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AcuFocus has received an approvable letter from the FDA regarding the IC-8 small aperture IOL, according to a press release from the company. The FDA the company’s premarket approval application be approved following successful inspections at AcuFocus’ manufacturing sites, the release.

Vitamin D deficiency status was linked to increased length of stay, but lower in-hospital mortality, in patients hospitalized with acute HF, according to a presentation from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.“Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with congestive heart failure and associated with adverse clinical outcomes,” Govinda Adhikari, MD, of

Counties with essential health care facilities that had lower ratings on Yelp also had higher mortality rates, data showed. “Patient experience and satisfaction with health care are increasingly recognized as important measures of health care quality, but data on these factors are less widely collected,” Daniel Stokes, MD, a researcher with the Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health

BMI is widely used to classify patients into weight groups and to identify those at higher risk for a variety of conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers. However, according to the Mayo Clinic, the measure has some limitations, including overestimating body fat among patients who are physically fit and muscular, and underestimating body fat percentage in

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to nanatinostat and valganciclovir for treatment of Epstein Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified.Nanatinostat (VRx-3996, Viracta Therapeutics) is an orally available histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor. The agent is selective for specific isoforms of class I HDACs, which helps induce viral genes that are epigenetically

EyeCare Partners announced it has successfully merged with CEI Vision.This partnership brings together a network comprising more than 1,000 ophthalmologists and optometrists in 18 states and 150 providers across all subspecialties, giving patients access to nationally recognized doctors, according to a press release.

The stewards of the Mayo Clinic Diet recently updated the 72-year-old eating plan. “As new research comes out, as new tools are available, things should change,” Donald D. Hensrud, MD, MS, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, told Healio Primary Care. “But they should do so in an evolutionary manner, not a revolutionary manner, which is why we are very

Among patients with Crohn’s disease, achieving a sustained clinical remission off steroids with complete endoscopic remission did not correlate with less disease progression, according to study results. “[We] observed that neither the association of clinical and endoscopic remission nor complete mucosal healing were associated with better disease outcomes,” David Laharie, MD,

Results showed use of blood flow restriction therapy in the early postoperative period after ACL reconstruction may improve short-term pain scores and quadriceps strength within the first 3 months after surgery. Edward S. Chang, MD, and colleagues randomly assigned 26 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction to receive either a traditional rehabilitation program or a modified program using

LensGen has received approval for an investigational device exemption from the FDA, paving the way for a pivotal study of the Juvene IOL, according to a company press release. "We are proud to achieve this significant milestone for the company, which allows us to move forward with the IDE pivotal trial with the ultimate goal of seeking premarket approval in the largest eye care market in the