The Eylea injection prefilled syringe is now available to order, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced.The Eylea (aflibercept) 2 mg, single-dose, prefilled, sterilized syringe was approved in August to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration, …
For the first time, more women than men are in medical school
Women made up the majority of enrolled medical students in the United States for the first time, according to data for the 2019-2020 academic year.“The steady gains in the medical school enrollment of women are a very positive trend, and we are delight…
‘Residents From Hell’: Indignities and Outcomes in Medical Training
A psychiatrist grapples with the often harsh realities of modern medical education. Medscape Psychiatry
Wearable Iron Lung Helps COPD Patients Breathe Easier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has few treatment options, with patients frequently experiencing shortness of breath. To address this most unwelcome symptom of COPD, Dr. Jake Brenner, a critical care physician specializing in pulmonology at Penn State’s Perelman School of Medicine, came up with an idea for a wearable device that (Read more...)
Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital receives new grant to support “Paws & Play” program
Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital announced today that PetSmart Charities has offered a gift of $75,000 to extend the tenure of Professor Bunsen Honeydew the hospital’s first of three facility dogs, through October 2020.
Hopkins Engineers Create Smallest, Most Powerful Microendoscope
Some of the latest technologies for studying the brain allow scientists to see which neurons fire in response to different stimuli. While this capability is pretty remarkable, it requires scientists to be able to see into the parts of the brain they’re studying. Microendoscopes exist for such tasks, but they can never be small enough [&hellip (Read more...)