Tag Archive for News Alert

Georgia Public Health Chief Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, to Head CDC

by Medscape • 2017/07/07 • 0 Comments

Widely respected in public health circles and politically connected, Dr Fitzgerald is perhaps best known for an initiative to encourage language development in babies. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2017/06/01 • 0 Comments

Cetirizine ophthalmic solution 0.24% (Zerviate) is the first topical ocular formulation of the antihistamine for treatment of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2017/05/22 • 0 Comments

The FDA has expanded the approved use of subcutaneous tocilizumab (Actemra, Hoffman LaRoche) to include treatment of adults with giant cell arteritis. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2017/05/19 • 0 Comments

The CHMP has recommended granting marketing authorization for Oxervate for the treatment of adults with moderate or severe neurotrophic keratitis. International Approvals

by Medscape • 2017/05/11 • 0 Comments

Available evidence does not support reports that fluoroquinolone antibiotics may result in retinal detachment or aortic aneurysm or dissection, the FDA said. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2017/04/18 • 0 Comments

The VEFG inhibitor had been approved just for diabetic retinopathy accompanied by diabetic macular edema, in addition to other eye disorders. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2017/02/03 • 0 Comments

The AcrySof IQ ReSTOR +3.0D Multifocal Toric IOL corrects presbyopia and pre-existing corneal astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery in adults. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2017/01/06 • 0 Comments

Ranibizumab becomes the first FDA-approved anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for mCNV. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2016/12/23 • 0 Comments

The ZIKV Detect test for virus antibodies always requires confirmation. A higher-than-expected rate of false positives underlines the need for double-checking. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2016/12/16 • 0 Comments

The move follows efforts already underway to switch to safer alternative gloves for surgical use and in patient examinations. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2016/11/29 • 0 Comments

The Texas health department believes that a woman became infected from the bite of a local mosquito. Medscape Medical News

by Medscape • 2016/10/14 • 0 Comments

Lucentis PFS is the first syringe prefilled with a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor approved to treat wet AMD and macular edema after retinal vein occlusion. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2016/10/14 • 0 Comments

Cystadrops reduces corneal cystine crystal accumulation and is indicated in adults and children aged 2 years and older with cystinosis. International Approvals

by Medscape • 2016/09/30 • 0 Comments

Men who’ve possibly been exposed to the virus without developing symptoms should wait much longer than previously advised to attempt pregnancy with a partner or have condomless sex. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2016/09/14 • 0 Comments

The laser is used in small-incision lenticule extraction to reshape the cornea and reduce or eliminate nearsightedness. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2016/09/09 • 0 Comments

Physicians can pick their own pace of implementation in 2017 to avoid a penalty, CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt promised today. Medscape Medical News

by Medscape • 2016/08/19 • 0 Comments

Pregnant women shouldn’t visit a stretch of Miami Beach where mosquitos are spreading Zika, the CDC said. And pregnant women worried about the virus may consider postponing nonessential travel to all of Miami-Dade County. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2016/07/29 • 0 Comments

Four infected individuals represent the first instances of local transmission of the virus in the continental United States. The CDC expects to see more such cases here. News Alerts

by Medscape • 2016/07/16 • 0 Comments

The new full-range intraocular lens (IOL), the first of its kind, improves on multifocal IOLs by reducing halos and glare. FDA Approvals

by Medscape • 2016/07/12 • 0 Comments

Lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5% (Xiidra) is indicated for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in adults. FDA Approvals

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