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Uncategorized Published - 3 June, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
DASH diet reduced heart failure risk ‘by almost half’ in people under 75

By Catharine Paddock PhD Medical News Today Sticking to a plant-rich diet that can reduce high blood pressure may also lower the risk of heart failure in people under the age of 75. The DASH diet is rich in fruit, vegetables, and fish, as well as poultry and nuts. This was the conclusion of a study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 June, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
B. Braun invests $1 billion in I.V. fluid manufacturing to alleviate shortages

This is certainly great news. By David Lim Medtech Dive Dive Brief: B. Braun Medical announced Tuesday it is investing $1 billion into new and existing IV fluid manufacturing facilities to address the IV solution shortage exacerbated by Hurricane Maria’s making landfall in Puerto Rico in 2017. The company will open a new manufacturing plant in Daytona […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 June, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Move Over, Martin Shkreli: This Pharma Exec Is Accused Of Fixing Prices On 107 Drugs

Nathan Vardi F Forbes In some ways, it was the corporate world equivalent of the infamous baptism scene in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, when, in a single 24 hours, the newly anointed don of the Corleone family executed a plan to simultaneously eliminate rivals in La Cosa Nostra. In this case, however, the family was […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 June, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes

By Elizabeth Pennisi Science On any given day, hospitals across the United States burn through some 16,500 liters (35,000 pints) of donated blood for emergency surgeries, scheduled operations, and routine transfusions. But recipients can’t take just any blood: For a transfusion to be successful, the patient and donor blood types must be compatible. Now, researchers analyzing bacteria […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine Show Similar Analgesia For Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News A study comparing the opioid-sparing effects of dexmedetomidine and ketamine has demonstrated similar intraoperative analgesic effects when used as part of a multimodal approach in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. In patients undergoing minimally invasive lung lobectomy, the retrospective analysis found comparable intraoperative opioid requirements and hemodynamic parameters. Although differences in […]

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