A new therapeutic pill named elagolix will now become available for endometriosis-related pain, after getting approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This newly-approved drug can be taken for longer durations but also has several side-effects like headaches, hot flushes and nausea.
The San Diego-based company NuVasive has announced US-FDA 510(k) clearance for its Pulse spinal surgical automation platform. The platform includes 2D and 3D navigation and smart imaging capabilities, with implemented surgical planning, neuromonitoring, patient-specific rod bending tech and radiation reduction.
GlaxoSmithKline will be closing its drug manufacturing operations in Bangladesh by the end of this year and will remain only with its healthcare business that produces Sensodyne, Horlicks and Glaxose-D.
In a study on the current trends in multidrug resistance, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases last year, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant C. glabrata in many health centers was discussed. The increase in resistance was recorded with the introduction of antifungal agents like azoles, which were effective against Candida species.
The University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Trust researchers have built a lamp to treat chronic ulcers.
New research by the University of South Australia in partnership with the University of Stuttgart, Flinders University and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany have developed hi-tech machine-learning algorithms to reveal a connection between personality and eye movements.
A large database study showed that patients who were given a corticosteroid injection within 6 months preceding a rotator cuff repair, possess a high risk of undergoing a revision rotator cuff surgery in the next 3 years.
A week post Bayer’s announcement on the withdrawal of Essure, its contraceptive implant from the market by this year-end due to inadequate sales, its clinical safety is questioned as consumer and legal stress builds up concerning complaints of extreme fatigue, pain and bleeding.
The forthcoming HIMSS Connected Health Conference in Boston: "Balancing Technology and the Human Element" is themed to showcase the importance of human touch in healthcare amidst the rising technology driven hospitals and medical facilities.
According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Salmonella causes about 1.2 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths in the United States alone every year. Salmonella infections are caused via contaminated foods, which leads to fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
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