AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — Black patients are less likely to receive treatment intensification for blood pressure (BP) control than …
Arthritis drug may improve Covid-19 survival among elderly patients, says study
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with Covid-19, and provide …
Coronavirus US: Record 61,964 patients in hospital
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases: Number of patients spikes to 61,000 and daily infections hit 136k (but deaths …
France to transfer COVID patients to Germany: hospitals
France is planning to transfer COVID-19 patients to Germany for treatment within days as some hospitals creak under the pressure …
Genetic risk for fatal blood clots identified in IBD patients
Blood clots are the biggest cause of death in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease. In …
Cancer patients, clinicians find value in electronic real-time symptom reporting system
Both cancer patients and their medical teams found it beneficial when patients shared their symptoms in real time using a …
Brain imaging of tau protein in patients with various forms of dementia
A new imaging-based method could enable the early detection and differentiation of a wide variety of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by …
FDA Grants Priority Review and EMA Accepts Regulatory Submission for Pfizer’s Abrocitinib, an Oral Once-Daily JAK1 Inhibitor, for Patients 12 and Up with Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) October 27, 2020 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
Curbing COVID Brought Unexpected Benefit for Asthma Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 — Measures enacted to slow the spread of the new coronavirus also appeared to reduce hospitalizations …
Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 — A life support technique called ECMO has saved the lives of many critically ill COVID-19 …
Pioneering dual surgery a safe option for patients with polycystic kidney disease
Patients with large polycystic kidneys in need of a kidney transplant can have their diseased kidneys safely removed laparoscopically at …
Finding right drug balance for Parkinson’s patients
Parkinson’s disease is most commonly treated with levodopa, a drug which alleviates the slowing of bodily movements, called bradykinesia, found …
Doctors rebuild damaged corneas using patients’ own own stem cells for first time in US
Surgeons at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have replaced the ocular surface of four patients who each experienced chemical burns to …
Q&A: New study examines cost-effective imaging that protects patients and health care workers from COVID-19 exposure
How can we keep COVID-19 patients and their care teams safe while taking chest scans to monitor their wellbeing? One …
Autoimmune diseases in ALS patients linked to genetic mutation
A study published today in the journal Nature could help explain why certain people who develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), …
Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients also shed high viral loads
COVID-19 patients with and without symptoms are equally contagious: Asymptomatic people have just as much virus in their noses, mouths …
Drug treatment could improve effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients
While immunotherapy—a form of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to recognize, attack and kill tumor cells—has given hope …
COVID-19 patients with underlying conditions more likely to be die
Revealed: Having an underlying health condition raises the risk of dying of coronavirus by 12-FOLD, new CDC data shows Researchers …