Short-term mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) admission rates among patients with neurodegenerative disorders who are hospitalized with COVID-19 may not differ from age-matched hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who do not have neurological disorders, according…
Intermittent dosing of zolpidem with placebo after one month of full dose nightly zolpidem is an effective acute and extended treatment for patients with chronic insomnia while using 50% less medication, according to study results…
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Solaris Pharma’s Abbreviated New Drug Application for clindamycin phosphate EQ 1% topical gel, the first generic version of Clindagel® (Bausch Health). Clindamycin phosphate EQ 1% gel is indicated…
What does Modern Slavery look like? 11 days ago, on the Daily Blog, I introduced Michael and Simone Glen, long-time Caltex franchisees in Christchurch. I wrote about their vicious bullying campaign to break and drive…
Every month, the leadership team at the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) highlights the most important published literature that impacts geriatric practice. This month, Valerie K. Sabol, PhD, MBA, ACNP, GNP, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN,…
Full results from the phase 3 EMPEROR-Preserved trial showed that treatment with empagliflozin demonstrated significant risk reduction of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure in adults with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. The…
Roche is voluntarily withdrawing the indication for Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (Abraxane®, paclitaxel bound to albumin [human]; nab-paclitaxel) in the United States (US) for the treatment of adults with unresectable locally advanced or…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab plus etesevimab to state that the combination should only be administered in states, territories, and US jurisdictions in which the…
Dientamoeba fragilis (D fragilis) carriers have greater gut microbiota alpha diversity compared with noncarriers, according to a study in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Investigators sought to compare the gut microbiota composition of…
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Korsuva (difelikefalin) injection for the treatment of moderate to severe pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease in adults undergoing hemodialysis. Korsuva is a kappa opioid receptor agonist that…
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