Medications

Therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics in sepsis

The early and adequate administration of antibiotics is an important part of sepsis therapy. In this life-threatening disease, the dysregulated response of the immune system on an infection damages the body's own tissues, ...

Medications

ALS drug gets rare second review at high-stakes FDA meeting

A closely watched experimental drug for Lou Gehrig's disease got an unusual second look from U.S. regulators on Wednesday, following intense pressure to approve the treatment for those with the fatal illness.

Medications

FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meeting

Federal health regulators remain unconvinced about the benefits of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease, even as they prepare to give its drugmaker a rare second opportunity ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Novel device studied in treatment of refractory overactive bladder

A novel sacral neuromodulation system (SNM; SacralStim), which has an electrode with six contact points (CPs), shows benefit in the treatment of refractory overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study recently published ...

Medical research

Rehabilitation method to improve taste sensitivity

Many patients suffer from taste disorders due to a variety of causes, and in recent years the number of such patients has skyrocketed even further due to the COVID-19 epidemic. However, treatments to improve taste sensitivity ...

Medications

COVID rebound not limited to those who took Paxlovid

COVID rebound, which struck both President Joe Biden and White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci recently, doesn't just happen in those who take Paxlovid, a new study finds.

page 22 from 40