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• New Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Considered Safe, FDA

  01-11-2023 23:11 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 -- A new gene therapy for sickle cell disease was deemed safe by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Tuesday, paving the way for full approval by early December.
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• FDA Advisors Say New Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Is Safe

  01-11-2023 23:11 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- A new gene therapy for sickle cell disease was deemed safe by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Tuesday, paving the way for full approval by early December.The FDA had already decided that the therapy,...
  
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• 2021 to 2022 Saw 3 Percent Increase in Infant Mortality Rate in U.S.

  01-11-2023 23:11 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- From 2021 to 2022, there was a 3 percent increase in the infant mortality rate in the United States, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
  
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• Second Person to Receive Pig Heart Dies Six Weeks After Transplant

  01-11-2023 23:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023– The second person to ever receive a transplanted pig heart has died.Lawrence Faucette, 58, got the transplant just six weeks earlier at the University of Maryland Medical Center in an experimental procedure....
  
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• Interventions to Redesign Patient Care Do Not Improve Outcomes

  01-11-2023 23:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Interventions to redesign care for hospitalized patients are not associated with improved patient outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Kevin J. O'Leary, M.D., from the...
  
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• Landiolol Does Not Reduce Organ Failure in Septic Shock Patients With Tachycardia

  01-11-2023 23:09 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- An infusion of landiolol does not reduce organ failure among patients with septic shock with tachycardia, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with...
  
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• More Than Half of U.S. Adults Use Internet to Look for Health, Medical Information

  01-11-2023 19:54 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- More than half of adults used the internet to look for health or medical information during July to December 2022, with higher prevalence among women than men, according to an October data brief published by the U.S....
  
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• Retinal Capillary Perfusion Tied to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Black Patients

  01-11-2023 16:30 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Lower retinal capillary perfusion is associated with cerebral small vessel disease, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.Farzan Abdolahi, M.D., from University of Southern...
  
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• Predictors of Vertigo After Endolymphatic Sac Surgery ID'd in Meniere Disease

  01-11-2023 16:29 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Audiogram type and pure-tone threshold average can predict vertigo after endolymphatic sac decompression (ESD) in Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the European Archives in...
  
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• Higher Rate of Bladder Neck Incompetence in Mixed Urinary Incontinence

  01-11-2023 16:29 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Patients with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) have a higher rate of bladder neck incompetence (BNI), according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the World Journal of Urology.Yu-Chen Chen, from the Kaohsiung Medical...
  
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• Incident A-Fib Linked to Increased Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment

  01-11-2023 16:28 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a research letter published online Oct. 25 in JACC: Advances.Sheng-Chia Chung, Ph.D., from University...
  
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• Study Looks at Addition of Sigh Ventilation in Trauma Patients

  01-11-2023 16:18 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- For trauma patients receiving mechanical ventilation at risk of poor outcomes, the addition of sigh breaths does not significantly increase ventilator-free days, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the...
  
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• AAP: Children Most Likely to Present to ED With Burns From Hair Styling Tools

  01-11-2023 16:16 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Children younger than 10 are most likely to present to the emergency department with burn injuries sustained from hair styling tools, especially hair curlers and curling irons, according to a study presented at the annual...
  
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• Yoga May Cut Complications With Radiation for Head, Neck Cancer

  01-11-2023 16:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- Participating in yoga may cut negative treatment-related complications in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care...
  
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• Improved IVF Outcomes With Interpregnancy Interval of at Least Six Months

  01-11-2023 16:05 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023-- For women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), delaying the next frozen embryo transfer (FET) for at least six months after a clinical pregnancy loss (CPL) is associated with improved pregnancy outcomes, according to...
  
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• American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 13 to 17

  01-11-2023 16:03 via drugs.com
  
  The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held from Oct. 13 to 17 in San Francisco and attracted approximately 15,000 participants from around the world, including anesthesiologists and other health care professionals. The...
  
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• AstraZeneca and Cellectis enter gene therapy partnership worth over $2.2bn

  01-11-2023 13:29
  
  The deal gives AZ access to Cellectis’ gene editing technologies and manufacturing capabilities
  
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• Novavax’s XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 vaccine receives EC approval

  01-11-2023 13:28
  
  Individuals aged 12 years and older will be eligible to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine
  
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• Novartis’ Cosentyx receives FDA approval for hidradenitis suppurativa

  01-11-2023 13:28
  
  The decision makes Cosentyx the first biologic treatment approved for HS in nearly a decade
  
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• Kite and Epic Bio announce cancer cell therapy collaboration agreement

  01-11-2023 13:27
  
  The partnership centres around Epic Bio’s proprietary gene regulation platform
  
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• GSK to acquire exclusive rights to Janssen’s hepatitis B therapy in $1bn deal

  01-11-2023 13:27
  
  GSK will evaluate the therapy in combination with its own hepatitis B treatment
  
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• GSK to acquire exclusive rights for Janssen’s hepatitis B therapy in $1bn deal

  01-11-2023 13:27
  
  The company will evaluate JNJ-3989 in combination with its own hepatitis B treatment
  
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• Monthly News Roundup - October 2023

  01-11-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  FDA Clears Loqtorzi as First Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
  In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Coherus BioSciences’ Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) to treat adult patients with metastatic or recurrent...
  
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