Rivermark Medical, a medical device company dedicated to the development of first-line devices for benign prostatic enlargement (BPH), has announced the successful use of its FloStent System in the RAPID-1 FIH study. The procedures were performed by Dr. Ingrid Perscky Arravanti, Principal Investigator (PI), and were supervised by Dr. Dean Elterman, Primary Clinical Advisor at Pacifica […]
Research from India’s Tata Memorial Centre suggests that free radicals (ROS) generated upon mixing two nutraceuticals–resveratrol and copper–can help ameliorate various diseases by inactivating cell-free chromatin particles. The chromatin is a mixture of proteins and DNA that forms the structure of the chromosomes within the nucleus of the cell. Cells that die release “cfChPs”, or cell-free […]
Harbour BioMed, HKEX 02142 (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the application for an investigational new drug to begin clinical trials in the U.S. of its first-in class fully human monoclonal antibodies HBM1020 against B7H7. This multicenter, open-label study will evaluate HBM1020’s safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics as well as its […]
The study shows that a new technique for regenerating donor lung tissue can increase the number organs available for lifesaving transplantation. According to a study recently published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, a novel method of supporting and recovering donor lung outside the body has the potential to increase organs available for donation. […]
FDA recently approved the first gene therapy to treat high-risk bladder tumors that have not spread to muscle. In a news release, the agency described nadofaragene Firadenovec-vncg as a nonreplicating vector-based genetherapy for adults with non-muscle-invasive urethral cancer (NMIBC), who do not respond to immunotherapy using bacillus Calmette-Guerin. According to the FDA, about 75% to 80% […]
A new alpha radiation treatment could revolutionize cancer treatment. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian became the first hospital to offer a clinical trial in Southern California, and is one of the few hospitals in the entire world to do so. This clinical trial could change the way cancer treatments are delivered. Hoag has launched a phase […]
Byrdie Lifson Pompan, founder of Clear Health Advisors and Dr. Valerie Ulene launched Boom Home Medical, a company that aims to revolutionize home medical products by offering beautifully designed products, which are highly functional and easy to use, and empowers people to take care of themselves in dignity. Home healthcare products today are outdated, unattractive, […]
The study shows that more patient-centered hospital care is needed. A new study found that non-urgent blood draw may often interrupt the sleep of hospitalized patient. A team of researchers analyzed more than 5,000,000 non-urgent draws of blood collected by Yale New Haven Hospital from 2016 to 2019. They found that a large proportion occurred […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an update to the label for Rybelsus tablets (7 mg or 14mg) that allows adults with type-2 diabetes who have never taken diabetes medication before, to use it as their first line treatment. The FDA has approved a label update that removes an old restriction of use stating […]
COVID-19 boosters are effective in protecting against hospitalization and severe illness. However, their effectiveness is waning, leading to confusion about the best time to receive an additional booster. A team of scientists, led by professors at the Yale School of Public Health at Charlotte and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has the answer: […]
