Stem cell companies have registered unregulated clinical trials at the government website ClinicalTrials.gov to deceptively recruit paying customers for their treatments, experts charge. Medscape Medical News
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Vericred Announces Medicare Advantage Market Addition to Health Insurance Data Platform
Last month Vericred, a healthcare data services company, announced the addition of a provider-network notification capability to its suite of services, a first for the healthcare data industry. This week, Vericred took another important step to expand their offering with the addition of Medicare Advantage plan design and rate data, provider-network data, and formulary data. […]
Magnetic Implantable Device Improves Acquired Nystagmus
In a test case, a novel magnetic oculomotor prosthetic reduced acquired nystagmus, UK researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Researchers Optically Clear Blood Clots to Study Their Structure and Pathogenesis
These days blood clots are often successfully removed from the body using minimally invasive catheter-based tools. They are then summarily discarded, but researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Riverside, and University of Notre Dame have developed an investigative non-clinical imaging technique that allows the study of the removed clots to better understand their […]
Zika: Check All Potentially Exposed Infants for Eye Damage
Eye abnormalities may be the only sign of Zika virus exposure in infants and may be present even in those without microcephaly or other central nervous system abnormalities, a new study has found. Medscape Medical News
3D Printed Silicone Heart Mimics Anatomy, Dynamics of Real One
At ETH Zurich in Switzerland a team of engineers has been working to develop an artificial heart that mimics the anatomy and functionality of the real one as closely as possible. Their current prototype is 3D printed out of silicone, making it soft and pliable, and it is similarly sized to an average adult human […]
More Evidence That Outdoor Time May Help Prevent Nearsightedness
Kids who spend more time outdoors and who play sports are less likely to be near-sighted, according to a recent study in a large, diverse group of urban 6-year-olds. Reuters Health Information
Better Vision-related QOL With Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant for Uveitis
Treatment of noninfectious uveitis with fluocinolone acetonide implants is associated with better vision-related quality of life, compared with systemic corticosteroid therapy, according to results from the MUST research group. Reuters Health Informa…
New FDA Watch List Flags More Drugs
The agency spotted possible safety blips on its radar for 14 drugs or drug classes in the first 3 months of 2017. Medscape Medical News
Implantable Collamer Lens Effective in Low-to-moderate Myopia
Posterior-chamber implantation of a phakic intraocular lens using the Hole Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) appears to be as effective for low-to-moderate myopia as it is for high myopia, researchers from Japan report. Reuters Health Information
Corneal Edema: Is Your Patient Receiving Amantadine?
Amantadine-induced corneal edema, which can mimic a number of other ocular conditions, is best treated simply by discontinuation of the drug. Medscape Medical News
Fluoroquinolones Less Effective Against Endophthalmitis Pathogen
An in vitro case series suggests that coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS), the most common cause of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, is becoming less susceptible to fluoroquinolones, according to Florida-based researchers. Reuters Health …
Optometrists and other Healthcare Providers Can Learn ‘Best Practices’ From Amazon, Southwest Airlines
Practices today must strive to be patient-friendly and to provide more than patients can get from online entities. They should also reward staff members for work well done, experts said. Medscape Medical News
Central Serous Retinopathy Requires Individualized Approach
Most cases of CRS resolve spontaneously, but chronic CRS can cause vision loss and should be treated. Unfortunately, there is no standard treatment, and most are not reimbursed. Medscape Medical News
Novartis Eye Drug Works With Fewer Injections Than Rivals
A drug developed by Novartis to treat vision loss in people over 65 does not need to be injected as frequently as a rival medicine from Regeneron to be effective, clinical trials showed on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
Optometry Meeting Blends Learning, Advocacy, Entertainment
Optometry’s Meeting 2017 will debut a few ‘completely new and different’ programs and will kick off with a rally on Capitol Hill, according to the president of the American Optometric Association. Medscape Medical News
Aflibercept May Be Effective for Resistant Exudative AMD
Aflibercept appears to improve outcomes in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) resistant to treatment with ranibizumab or bevacizumab, researchers from Norway report. Reuters Health Information
Ophthalmology Surgical Pioneer Roger F. Steinert, MD, Dies
A medical adviser at Medscape for many years, not only did he leave a long legacy of accomplishment, he was also ‘a leader, teacher, mentor, friend,’ said one of many colleagues. Medscape Medical News
New SUSTAIN-6 Data Could Explain Retinopathy Worsening
Patients who developed retinopathy complications with semaglutide were more likely to have had preexisting retinopathy, poorer baseline glycemic control, and more robust glucose lowering in the trial. Medscape Medical News
BioSig’s Pure EP System Detects Deadly Cardiac Arrhythmia Cells (Interview)
BioSig Technologies, a company out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, touts its PURE EP technology as superior electrophysiology (EP) signal recording and processing system compared to conventional devices, and is positioned to shake-up the EP market when it is launched in 2018. An animal laboratory study utilizing the PURE EP system was recently published in the Journal of Innovations […]