VTE pathways, clinics and prescribing
Patient pathways, independent prescribing by pharmacists and education of junior doctors all contribute to the effective operation of the VTE service, according to Mr Kieron Power; Lead Pharmacist… read more.
Patient pathways, independent prescribing by pharmacists and education of junior doctors all contribute to the effective operation of the VTE service, according to Mr Kieron Power; Lead Pharmacist… read more.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to grow tiny replicas of the pancreas,… read more.
Recurrence of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) may be more common than people think and 30% of people develop post thrombotic syndrome, according to Mr Kieron Power; Lead Pharmacist –… read more.
Pfizer Inc. announced that the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Great Britain marketing authorization for Cibinqo (abrocitinib), an oral, once-daily, Janus kinase 1… read more.
Massachusetts General Hospital Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests),… read more.
Specialist pharmacists are now the primary clinicians who look after patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. IMI spoke to Mr Kieron Power, Clinical Lead… read more.
A study conducted in Europe of Gilead’s Verklury (remdesivir) concluded that the antiviral provided no clinical benefit in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 compared to existing treatments . The… read more.
Results support the use of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine regimen for Ebola virus disease LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE Johnson & Johnson’s two-dose Ebola vaccine regimen… read more.
Moderna, Inc. highlighted a new analysis suggesting that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective against circulating variants of concern , including in a vaccine effectiveness study conducted… read more.
Risk of dementia increases with age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye disease, but not glaucoma. Age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye disease are linked to an… read more.
Publication of two separate analyses in The New England Journal of Medicine comes before a meeting of FDA advisers to discuss Pfizer’s application for authorization of a third… read more.
Addition of baricitinib to standard of care (including dexamethasone and remdesivir) was associated with reduced mortality among hospitalized adults with COVID-19, researchers reported on Sept. 1, 2021 in… read more.