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  • Novartis says Cosentyx better at clearing skin in psoriasis patients than Stelara

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Feb 7, 2019

    Novartis said its studies show that Cosentyx (secukinumab), formulated to treat psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), achieves clearer skin in subjects after 12 weeks compared to Stelara (ustekinumab).

  • FDA accepts two new drug applications for Merck HIV-1 therapy

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | May 16, 2018

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted two new drug applications Merck submitted for an investigational treatment aimed at ameliorating HIV-1 infection in adults, according to a company press release.

  • Study suggests biomarker links diabetes, obesity

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 27, 2018

    With one-third of U.S. adults deemed clinically obese, researchers at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) recently revealed results of a study to pinpoint precise markers for those at greater risk for developing diabetes.

  • $1.6 million grant to aid outreach effort to enhance diabetes care

    People
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 26, 2018

    As a step toward equalizing health care accessibility, the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in conjunction with Stanford University will apply a $1.6 million grant to identifying tactics for reaching underserved Type 1 diabetes patients, a UF Health release said.

  • Outreach program to address housing needs of homeless ER patients

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 25, 2018

    Raising awareness of correlations between homelessness and chronic medical conditions while supporting the community, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) in Chicago is advancing a program called Better Health Through Housing in a local outreach effort.

  • 3-D mapping of enzyme may open door to bolstering cancer treatments

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 25, 2018

    Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) recently isolated and identified the physical makeup of DHHC enzymes (palmitoyltransferases), which alter other proteins by connecting them to lipid (fatty acid) chains of assorted lengths, a modification known as palmitoylation that has the capacity to alter target protein characteristics.

  • National Institutes of Health team traces developments in gene therapy treatments

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 19, 2018

    The future of gene therapy has arrived after three decades of attempts to harness the modality, a National Institutes of Health release said.

  • Biotherapy firm cultivates potential cattle-based MERS treatment

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 19, 2018

    Thanks to cows, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said there may be a potential treatment for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) after research demonstrated its safety and tolerability in clinical trial volunteers.

  • Wexler Medical Center named an accountable care organization to serve Medicare patients

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 19, 2018

    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently chose the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center as a designated Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization (ACO), rendering it eligible to serve Medicare patients with fee-for-service care, the medical center said in a release.

  • 'Real science means something,' Napolitano says at start of medical school retreat

    People
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 19, 2018

    University of California San Francisco President Janet Napolitano headlined the Jan. 11 UCSF medical school leadership retreat and participating in a roundtable discussion with the medical school's dean Talmadge E. King Jr.

  • Chicago hospital limits visitor traffic during rise in flu cases

    People
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 18, 2018

    With three major strains of influenza currently putting a strain on public health facilities in Chicago and statewide, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) has requested that individuals with symptoms of the illness refrain from visiting the hospital.

  • Stony Brook University Heart Institute has a new chief cardiologist

    People
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 18, 2018

    Dr. Hal Skopicki, a specialist in advanced cardiac disease, has been appointed as chief of cardiology and deputy director of operations at the Stony Brook University Heart Institute in New York.

  • University of Illinois health system makes 'Best Hospital IT Department' list

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 18, 2018

    Healthcare IT News, an online industry publication, recently recognized the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System recent segue to enhanced electronic record (EHR) storage by naming U. of I. Health to its “Best Hospital IT Department” list.

  • Findings indicate deep brain stimulation may benefit Tourette patients

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 18, 2018

    University of Florida neuroscientists recently determined that individuals with Tourette syndrome may benefit from deep brain stimulation (DBS) which has previously been proven effective with other movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease.

  • Skeptic revisits case for mindfulness

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 13, 2018

    Chadwick Matlin, a staff writer for the evidence-based fivethirtyeight.com, recently revealed his unexpected discovery of solace in the practice of mindfulness after experiencing initial skepticism – especially given the practice’s highly trending profile of late.

  • Genetic reactivation may unlock Rett syndrome treatment

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 12, 2018

    Presenting a potentially pioneering approach to Rett syndrome, a severe chromosomal disorder that affects females, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently published study results suggesting that genetic reactivation might serve as a key to a remedy.

  • Mapping melanoma mutations opens door to individualized vaccination

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 12, 2018

    With a childhood history of “a gazillion sunburns” and following multiple surgeries for melanoma, Massachusetts-based writer Martha Pfeiffer qualified for a pioneering Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study isolating patients’ tumor cell DNA for personalized vaccination potential.

  • Lundbeck teams up with Vanderbilt on schizophrenia treatment

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 12, 2018

    H. Lundbeck A/S, a Danish pharmaceutical firm focused on psychiatric and neurological treatments, recently announced its partnership with Vanderbilt University to license and advance collaborative research for treating schizophrenia cases.

  • ER doctors share their experiences with winter-related injuries

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 12, 2018

    Orthopedic injuries, hypothermia, and other adverse health events may result from severe weather conditions such as the “bomb cyclone” lately sweeping the nation, according to emergency room physicians describing a recent uptick in winter-related ER cases.

  • Cleveland Clinic, Select Medical open second rehabilitation clinic in Cleveland area

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 10, 2018

    In a collaboration with Cleveland Clinic, Select Medical Corp. recently opened the doors to its new 60-bed, state-of-the-art inpatient facility, Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital, Beachwood, which offers specialty care to Ohio patients recovering from complex conditions.

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