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Transcutaneous electrical stimulation aids gastroesophageal reflux disease

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

A transcutaneous electrical stimulation system (TESS) is effective in reducing both symptoms and esophageal acid exposure time in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a study published online Jan. 23 in Neurogastroenterology & Motility.

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China Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Training Course: How to Gain and Maintain a Successful Marketing Authorisation in the PRC, Including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (ONLINE EVENT: April 8-9, 2025) – ResearchAndMarkets.com

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in China Training Course” conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This seminar will provide an invaluable overview of how to gain and maintain a successful pharmaceutical marketing authorisation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The two-day course offers a comprehensive overview of critical components necessary for obtaining and preserving successful marketing au

Strategies to mitigate xylazine-involved fentanyl overdoses: Lessons from Tijuana, Mexico

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

A recent study published in the Harm Reduction Journal documents the arrival of xylazine to the San Diego-Tijuana border region, and shows the efforts of local physicians to address this emerging challenge in the nation’s overdose crisis.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Reports Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, which ended November 30, 2024. Chief Executive Officer Tim Wentworth said: “Our first quarter results reflect our disciplined execution against our 2025 priorities: stabilizing the retail pharmacy by optimizing our footprint, controlling operating costs, improving cash flow and continuing to address reimbursement models,” said Tim Wentworth, Chie

Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient’s treatment and end-of-life preferences by an artificially intelligent algorithm that predicts the chances of death.

Telehealth abortion services surge as distance from clinics increases: Study

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

The distance between a patient’s home and an abortion-services facility where they would seek care significantly influences how they receive birth-control medications, according to a study published Jan. 8 in the American Journal of Public Health.

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Pulse Biosciences’ Nanosecond PFA Technology to be Featured in Multiple Presentations at the AF Symposium

MyBlueDots3 months ago02 mins

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE), a company leveraging its novel and proprietary Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation™ (nsPFA™) technology, today announced that its nsPFA technology will be featured in a late-breaking science session and a live case transmission featuring the nsPFA 360° catheter mapped with the Abbott Ensite X 3D Mapping System at the 30th Annual AF Symposium 2025 meeting, being held January 16-18 in Boston, Massachusetts. “Since joining the Company’s

Medicare rules may reduce prescription steering

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States—steer patients to use their own pharmacies. However, these pharmacies appear less used in Medicare than in other market segments. These PBMs are part of integrated health care conglomerates that own insurance companies and pharmacies, which may create conflicts of interest.

Wash, dry, enroll: Finding Medicaid help at the laundromat

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the time on their phones or watching television.

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No-Cost Heart & Kidney Health Screenings Coming to Memphis to Detect Dangerous Type of Cholesterol You’ve Probably Never Tested For

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #ClinicalResearch–The Heart & Kidney Health Screening offers no-cost Lp(a) testing as well as screenings for other related metabolism and kidney risks.

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