Novartis gets FDA ok for sickle-cell drug
Novartis announced it won U.S. FDA approval for its experimental sickle cell disease drug, Adakveo.
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19-Hour London To Sydney ‘Test Flight’ Shows How To Make Long Hauls Tolerable
Qantas Airways’ approach to the 11,000-mile trip features carefully designed meals and lighting. Passengers are also encouraged to get out of their seats and they experience two sunrises in one day.
Read moreEMS stroke triage platform edges out fellow digital cardiac care startups at AHA Scientific Sessions 2019 pitch contest
Forest Devices’ system, which employs disposable EEG caps and AI to streamline stroke care, was highlighted by judges and audience members over the cardiac offerings of fellow finalists Welldoc, PhysIQ, Happify Health, Qura and VUNO.
Read moreAHA: Amgen’s Repatha tied to greater risk reduction in high-risk heart attack patients
Amgen’s Repatha may already be far ahead in the PCSK9 field, but new competition is on its way. A new analysis in high-risk heart attack patients could give it some more ammo for that fight.
Read moreAHA: Lilly, Boehringer’s Jardiance cuts CV hospitalizations over rival diabetes meds
In its quest to become the dominant SGLT2 diabetes med for heart failure, Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance has used real-world data to beat up on its GLP-1 rivals. But Jardiance isn’t resting there. Now it’s touting DPP-4 inhibitor-topping data to support its case, too.
Read moreTo Save Face, Coca-Cola Designs A Bottle Made Out Of Ocean Waste Plastic
By John Vibes The Coca-Cola corporation recently announced that they were able to make a few plastic bottles out of trash that was pulled from the ocean. In a press release, the company said that the creation of 300 sample bottles made from ocean trash…
Read moreWhat Do YOU Mean When You Say ”5G”?
By Peter Tocci By now, almost everyone has seen/heard something about the “next generation” wireless technology. Be careful what you look/listen for, and be sure to understand what you oppose – or want. It’s a rather complex and confusing issue by itself, and not even…
Read moreEven Researchers Were Shocked By How Tough Life Is For Sanitation Workers
In lower-income countries, snakes, cow carcasses and collapsing walls are among the hazards faced by this critical but long-ignored group of workers.
Read moreSuffering from bad knees, some look for alternatives to surgery
Methods for possible relief can take time, assuming the damage isn’t too far gone, and include cartilage repair, weight loss, acupuncture, external braces, among others.
Read moreRepair of traumatically injured brain has been envisioned, but regenerating new neurons at the site of brain injury is challenging. Scientists show that transplanting cells that migrate to injured sites to form interneurons in mice with traumatic brain injury can improve memory and prevent seizures.
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