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Many Cancer Centers Experiencing Shortage of Carboplatin, Cisplatin

Ninety-three and 70 percent of cancer centers are currently experiencing a shortage of carboplatin and cisplatin, respectively, according to a report published...

Almost All Blood Donors Had SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies by Third Quarter of 2022

Almost all blood donors had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies from previous infection or vaccination by the third...

FDA Approves Vevye (cyclosporine) Ophthalmic Solution for the Treatment of the Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease

Heidelberg, Germany and Cambridge, MA, USA, June 8, 2023 – Novaliq GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on first- and best-in-class ocular...

U.S. FDA Approves New Indication for Merck’s Prevymis (letermovir) for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

(BUSINESS WIRE) June 6, 2023 -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Risk for Stroke Increased in Association With Insomnia Symptoms

Insomnia symptoms are associated with an increased risk for stroke, with a dose-response relationship, according to a study published online June 7 in...

ASCO: Adding Atezolizumab to Cabozantinib No Benefit in Advanced Renal Cancer

For patients with locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma with disease progression on or after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment, the addition...

Survival Noninferior With Heart Donated After Circulatory Death

Risk-adjusted survival at six months after transplantation is noninferior for patients receiving a heart after the circulatory death of a donor or after...

~5 Percent Have Seizure While Driving Prior to Epilepsy Diagnosis

About 5 percent of people have a seizure while driving (SzWD) prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, according to a study published online June 7 in Neurology. Benjamin...

Combo Speech, Singing Therapy May Have Greater Effect in Parkinson Disease

Combining speech therapy with a singing intervention delivered via telerehabilitation seems to have a greater effect for patients with Parkinson disease...

ASCO: FOLFOX Noninferior to Chemoradiotherapy for Overall Survival in Rectal Cancer

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) is noninferior to preoperative chemoradiotherapy with respect to overall...

Continuous Transdermal Nitroglycerin No Aid for Hot Flashes

Uninterrupted transdermal nitroglycerin (NTG) therapy does not offer sustained benefit for hot flashes, according to a study published online June 5 in...

Use of Wearable Devices Low for Those With Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Less than one in four U.S. adults with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) use wearable devices, according to a study published online June 7 in...

ChatGPT Offers Evidence-Based Answers for Common Public Health Questions

ChatGPT consistently provides evidence-based answers to public health questions, according to a research letter published online June 7 in JAMA Network...

Muscle Adiposity Tied to Cognitive Decline

An increase in skeletal muscular adiposity is associated with cognitive decline among older men and women, according to a study published online June 7...

FDA Panel Backs RSV Vaccine for Infants, Some Toddlers

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended that the agency approve a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for infants...

U.S. Life Expectancy Disadvantage Began in 1950s, Worsened Over Time

The disadvantage in U.S. life expectancy began in the 1950s and has worsened over time, according to a study published online June 1 in the American Journal...

Study Looks at Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on STEMI Patients

Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown have reduced survival, according to a study published online...

Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer QoL Is Valid Patient-Reported Outcome Measure

A new locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) quality of life (QoL) measure is a valid patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), according to a study published...

School-Based Group Intervention Effective for Mental Health in Teen Girls

A school-based, trauma-informed group intervention is beneficial for alleviating trauma-related mental health harms among girls in high school, according...

Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early  Diagnosis of Epilepsy

Before learning they had epilepsy, about 5% of people who have what's called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, new research suggests. “Seizures...

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  • Vevye Vevye (cyclosporine) is a calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.
  • Abrysvo Abrysvo (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine) is a vaccine indicated for active immunization for the prevention of lower respiratory tract...
  • Posluma Posluma (flotufolastat F 18) a radioactive diagnostic agent used for positron emission tomography (PET) of prostate-specific membrane...

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  • Yutrepia Yutrepia (treprostinil) is an inhaled dry powder formulation of treprostinil for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to...
  • Libervant Libervant (diazepam) is a buccal film formulation of the approved benzodiazepine diazepam in development for the management of seizure clusters.

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