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Holographic imaging and deep learning diagnose malaria
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Cord blood product granted breakthrough designation
Photo courtesy of NHS The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation for NiCord®, a product in...
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Bovine heparin may be comparable to porcine heparin
A new study suggests that heparin derived from cattle may be as effective as heparin derived from pigs, but more research is needed....
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FDA says ROCKET AF trial results hold up
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that results of the ROCKET AF trial were not significantly affected by accuracy issues...
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Plasmapheresis system cleared by FDA
Photo from Business Wire The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Aurora™ Xi Plasmapheresis System. The...
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FDA grants priority review for MM drug
Photo courtesy of Janssen The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for part of a supplemental biologics license...
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FDA clears use of coagulation analyzer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer from Siemens Healthcare...
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Immunotherapy produces CRs in kids with rel/ref ALL
Of the patients who received the recommended dosage of blinatumomab, 39% achieved a CR within the first 2 treatment cycles. And 52% of these...
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Study shows more bleeding with rivaroxaban than dabigatran
A large, retrospective study comparing first-time users of rivaroxaban and dabigatran suggests that rivaroxaban poses a higher risk of bleeding in...
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Triplet improves PFS in relapsed/refractory MM
Results of the phase 3 POLLUX trial suggest that adding daratumumab to treatment with lenalidomide and dexamethasone can improve progression-free...
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Drug granted conditional approval to treat CLL in Canada
of venetoclax (Venclexta) Photo courtesy of AbbVie Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c) for the BCL-2...
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Findings may aid drug delivery, bioimaging
to illuminate microfluidic device simulating a blood vessel. Photo from Anson Ma/UConn A study published in Biophysical Journal has revealed new...
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Vitamin D affects HSPC production, team says
Photo by Ian Johnston The availability of vitamin D during embryonic development can affect hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs),...
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Lifestyle may impact life expectancy in mild SCD
alongside a normal one Image by Betty Pace A case series published in Blood indicates that some patients with mildly symptomatic sickle cell...
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Inflammation may predict transformation to AML
Inflammatory signaling in mesenchymal niche cells can be used to predict the transformation from pre-leukemic syndrome to acute myeloid leukemia (...