Stem-Cell Mobilization Booster Wins FDA Approval for Multiple Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the CXCR4 antagonist motixafortide (Aphexda) for use with filgrastim (Neupogen) to mobilize stem cells for autologous transplantation in multiple myeloma, BioLineRx announced on Monday. Recent advances in...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 11, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

OnPoint Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance for the OnPoint Augmented Reality Spine System
BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- OnPoint Surgical, Inc., a member of a group of privately held OnPoint companies pioneering augmented reality (AR) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) for multiple verticals includ... Devices, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery, FDA OnPoint Surgical, Augmented Reality Spine System, spine surgery
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

'I had a brain tumour - here are the first warning signs I experienced'
A dad-of-three has shared the first symptoms of a brain tumour that left him re-learning how to walk after his surgery.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Drug Trials Snapshot: OPDUALAG
OPDUALAG is a fixed-drug combination of nivolumab and relatlimab. OPDUALAG is used to treat adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age or older with a type of skin cancer called melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Tacrolimus After Lung Transplant Cuts Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
(MedPage Today) -- MILAN -- Once-a-day tacrolimus significantly reduced chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) in lung transplant patients compared with the standard immunosuppressant, according to the ScanCLAD trial. Among patients who underwent...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 11, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

AI shows promise for evaluating scoliosis on spine x-rays
Orthopedic surgeons in Japan have developed an AI method based on spine x-ray...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Can an AI photo app help diagnose scoliosis? Is breast cancer surgery linked to spinal deformity? AI algorithm creates x-ray-like images from ultrasound scans Ultrasound could rule out need for x-ray in scoliosis screening Simple steps improve x-ray for spinal surgery
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

What Are Common Vascular Rings and Slings?
Discussion Vascular rings and slings are not that common a congenital heart problem (about 1% of all congenital heart defects), but do occur and arise from abnormal embryological development of the major vascular structures. Embryologically the great vessels and their major branches arise from the aortic sac. The aortic sac forms two horns – a right and a left. These horns then form aortic arches. The aortic arches with their paired branches then course into the pharyngeal arches. Initially these aortic/pharyngeal arches have symmetric vascular pairs, but as development progresses they become asymmetric (basically du...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 11, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
SUNDAY, Sept. 10, 2023 -- When someone has surgery, pain may be top of mind. An expert in managing post-op pain offers three tips for keeping it under control, safely. “Pain can inhibit recovery, but good pain control can be an accelerator of a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Meta ' s VR technology is helping to train surgeons and treat patients, though costs remain a hurdle
Just days before assisting in his first major shoulder-replacement surgery last year, Dr. Jake Shine strapped on a virtual reality headset and got to work. As a third-year orthopedics resident at Kettering Health Dayton in Ohio, Shine was standing in the medical center's designated VR lab with his…#jakeshine #ohio #quest2 #vr #meta #markzuckerberg #oculus #realitylabs #apple #visionpro
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Anesthesiologists are sharply divided over how to handle the growing number of surgical patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists, given that the drugs can raise the risk of aspiration during surgery. While the leading U.S. anesthesiology...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Depression, Inflammation Linked in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 -- For individuals with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery, depression is associated with higher inflammation before and after surgery, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Psychological Medicine. Anna P....
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roundup: Seed funding raised for mental health, robotics surgery
Also, DeepTek and Alveofit obtained respective regulatory approvals in Thailand and the United States.
Source: mobihealthnews - September 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Intensive consolidation treatment before allogeneic stem-cell transplant did not improve outcomes in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a retrospective comparison showed. Relapse-free survival (RFS...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Perimeter provides updates on clinical trial
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) developer Perimeter Medical Imaging AI recentl...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Perimeter touts placement of OCT system in Georgia Perimeter director resigns Perimeter secures contract with healthcare marketing agency QooQoo Perimeter Medical publishes AI case series Perimeter places OCT technology in Calif. surgery center
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Reusable Surgical Head Covers Reduce Emissions, Environmental Impact
(MedPage Today) -- Reusable surgical head covers had a lower carbon footprint and a lower environmental impact than disposable ones, according to a life cycle assessment of three kinds of head covers in Amsterdam. In metric tons, the mean carbon...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

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