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Uncategorized Published - 20 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
FDA Approves Once-Daily IV NSAID for Moderate to Severe Pain

The FDA approved the New Drug Application for a meloxicam injection (Anjeso, Baudax Bio), which is indicated for managing moderate to severe pain, alone or in combination with other non–nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) analgesics, according to a press release from the company. The treatment is administered as a once-daily IV bolus push. It is the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Smoking and COPD associated with higher COVID-19 mortality

Author: Denise Baez Current smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. Jaber Alqahtani, University College London, London, United Kingdom, and colleagues scrutinised data from 15 studies comprising […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Risk score may help predict occurrence of critical illness in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

DG Alerts A clinical risk score can help clinicians identify patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who may subsequently develop critical illness at the time of hospital admission, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The tool, dubbed COVID-GRAM, uses 10 variables that are generally readily available at hospital admission to predict critical illness. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Linked to Improved Sleep Quality

By Nancy Shaw DG News Treatment of chronic pain with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy is linked to significant improvements in sleep quality, according to a study presented here at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). “Marked improvements in sleep quality were observed in the EVOKE study, with greater […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
COVID-19 Continues to Waylay Healthcare Workers

Authors Judy George, Shannon Firth, and Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today Staff — Nearly 5% of those who responded to a bi-weekly MedPage Today survey have or had the disease Of 763 respondents in a MedPage Today survey — 86% of whom were physicians — 4.91% reported they had or currently have COVID-19. The findings come from […]

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