Reusable catheters a safe choice that could save NHS millions, study finds
Reusable catheters are just as safe for patients as single-use ones and do not increase the risk of urinary tract infections, a new study has found. Thousands of… read more.
Reusable catheters are just as safe for patients as single-use ones and do not increase the risk of urinary tract infections, a new study has found. Thousands of… read more.
Nurse-led, community-based ultrasound screening for hip dysplasia achieved almost universal reach and identified children earlier than current practices. A University of Tokyo study found that 8.7% of infants… read more.
Genentech has received FDA approval of Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) intravenous (IV) infusion for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in pediatric patients 10 years of age and older who… read more.
Surgeons are an integral part of the health care system, supplying critical and urgent care in nearly every field of medicine. But surgeons are already in short supply,… read more.
Older people, care home residents and those living in poor-quality housing are facing growing danger from extreme heat, as new research warns that the UK is failing to… read more.
Pfizer announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 MagnetisMM-5 study evaluating Elrexfio (elranatamab) as monotherapy in adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who received at… read more.
Advance directives document patient preferences for future care, including end-of-life. An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that older patients with an advance directive that had… read more.
When health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health tracked data from primary care practices that had been acquired by private equity firms, they found… read more.
AstraZeneca’s Baxfendy (baxdrostat) has been approved in the US as a first-in-class aldosterone synthase inhibitor (ASI) for the treatment of hypertension in combination with other antihypertensive medications, to… read more.
Researchers report that early treatment of type 2 diabetes with tirzepatide leads to greater improvements over 2 years in blood sugar, body weight, and waist size than treatment… read more.
Eating foods that contain common preservative food additives may increase the risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to research published in the European Heart Journal [1] today… read more.
Ramandeep Kaur did not plan a career in digital health. In 2014, newly arrived at Leicester Royal Infirmary as a locum pharmacist, she spotted a job advertisement related… read more.