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Phase 3 study to test efficacy of new treatment for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome

Octapharma has launched a phase 3, multi-center superiority study to compare the effectiveness of PANZYGA (immune globulin intravenous, human - ifas) 10% Liquid Preparation versus placebo in patients with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS).

3 Sep 2020

Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces time for dialysis treatments

The Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces the time before patients with kidney failure can start lifesaving dialysis treatments, while requiring fewer secondary procedures, according to a new study led by interventional radiologist Jeffrey Hull, M.D., of Richmond Vascular Center.

3 Sep 2020

A global study to determine COVID-19 health and psychosocial consequences

The current paper lays out the details of a longitudinal study that aims to follow up COVID-19 patients, including any pre-existing chronic illnesses as well as the medical care they received during their illness. A significant minority of convalescents appears to have prolonged disease sequelae.

3 Sep 2020

Scientists identify potential blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19

Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists at Uppsala University and the University Hospital have now identified a mechanism they believe to be implicated.

2 Sep 2020

Patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection can experience blood clots

UC researchers and physicians are learning that COVID-19 impacts more than just the lungs. The list of potential issues multiplies when doctors also consider its impact on patients with other underlying conditions or the medications used to treat those conditions.

1 Sep 2020

Hestia criteria, sPESI score can be used to select pulmonary embolism patients for outpatient care

Patients with acute pulmonary embolism can be selected for home management using the sPESI score or the Hestia criteria, according to results of the HOME-PE trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Premenopausal women have favorable long-term outcomes after heart attack, shows study

Premenopausal women have good long-term outcomes after a heart attack, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

Blood thinners help reduce the risk of COVID-19 deaths, study finds

Now, a new study by a team of researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York has shown that blood thinners may reduce the risk of death by up to 50 percent among severely ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

27 Aug 2020

AHA statement provides steps for reducing stroke risk in patients undergoing heart surgery

Steps for reducing the risk of stroke in patients undergoing heart surgery are detailed in a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, "Considerations for Reduction of Risk of Perioperative Stroke for Adult Patients Undergoing Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Operations," published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

26 Aug 2020

Study: Many COVID-19 patients suffer cardiovascular damage even after recovery

One of the most harrowing effects of COVID-19 is severe damage to the lungs, which makes breathing hard or impossible for those who're severely affected.

21 Aug 2020

Post-mortem study of dead COVID-19 patients finds lung damage and blood clots

A new post-mortem study of patients who have died from COVID-19 found severe damage to the lungs and signs of blood clotting in major organs.

20 Aug 2020

Researchers develop new method for assessing intravascular platelet activation risk

Researchers from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology together with their colleagues from National Research Center for Hematology have developed a new method for assessing individual risks of intravascular platelet activation.

19 Aug 2020

New discoveries could change the understanding and treatment of ovarian cancer

Recent discoveries made by researchers at Texas A&M University could change the way ovarian cancer is understood and treated.

15 Aug 2020

Study shows home monitoring program improves survival rates in infants with heart defects

Interstage Home Monitoring (IHM) programs for infants with single ventricle heart defects help families recognize potential complications early and improve infant survival rates and growth prior to the second of multiple surgeries.

11 Aug 2020

Experts recommend routine health care visits for dietary assessment and counseling

The time has come for routine health care visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

7 Aug 2020

Neutrolis announces development of first-in-class therapy to target NETs in COVID-19 patients

Neutrolis, a biotechnology company developing therapeutics that target neutrophils, the most abundant immune cells in the body, today announced the development of NTR-441, a first-in-class DNASE1L3 enzyme analog that has the potential to rapidly and systemically clear neutrophil extracellular traps for severe cases of COVID-19.

5 Aug 2020

Thrombosis News and Research

Latest Thrombosis News and Research

Phase 3 study to test efficacy of new treatment for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome

Ellipsys Vascular Access System reduces time for dialysis treatments

A global study to determine COVID-19 health and psychosocial consequences

Scientists identify potential blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19

Patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection can experience blood clots

Hestia criteria, sPESI score can be used to select pulmonary embolism patients for outpatient care

Premenopausal women have favorable long-term outcomes after heart attack, shows study

Blood thinners help reduce the risk of COVID-19 deaths, study finds

AHA statement provides steps for reducing stroke risk in patients undergoing heart surgery

Study: Many COVID-19 patients suffer cardiovascular damage even after recovery

Post-mortem study of dead COVID-19 patients finds lung damage and blood clots

Researchers develop new method for assessing intravascular platelet activation risk

New discoveries could change the understanding and treatment of ovarian cancer

Study shows home monitoring program improves survival rates in infants with heart defects

Experts recommend routine health care visits for dietary assessment and counseling

Neutrolis announces development of first-in-class therapy to target NETs in COVID-19 patients

Researchers achieve bleeding-free anti-coagulation with synthetic inhibitor

Researchers identify transferrin as potential contributor to COVID-19 severity

Immune system's oldest branches may underpin COVID severity

UOttawa's Faculty of Medicine awards 58 clinical research chairs to top clinician-scientists

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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