Cardiac Device Infections and Lead Extraction: A This Week in Cardiology Podcast Recap

Cardiac Device Infections and Lead Extraction: A This Week in Cardiology Podcast Recap

This Week in Cardiology’s latest podcast features John Mandrola, MD, who comments on two major topics. One is the increasing problem of cardiac implanted electronic device infections, which arises from more people requiring pacemakers and the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy and implanted cardioverter defibrillators. In one study focusing on the timing of a device … Read more

Metabolic surgery is more effective than medication and lifestyle changes for treating advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a joint paper by King’s College and the Catholic University of Rome published in The Lancet. It is the first to compare three active treatments of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and investigate the effectiveness of metabolic surgery in a randomised clinical trial. Currently, NAFLD/NASH affects 12% of adults in the UK and is estimated to affect 27 million people in the US by 2030.

Metabolic surgery is more effective than medication and lifestyle changes for treating advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a joint paper by King’s College and the Catholic University of Rome published in The Lancet. It is the first to compare three active treatments of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and investigate the effectiveness of metabolic surgery in a randomised clinical trial. Currently, NAFLD/NASH affects 12% of adults in the UK and is estimated to affect 27 million people in the US by 2030.

Metabolic liver disease is a condition that affects the liver’s ability to process nutrients and other substances. While it can be treated with medications and lifestyle changes, surgery is often the most effective option. In this article, we will explore the role of surgery in the treatment of metabolic liver disease, the types of surgeries … Read more

UC Davis Health researchers use CAR T-cell therapy in clinical trial to cure HIV, with no adverse events observed so far.

UC Davis Health researchers use CAR T-cell therapy in clinical trial to cure HIV, with no adverse events observed so far.

The medical field has been seeking a cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) for years, and now a potential solution is making strides. Researchers have begun a clinical trial using CAR T cell therapy to attempt to cure HIV. This innovative approach is the first of its kind and offers hope to the millions of … Read more

Egypt issues law regulating clinical medical research to protect respondents and follow ethical standards. Controls for suspension and termination also outlined.

Egypt issues law regulating clinical medical research to protect respondents and follow ethical standards. Controls for suspension and termination also outlined.

Posted by Iman Ali Sunday, 09 April 2023 02:00 AM Law No. 214 of 2020 aims to issue a law regulating clinical medical research, to establish the foundations, standards, and controls necessary to conduct clinical medical research, and to protect the respondents, whether these researches are preventive or diagnostic, therapeutic or non-therapeutic, interventional or non-invasive, … Read more

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults marks a turning point

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for adults marks a turning point

The candidate vaccine againstrespiratory syncytial virus (VRS)for people over 60 years of age that are being developed by different international groups for the pharmaceutical company GSK, and in which researchers from the Santiago Clinic participate, is called to be “a turning point for other vaccines and in the treatment of this disease in adults”. As … Read more

Formation of a medical research commission under the Clinical Trials Act. Know the mandate and tasks

Formation of a medical research commission under the Clinical Trials Act.  Know the mandate and tasks

text Clinical Medical Research Regulation ActProvided that “a committee called “Institutional Committee for the Review of Medical Research Ethics” is formed within each research institution, by a decision of the competent authority in this body, and it is necessary that this committee be registered at the Supreme Council.. This committee specializes in the following: –Take … Read more

Houston Seeks Volunteers for COVID-19 Variant Vaccine Trial – NBC 7 Houston

Houston Seeks Volunteers for COVID-19 Variant Vaccine Trial – NBC 7 Houston

HOUSTON – Researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine are recruiting adult volunteers for a COVID-19 vaccine study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which seeks to test different vaccine regimens that may offer a broader range of protection against new variants as they emerge. The study, known as the COVID-19 … Read more

Breast cancer vaccine, what is it and what does it consist of

Breast cancer vaccine, what is it and what does it consist of

Digital Millennium Mexico / 26.11.2021 18:54:12 Develop a vaccine that can prevent cancer it is extremely complicated, if in itself developing a vaccine against a virus takes a long time, one that goes against our cells, it is even more complicated; however, researchers in the United States are developing an immunization to prevent breast cancer. … Read more

Pfizer launches human clinical trials of a …

Pfizer launches human clinical trials of a …

The American pharmaceutical laboratory Pfizer has announced that it is testing a human flu vaccine using messenger RNA technology, first used in its covid-19 vaccine, a technology that could improve the effectiveness of current flu vaccines, currently between 40% and 60%, reports AFP. The American company in the field of Modern Biotechnology announced, in turn, … Read more

Clinical Trials of Various Covid-19 Vaccines for Young Children, Some are Blood Clotting

Clinical Trials of Various Covid-19 Vaccines for Young Children, Some are Blood Clotting

TEMPO.CO, Bandung – Manufacturers Covid-19 vaccine is preparing a formula for immunization of children up to the age of toddlers. The preparation has even entered clinical trials. “Children aged 3-11 years are still waiting for the results of the study to assess safety and dosage with an adequate number of subjects,” said Rodman Tarigan, lecturer … Read more