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FDA class 1 recall for some Abiomed Impella heart pumps
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- Megan Brooks
“If a purge leak occurs, the system will experience low purge pressures, prompting alarms and requiring evaluation.”
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FDA OKs Injectafer for iron deficiency anemia in heart failure
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- Megan Brooks
“This new indication for Injectafer marks the first and only FDA approval of an intravenous iron replacement therapy for adult patients with heart...
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U.S. psychiatrist shortage causing months-long wait times
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- Megan Brooks
Telepsychiatry is a potential solution to provider shortages and geographic barriers but does not resolve the shortage of psychiatric outpatient...
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CMS to cover Alzheimer’s drugs after traditional FDA okay
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- Megan Brooks
“If the FDA grants traditional approval, CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria is covered.”
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APA launches online eating disorder assessment tool
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- Megan Brooks
The tool guides clinicians through the screening, assessing, diagnosing, and treatment planning of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa...
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United Healthcare ditches prior authorization in favor of new policy
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- Megan Brooks
Instead, the giant health insurer will adopt an “advance notification” program for nonscreening and nonemergent gastrointestinal procedures.
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Positive top-line results for cannabinoid-based med for nerve pain
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- Megan Brooks
“Through this rigorously designed study, we have demonstrated that ZLT-L-007 is a safe, effective, and well-tolerated alternative for patients who...
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Significant increase in vitamin D deficiency in kids with major depressive disorder
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- Megan Brooks
The findings reiterate the importance of screening for vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents, with or without depression.
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Serious mental illness not a factor in most mass school shootings
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- Megan Brooks
More than three-quarters of all perpetrators of mass murders in academic settings had no recorded history of psychotic symptoms.
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Harmful emotional hit of antidepressants underappreciated
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- Megan Brooks
There is a need to develop valid and reliable measures to assess emotional blunting related to antidepressants, said Dr. Mujeeb U. Shad.
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The family firearm often used in youth suicide
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- Megan Brooks
About 8% of suicide attempts result in death, but when an attempt involves a firearm the percentage jumps astronomically to 90%.
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FDA approves upadacitinib for Crohn’s disease
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- Megan Brooks
The approval is noteworthy because it marks the first oral small molecule treatment for CD.
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FDA OKs spinal cord stimulation devices for chronic back pain
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- Megan Brooks
The indication for the devices now includes treatment of chronic back pain in patients who have not had, or are not eligible for, back surgery.
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How BMI over time impacts GI cancer risk
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- Megan Brooks
These “important findings highlight the unmet need to identify the critical time window linking adiposity and GI cancer.”
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AHA urges action against racial inequities in stroke care
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- Megan Brooks
Insufficient research attention has been paid to reducing inequities in rehabilitation, recovery, and social reintegration, the writing group says...