[ad_1] Home » Specialties » Womens Health The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the prescription to over-the-counter (OTC) switch for Perrigo’s Nasonex® 24hr Allergy (mometasone furoate monohydrate). Nasonex is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of nasal symptoms of allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, and the prophylaxis…
[ad_1] High blood pressure, also referred to as hypertension, is a common medical condition. In North America, as many as 1 in 3 individuals are silently living with this disorder. Genetics, being overweight or obese, advancing age, and being African-American all predispose individuals to have high blood pressure. High blood pressure causes no symptoms early…
[ad_1] Every now and then, a “forcing function” comes along that changes the trajectory of a company or an industry. The pandemic may be the most potent forcing function in recent history, and it has transformed healthcare by putting telehealth squarely in the mainstream. Much has been written about how video visits went up by…
[ad_1] Digital health platform Altibbi supports Egyptian blood plasma project Altibbi has partnered with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population to work on a blood plasma project. The national project, to establish blood plasma donations for medicine production, will contribute to the production of medicines and help to treat burns or pathological conditions, including kidney,…
[ad_1] March 24, 2022 1 min read Source/Disclosures Source: Harris P. Leadership in times of crisis and beyond. Presented at: Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference; March 17-19; Denver, Colorado. Disclosures: Harris reports no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS …
[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year, according to new research that compared their risk to the general public as well as people who survived a heart attack. Past research shows depression is common after…
[ad_1] You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. AI gains ground in cardiac health While health tech watchers question how much artificial intelligence really moves the needle in medicine today, a pair of new studies point…
[ad_1] Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells. Credit: Public Domain Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease that causes the weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles that progressively worsens over time. According to a team…
[ad_1] Northwestern Medicine and Google are collaborating on a project to bring fetal ultrasound to developing countries by combining AI (artificial intelligence), low-cost hand-held ultrasound devices and a smartphone. The project will develop algorithms enabling AI to read ultrasound images from these devices taken by lightly trained community health workers and even pregnant people at…
[ad_1] March 24, 2022 — Cancer survivors who spend more than 8 hours of the day sitting are 5 times more likely to die over the ensuing years than their peers who spend less time sitting. Being physically active, on the other hand, lowers the risk of early death, new research shows. What’s “alarming” is…