Nuclear Tracer Shortage; Weighing Post-Ablation OAC; Fix for Biased AI Tools?
Magnesium’s hemostatic effects in intracerebral hemorrhage were supported by reduced hematoma expansion in FAST-MAG participants who achieved higher serum magnesium levels with magnesium treatment. (Stroke) The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology alerted to a shortage of 99mTechnetium-pyrophosphate, a radioisotope tracer used in nuclear imaging of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis. (Health Imaging) Postmortem toxicology data suggested disproportionately […]
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Narrowly Captures Support of FDA Advisors
FDA advisors narrowly supported accelerated approval for Sarepta Therapeutics’ investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) on Friday. In a 8-to-6 vote, the agency’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee said the overall benefits and risks supported SRP-9001 (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) for ambulatory Duchenne patients, using expression of Sarepta’s micro-dystrophin as a surrogate endpoint. […]
Families Push Research Forward in Rare Diseases
This story was supported by a grant from the National Press Foundation in partnership with Fondation de France. For the main story on how mRNA is being investigated for its potential in rare diseases, click here. Kathy Stagni first met Charles Venditti, MD, PhD, at a meeting of her organization, the Organic Acidemia Association, more […]
COVID Vaccines Made mRNA a Household Name. How Can It Help in Rare Diseases?
This story was supported by a grant from the National Press Foundation in partnership with Fondation de France. For MedPage Today‘s related story on how families support rare disease research, click here. One of the hardest things about managing Jordan Franks’ propionic acidemia (PA) was feeding him. Jordan never wanted to eat. His body seemed […]
Should the U.S. Ditch Daylight Saving Time? Some AMA Delegates Say Yes
Most physicians supported scrapping Daylight Saving Time and making Standard Time permanent year-round during a discussion on Sunday at the American Medical Association’s Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates. Across most of the country, clocks fall one hour backward in November and jump forward one hour in March except in Hawaii and Arizona, where […]
Daytime meals may reduce health risks linked to night shift work
A small clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that eating during the nighttime — like many shift workers do — can increase glucose levels, while eating only during the daytime might prevent the higher glucose levels now linked with a nocturnal work life. The findings, the study authors said, could […]