Free speech is perhaps our most cherished civil liberty. Without free speech -; especially free speech on key cultural, political and religious issues -; the United States is no longer the pluralistic republic envisioned by our Founders. ...
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The risk of death from hip- or knee-replacement surgery has dropped substantially in recent years, a large new study finds. Dutch researchers found that since the early 1990s, death rates have fallen by almost two-thirds among Danish ...
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CSL Behring has announced that Kcentra (prothrombin complex concentrate [human]) has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an expanded indication -- urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced ...
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Volcano, a developer and manufacturer of precision guided therapy tools, has announced the commercial release and initial implantations of its new Crux vena cava filter (VCF) in patients at risk for recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE). It ...
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The Netherlands-based Royal DSM has announced a partnership with US-based BiO2 Medical to supply DSM’s proprietary ComfortCoat lubricious coating and its coating application expertise for use in BiO2 Medical’s Angel catheter. ...
US-based Crosstrees Medical has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Crosstrees PVA pod system for percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA). The FDA approval for the CE marked Crosstrees PVA pod ...
The European Union has granted CE mark approval to BiO2 Medical's inferior vena cava(IVC)filter for use in critically ill patients who are at increased risk of pulmonary embolism and temporarily contraindicated for anticoagulation therapy. ...
Tags: European Union, CE mark approval, BiO2 Medical, IVC filter
Janssen Research & Development has submitted supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban), an oral anticoagulant. Janssen said the drug is used to treat ...
Tags: Xarelto, rivaroxaban, DVT, pulmonary embolism, VTE