Late-Breaking Data at ACC.21 Show XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin Significantly Reduced Total Ischemic Events in Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Patients After Lower-Extremity Revascularization
RARITAN, N.J., May 16, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today presented new data from the Phase 3 VOYAGER PAD study which showed XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) (2.5 mg twice daily) in combination with aspirin (100 mg once daily) consistently reduced severe vascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) after lower-extremity revascularization (LER) compared to aspirin alone regardless of whether it was the first, second, third, or subsequent event. The primary results of VOYAGER PAD showed that XARELTO® plus aspirin reduced first events by 15 percent among patients with PAD ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 16, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Why are incontinence patients being denied life changing BOTOX injections?
Sheila Cakebread, 73, from Godalming, Surrey discovered several of her friend were being treated with Botox for years for their incontinence, to great effect. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors operate to save baby her from spina bifida before she was even born
The operation, carried out when Mila's mother, Helena Purcell, 41, of Hornchurch, Essex, was just 23 weeks pregnant, has saved the baby from a lifetime of paralysis and incontinence. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urinary Incontinence Surgery in Women Not Tied to Pelvic Cancer
At a median follow - up of 8.5 years, no increased risk for pelvic malignancy seen following mesh or nonmesh SUI surgery (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 29, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Surgery, Urology, Journal, Source Type: news
Urinary Incontinence Surgery in Women Not Tied to Pelvic Cancer
THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 -- Stress urinary incontinence surgery, with or without the use of transvaginal mesh, is not associated with an increased risk for pelvic malignancy in women, according to a study published online April 8 in The Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 29, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medtronic Receives FDA Approval to Launch Clinical Study for Implantable Tibial Neuromodulation Therapy for Bladder Incontinence
New Investigational Device Aims to Expand Access to Therapy for Patients with Incontinence; Underscores Medtronic's Leadership as Only Company to Offer Neuromodulation Options for Incontinence
DUBLIN, April 27, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Netw... Devices, Urology Medtronic, tibial neuromodulation, bladder incontinence (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - April 27, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medtech company raises $17M to widen distribution of female incontinence treatment device
A women-led company that develops digital therapeutics for female pelvic floor disorders has closed an additional round of equity funding totaling $17 million.
The financing for Boston-based Renovia includes new investor Parian Global Management along with existing investors including Perceptive Life Sciences, Longwood Fund, Ascension Ventures and OSF Ventures.
The company, formed in 2016, previously raised $5 million in equity in an October, 2020 $14. 5M funding round, per an SEC filing, BostInno… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 20, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Anne Stych Source Type: news
Renovia raises $17M to help tackle female pelvic floor disorders
The company ’s flagship product, leva, is an FDA-cleared digital therapeutic that helps women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles to treat urinary incontinence. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 19, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Investing, Health and Wellness, Healthy aging, Digital Health, Business, Care, Technology Source Type: news
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won ’ t Raise a Woman ’ s Cancer Risk
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 12, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Urology, News, Source Type: news
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
NDAY, April 12, 2021 -- Women face no increased risk of pelvic cancer -- tumors of the bladder, cervix and ovaries -- if they have surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a new study finds.
Concerns about possible complications and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Title: Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won ' t Raise a Woman ' s Cancer RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/12/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - April 12, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence doesn't cause pelvic cancer
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Women undergoing surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not at increased risk of developing pelvic cancers, according to a large-scale, population-based study in The Journal of Urology ® , Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
French medical device manufacturer UroMems completes €23M in Series B funding
The manufacturer of the electronic artificial urinary sphincter aims to develop its device for treating urinary incontinence. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 8, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Finance, Emerging Technologies, Business, Technology Source Type: news
Urinary incontinence: Dr Zoe's tips for preventing stress incontinence
URINARY incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder, and it's most common in women over the age of 30. How do you prevent stress incontinence? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm
DAMAZIN, Sudan– Farina*, 50, in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, cannot remember how long ago she developed an obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury that causes chronic incontinence, infections and, often, ostracism from the community. Farina was married while just a teenager. Child marriage greatly increases the risk of experiencing obstructed childbirth, which, without timely treatment, is often deadly. Those who survive, like Farina, may develop anobstetric fistula. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Source Type: news
