Drug for Overactive Bladder Recommended in Europe Drug for Overactive Bladder Recommended in Europe
Obgemsa is suitable for treating symptoms of an overactive bladder in adults, the European Medicines Agency has determined.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Urology News Alert Source Type: news
Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?
(MedPage Today) -- As physicians, our patients and their caregivers expect that we base clinical decisions about disease management and treatment on the best available evidence, following guidelines and recommendations based on randomized clinical... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - April 26, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
New £400,000 melanoma vaccine heralds start of 'cancer renaissance' as UK trials personalised jabs for lung, bowel, pancreas and liver tumours... but experts fear NHS can't afford them
The UK is entering a ' cancer renaissance' with pioneering personalised vaccines to combat some of the deadliest tumours expected by 2030, say leading experts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
NIH-led study offers insights into the role genetics may play in the risk of developing kidney cancer, (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Dual-tracer PET/CT shows promise in liver cancer patients
Dual-tracer PET/CT appears valuable for improving tumor staging in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma being evaluated for treatment, according to a study published April 25 in JHEP Reports.
A group led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong in China found the approach detected 12% more disease in patients undergoing staging than CT or MRI and resulted in a change in treatment in a significant number of cases. The results validate the emerging technique, the group noted.
“In a large series of patients, we provided quantitative evidence for the use of combined F-18 FDG and C-11 acetate PET/CT in staging HCC pa...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Cancer breakthrough as scientists develop super vaccine that could provide miracle cure
Now in global studies, the jab may also be effective against lung, bladder and kidney cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MASLD Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD But Not Liver Disease MASLD Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD But Not Liver Disease
A large study reveals an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events but not for liver disease progression in adults with MASLD disease and HIV infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
First new antibiotic for UTIs in 20 years approved to help millions of women who don't respond to other drugs
The FDA has approved the drug pivmecillinam - sold under the brand name Pivya - for 'uncomplicated' UTIs , meaning the infection is contained within the bladder and has not spread to the kidneys. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gilead posts quarterly loss, revenue rises 5%
Gilead Sciences reported a first-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $3.9 billion charge for its recent acquisition of liver drug developer CymaBay Therapeutics, while revenue rose 5% on higher HIV, oncology and liver disease treatment sales. For full-year 2024, Gilead said it still expects…#gileadsciences #cymabaytherapeutics #gilead #cymabay #immunomedics #danieloday (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action
(MedPage Today) -- Several relatives of patients who died while waiting for a new liver said Wednesday they want to know if their loved ones were wrongfully denied a transplant by a Houston doctor accused of manipulating the waitlist to make some... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
A Test Told Me I ’m Basically Made of Plastic. You Probably Are Too
I might like to think of my body as a thing of bone and blood and tissue and water, but as I recently learned, it’s also a thing of plastic—home to an alarming amount of plastic toxins known as bisphenols. Used to manufacture mostly hard, durable plastics—such as water bottles and takeout containers—bisphenols are often found in the company of phthalates, which are used to make more flexible plastics such as raincoat linings, vinyl boots, and packing tape. Both types of chemicals are known to be hormone disruptors, leading to numerous health problems, including early puberty, obesity, heart disease,...
Source: TIME: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Environment Source Type: news
Study identifies driver of liver cancer that could be target for treatment
Inhibiting a certain protein in mice reduced obesity-induced liver tumor development, Yale researchers found. It could reveal a future treatment route. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 25, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead
(MedPage Today) -- A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the first-ever patient to undergo combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery, doctors announced.
The patient, Lisa Pisano, had heart failure and end... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 25, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers
Several relatives of patients who died while awaiting a new liver say they want to know if their loved ones were wrongfully denied a transplant by a Houston doctor accused of manipulating a hospital waitlist (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Does Ejection Fraction Make or Break Afib Ablation in Heart Failure Patients?
(MedPage Today) -- The efficacy of catheter ablation for heart failure (HF) patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) hinged on the phenotype of disease, researchers reported based on a meta-analysis.
Compared with conventional rate or rhythm... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - April 24, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
