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Transit Scientific announced the FDA cleared its support catheter platform for coronary use. The platform (XO Cross) is indicated for guidewire support during access of the peripheral or coronary vasculature and may also be used for wire exchanges and the delivery of saline solutions or diagnostic contrast agents, according to a company press release.

OxfordVR has announced a successful new virtual reality therapy for patients with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and mood disorders with psychotic symptoms. The technology, dubbed gameChangeVR, has users guided by a virtual coach for 6 weeks through safe and immersive cognitive behavioral therapy. According to a company press release, the therapy reduced avoidance and distress, improved

The years-long surge in STDs in the United States continued in 2020 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are indications that cases are still increasing, the CDC warned Tuesday.

Inspire. Empower. Celebrate! These words are the slogan for the 126th running of the Boston Marathon, which will recognize and honor the 50th anniversary of the 1972 race, which featured the first women’s division in race history. In 1972, eight women met the qualifying standard and were made official entrants to the marathon. Five of those original women will be celebrating in Boston on

Adults with type 2 diabetes who gain weight after they quit smoking do not decrease their cardiovascular disease risks as much as those who do not gain weight; however, all-cause and cause-specific mortality are similar among quitters who gain or maintain weight, according to findings published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. “Smoking cessation without subsequent weight gain is

Evidence showing the positive impact of physical activity on fatigue in symptomatic osteoarthritis is encouraging but limited, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.“Fatigue is a common nonspecific symptom experienced by nearly half of all patients with osteoarthritis," Céline Labie, MSc, of the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group in the department of

NEW YORK – Clinicians should consider eye misalignment leading to trigeminal dysphoria in patients with symptoms of dry eye, fatigue, occipital and neck pain radiating to the eye, and light sensitivity, Ray Corbin-Simon, OD, said in a presentation at Vision Expo East.

Children with cancer who reside in low- and- middle-income countries had a higher risk for mortality due to any cause than those in high-income countries during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results. The findings, presented during American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting and published simultaneously in BMJ Open, also showed treatment delays,

Researchers developed the first comprehensive set of guidelines for managing anorexia nervosa in pregnancy through a systematic review.

Older Black adults with newly diagnosed gastrointestinal malignancies appeared more likely to be frail and report functional impairments than their white counterparts, according to study results published in Cancer. “Despite advances in cancer therapies, racial disparities in cancer outcomes persist. However, the mechanisms for these disparities remain uncertain," Grant