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Apellis Pharmaceuticals submitted a new drug application to the FDA for intravitreal pegcetacoplan, a targeted C3 therapy for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release.The submission is based on the results of the phase 3 DERBY and OAKS studies, as well as the phase 2 FILLY study. Pegcetacoplan demonstrated reduction in

Elevating the rheumatology’s profile to policymakers, medical students and patients through advocacy and education is critical for the specialty’s future, according to EULAR President Annamaria Iagnocco, MD.“EULAR is 75 years old but looks much younger,” Iagnocco said in her opening remarks of the EULAR 2022 Congress. “The past is what we know and serves as a

Among patients with cryptogenic stroke, ipsilateral complicated carotid artery plaque detected by MRI was associated with elevated risk for recurrent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, data show.“To our knowledge, there are no studies that have related the presence of complicated carotid artery plaques or intraplaque hemorrhage as assessed in the first days after stroke to

Children with asthma were not at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection when compared with children without asthma, a study reported.

The FDA has cleared a next-generation integrated continuous glucose monitor for people with diabetes aged 4 years and older, according to a press release from Abbott. The FreeStyle Libre 3 is the CGM with the lowest overall mean absolute relative difference in glucose on the market, as well as the smallest and thinnest sensor developed to date, according to the release.

PHILADELPHIA — Results showed posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion instrumented to C2 had longer operative times, but equivalent patient-reported outcomes and complications, compared with patients instrumented to C3/C4. Hani Chanbour, MD, and colleagues collected activities of daily living, operative time, length of stay, complications and patient-reported outcomes among 117

A report released during Mental Health Awareness Month in May highlights the growing link between mental and oral health.According to a press release from national nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, the report is based on a growing body of research from CareQuest’s 2022 State of Oral Health Equity in America survey as well as other scientific literature. It highlights eight

Abbott is recalling certain lots of its imaging catheter with OCT because the marker band farthest from the catheter tip may become loose and separate from the catheter during use.According to an FDA press release, a proximal marker that has separated from the device (Dragonfly OpStar) may remain in the body after catheter removal, and may cause embolism, thrombosis, dissection, ischemia, MI,

Premier Orthopaedics and Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company have announced a partnership to create an integrated value-based care platform in Pennsylvania and its surrounding regions, according to a press release.The partnership will combine more than 200 care providers from Premier Orthopaedics with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company’s (HOPCo’s) proprietary care management

MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute announced Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD, has been named physician executive director and chairman of cardiac surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, effective Sep. 1, 2022.Coming from Houston Methodist as the Jimmy F. Howell, MD, endowed chair in cardiovascular surgery and chief of the division of cardiac surgery and thoracic transplant surgery,