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 E-Mail In the largest genome-wide association study of glaucoma comparing the genes of 34,179 people with the disease to 349,321 control subjects, an international consortium of researchers identified 44 new gene loci and confirmed 83 previously reported loci linked to glaucoma. Loci are considered "genetic street addresses," denoting a specific location on a gene. The studys authors hope the identification of these genes will lead to new treatment targets for this incurable eye disease that...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely monitoring updates from governments across Canada. The following summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been announced to date in each jurisdiction. We will continue to update this summary as further measures are introduced across the country. This roundup ...

Veterans enrolled in VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) program are receiving COVID-19 vaccines in their homes. Air Force Veteran Bill Schenker received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 26 in his home. His wife and caregiver, Lois, also received her first dose of the vaccine. She was eligible as a caregiver in VA’s  Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). Bill Schenker served in the Air Force from 1969 to 1972 as a C-130 aircraft ...

Starting next week, the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center will begin giving veterans who don’t live at the facility their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman held a virtual town discussing the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in Humboldt and Mendocino counties featuring  Assemblymember Jim Wood,...

The VA has had a presence in Youngstown for nearly 30 years and is now expanding what they offer our community with a new and larger facility.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Leadership at the Nevada Supreme Court changed on January 4, 2021 when Justice James Hardesty assumed the post of Chief Justice and Justice Ron Parraguirre began serving as Associate Chief Justice.

HEALTHY LIVING: Questions about the covid-19 vaccine? Hartford HealthCare has answers Written by By MICHELLE McDADE Associate Chief of the Emergency Department at HOCC Frontline workers at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) in New Britain, and hospitals across the Hartford HealthCare system, are being vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The arrival of the vaccine has been viewed as a historical moment in the fight against the virus. “I am hopeful that the vaccine will finally l...

Almirall, S.A. (ALM.MC) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tudorza(TM) Pressair(TM) (aclidinium bromide inhalation powder) for the long-term maintenance treatment of bronchospasm associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.  COPD is a common, progressive, and debilitating lung disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation that makes it hard to breathe; it is...

Health care workers receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the first round of the COVID-19 in Tippecanoe County Friday. Posted: Dec 18, 2020 5:26 PM Posted By: Balint Szalavari TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Tippecanoe County has reached a major milestone in its fight against the coronavirus. The first round of health care workers in Tippecanoe County received their COVID-19 vaccine Friday. This, only a day after the county receiv...