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Artwork could be a low-cost way to improve patients' perceptions of hospital experience

Patients' perceptions of the hospital they're being treated in may be improved by the type of artwork hanging in hospital rooms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

25 Jul 2018

Omeros’ OMS721 receives positive opinion from EMA's COMP for treating hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Omeros Corporation announced today that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products issued a positive opinion recommending orphan drug designation of OMS721 for treatment in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

25 Jul 2018

Phase 3 study of KEYTRUDA monotherapy meets primary endpoint

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-048 trial investigating KEYTRUDA, Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, for first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, met a primary endpoint of overall survival as monotherapy in patients whose tumors expressed PD-L1.

25 Jul 2018

New opioid prescription control framework is a 'funhouse mirror image' of prior monopoly

A rise in addiction and overdose deaths involving opioids in the United States has spurred a series of initiatives focused on reducing opioid risks, including several related to prescription of opioids in care of pain.

25 Jul 2018

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for monitoring cancer patients, finds study

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients during treatment, a new study has found.

25 Jul 2018

Kaia app reduces low back pain by 40%, could save billions for the UK economy

Low back pain is an increasingly widespread and expensive condition worldwide, and the World Health Organization has identified back pain as being the global number one reason for disability.

25 Jul 2018

Depression, antidepressant use linked with higher risk of venous thromboembolism

In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism.

24 Jul 2018

Common opioid-based painkillers increase harmful side effects in people with dementia

Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia.

24 Jul 2018

Long-term use of cannabis or cannabis-based drugs can impair memory, shows study

Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory say researchers. The study has implications for both recreational users and people who use the drug to combat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and chronic pain.

23 Jul 2018

Pfizer announces FDA approval of biosimilar to Neupogen

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved NIVESTYM (filgrastim-aafi), a biosimilar to Neupogen (filgrastim), for all eligible indications of the reference product.

23 Jul 2018

FDA approves first drug for treatment of adult AML patients with specific genetic mutation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tibsovo (ivosidenib) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have a specific genetic mutation.

20 Jul 2018

AbbVie submits supplemental NDA to FDA for venetoclax to treat acute myeloid leukemia

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced it submitted a supplemental New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for venetoclax in combination with a hypomethylating agent or in combination with low-dose cytarabine for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy.

20 Jul 2018

Research: Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives

Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives, according to research published in the journal BMC Medicine.

20 Jul 2018

Ferring announces FDA approval of ZOMACTON for injection in four new pediatric indications

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ZOMACTON for injection in four additional pediatric indications

20 Jul 2018

Using miniature drug-filled nanocarriers to target headaches and tumors

Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have developed a new method to enable miniature drug-filled nanocarriers to dock on to immune cells, which in turn attack tumors.

20 Jul 2018

New Finnish study compares surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to placebo surgery

In a landmark study published this week in the BMJ, Finnish researchers show that one of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary.

19 Jul 2018

New clinical trial examines use of adrenaline to treat cardiac arrests

A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive - but almost doubles the risk of severe brain damage for survivors of cardiac arrest.

19 Jul 2018

Phase 3 study of tanezumab in patients with osteoarthritis pain meets all three co-primary endpoints

Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced that a 16-week Phase 3 study in patients with osteoarthritis pain evaluating subcutaneous administration of tanezumab, an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody, met all three co-primary endpoints.

19 Jul 2018

Children with disabilities endure long waits for life-changing medical equipment

Bev Baker-Ajene waited so long to get an adult-sized wheelchair for her teenage daughter, Savitri, that she eventually forgot she'd ordered it.

19 Jul 2018

UA researchers to repurpose ketamine to reduce side effects in Parkinson's patients

The best-known treatment for Parkinson's disease isn't perfect. Named levodopa, the drug can treat the stiffness and slowness of movement associated with the debilitating disease.

19 Jul 2018

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Artwork could be a low-cost way to improve patients' perceptions of hospital experience

Omeros’ OMS721 receives positive opinion from EMA's COMP for treating hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Phase 3 study of KEYTRUDA monotherapy meets primary endpoint

New opioid prescription control framework is a 'funhouse mirror image' of prior monopoly

Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for monitoring cancer patients, finds study

Kaia app reduces low back pain by 40%, could save billions for the UK economy

Depression, antidepressant use linked with higher risk of venous thromboembolism

Common opioid-based painkillers increase harmful side effects in people with dementia

Long-term use of cannabis or cannabis-based drugs can impair memory, shows study

Pfizer announces FDA approval of biosimilar to Neupogen

FDA approves first drug for treatment of adult AML patients with specific genetic mutation

AbbVie submits supplemental NDA to FDA for venetoclax to treat acute myeloid leukemia

Research: Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives

Ferring announces FDA approval of ZOMACTON for injection in four new pediatric indications

Using miniature drug-filled nanocarriers to target headaches and tumors

New Finnish study compares surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to placebo surgery

New clinical trial examines use of adrenaline to treat cardiac arrests

Phase 3 study of tanezumab in patients with osteoarthritis pain meets all three co-primary endpoints

Children with disabilities endure long waits for life-changing medical equipment

UA researchers to repurpose ketamine to reduce side effects in Parkinson's patients

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