breastfeeding or lactation

Having a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) implanted immediately after birth does not affect a woman's ability to lactate and breastfeed, according to new research by investigators at University of Utah Health and University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers use zebrafish animal model to explore drug-seeking behavior

As the opioid crisis escalates, the science behind addiction remains poorly understood. To address this need, researchers at University of Utah Health devised a system that allowed zebrafish, a small tropical fish, to self-administer doses of hydrocodone, an opioid commonly prescribed to people for pain.

26 Aug 2017

Disease diagnostic tools win top honors in DEBUT challenge

Tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and latent tuberculosis are among the winning projects in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge, a biomedical engineering design prize competition for teams of undergraduate students.

26 Aug 2017

ACR applauds legislative and regulatory initiatives to expedite approval of new biosimilar therapies

"Expanding our patients' access to safe, effective, and affordable biologic and biosimilar therapies is a top priority of the rheumatology community.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers develop augmented reality system to guide reconstructive procedures

A plastic surgery research group has developed an augmented reality system that enables them to create 3D simulations of the desired results of facial reconstructive procedures and project them over the patient's face during surgery, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery--Global Open, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

26 Aug 2017

NIH funds BU ADC with $5.4 million grant to advance research on Alzheimer's disease

The National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging has awarded the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center a three-year, $5.4 million grant to continue research on ways to reduce the human and economic costs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through the advancement of knowledge.

26 Aug 2017

Vireo Health to join $3.8 million NIH study on medical marijuana treatment for adults with chronic pain

The National Institute of Health has awarded a $3.8 million research grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System for medical marijuana research, and Vireo Health of New York will be partners in the study.

26 Aug 2017

North West London Pathology and Abbott sign $252 million managed equipment services contract

North West London Pathology, hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Abbott announced today that they signed a $252 million managed equipment services contract for the supply of all analytical equipment and consumables, including Abbott's Alinity ci and Alinity h series diagnostics instruments as well as their professional services and informatics solutions known as AlinIQ.

26 Aug 2017

Shire partners with MicroHealth to support secure care monitoring tool for hemophilia patients with inhibitors

Shire plc, the biotech leader in rare diseases, today announced a collaboration with MicroHealth to support a free and secure care monitoring tool for hemophilia A and B patients with inhibitors and their care teams.

26 Aug 2017

Pan-European initiative receives €3.7 million funding to train next generation of brain tumor researchers

A pan-European initiative led by the University of Plymouth designed to train the next generation of brain tumor researchers, has received funding of almost €3.7 million from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Program.

26 Aug 2017

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

First-in-class investigational drug lowers LDL cholesterol for up to one year, study finds

Lung experts test nicotine patches as potential treatment for sarcoidosis

Catheter ablation provides better outcomes for AF patients than conventional drug therapies

Two anticlotting medicines better at reducing bleeding risk than triple therapy

Pfizer announces launch two new digital innovations to help people living with hemophilia

Astex celebrates as breast cancer drug gets European marketing approval

Early placement of hormonal IUD does not negatively affect breastfeeding or lactation

Researchers use zebrafish animal model to explore drug-seeking behavior

Disease diagnostic tools win top honors in DEBUT challenge

ACR applauds legislative and regulatory initiatives to expedite approval of new biosimilar therapies

Researchers develop augmented reality system to guide reconstructive procedures

NIH funds BU ADC with $5.4 million grant to advance research on Alzheimer's disease

Vireo Health to join $3.8 million NIH study on medical marijuana treatment for adults with chronic pain

North West London Pathology and Abbott sign $252 million managed equipment services contract

Shire partners with MicroHealth to support secure care monitoring tool for hemophilia patients with inhibitors

Pan-European initiative receives €3.7 million funding to train next generation of brain tumor researchers

Uptake of HPV vaccination is worryingly low among childhood cancer survivors

Researchers show potential of using low-cost rapid diagnostic test to detect severe malaria

Missed care due to low nurse staffing linked to higher risk of patient deaths

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

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