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- Hospitals in New COVID-19 Hot Spots Face Delicate Balancing Act With Elective Surgerieshttps://modernod.com/news/hospitals-in-new-covid-19-hot-spots-face-delicate-balancing-act-with-elective-surgeries/2477955/Some hospital systems located in states that are seeing huge spikes of COVID-19 are continuing to perform elective procedures and developing strategies to avoid a total shutdown, according to a FierceHealthcare
- Study: Dexamethasone Reduces Death In Hospitalized Patients With Severe Respiratory Complications of COVID-19https://modernod.com/news/scientists-hail-dexamethasone-as-major-breakthrough-in-treating-covid-19/2477901/Results of a large trial show that the inexpensive and widely used steroid dexamethasone has the potential to save lives in patients with severe cases of COVID-19. In what some scientists are calling a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic, dexamethasone, which is used to reduce
- Aldeyra Therapeutics Receives Orphan Medicinal Product Designation from the European Commission for ADX-2191 Retinal Disease Programhttps://modernod.com/news/aldeyra-therapeutics-receives-orphan-medicinal-product-designation-from-the-european-commission-for-adx-2191-retinal-disease-program/2477898/Aldeyra Therapeutics announced that ADX-2191 has been designated an orphan medicinal product by the European Commission for the treatment of retinal detachment. ADX-2191 is an investigational therapy in clinical development in the U.S. for the prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR),
- Two ARVO Papers Provide New Insights for Contact Lens-Based Myopia Management with Childrenhttps://modernod.com/news/two-arvo-papers-provide-new-insights-for-contact-lens-based-myopia-management-with-children/2477900/Two scientific papers being presented as part of the ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) 2020 virtual conference proceedings provide eye care professionals (ECPs) with new insights to aid contact lens-based myopia management with children. ReCSS Study Ex
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results of Phase 2a Study for TP-03 to Treat Demodex Blepharitishttps://modernod.com/news/tarsus-pharmaceuticals-announces-positive-results-of-phase-2a-study-for-tp-03-to-treat-demodex-blepharitis/2477893/Tarsus Pharmaceuticals announced positive results of its phase 2a Mars Study and the release later this month of the results of a phase 2b randomized controlled study. The Mars study demonstrated that the use of TP-03 for 4 weeks was well-tolerated and showed promising efficacy in the treatment o
- Modernizing Medicine Introduces Modmed SynapSYS Development Platformhttps://modernod.com/news/modernizing-medicine-introduces-modmed-synapsys-development-platform/2479520/Modernizing Medicine has introduced modmed synapSYS, a new app development platform and suite of application programming interfaces (APIs). Modmed synapSYS was designed to allow third-party providers, healthcare institutions, and the developer community to easily interface Modernizing Medicine te
- Strategic National Stockpile Aims to Get 400M Syringes by December for COVID-19 Vaccine: Officialshttps://modernod.com/news/strategic-national-stockpile-aims-to-get-400m-syringes-by-december-for-covid-19-vaccine-officials/2477888/Trump administration officials want to stockpile 400 million syringes and needles by December in anticipation of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a FierceHealthcare report. Administration officials testified before Congress on Tuesday on the procurement of supplies during the COVID-19 pand
- Vasoptic Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Retinal Imaging Devicehttps://modernod.com/news/vasoptic-medical-receives-fda-510k-clearance-for-retinal-imaging-device/2477882/Vasoptic Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its XyCAM RI noninvasive retinal imager. The XyCAM RI provides dynamic and quantifiable blood flow measurement synchronized with finger pulse oximeter data. The device
- Nurses Developed Eye Cysts While Treating COVID-19 Patientshttps://modernod.com/news/nurses-developed-eye-cysts-while-treating-covid-19-patients/2477879/Nurses in Paris developed eye problems while using eye protection to care for critically ill patients in COVID-19 intensive-care wards, Reuters reported, citing a new report by French doctors. The nurses were prescribed an eye ointm
- FDA Revokes Authorization for Decontaminating and Reusing Chinese-Made N95 Respirator Maskshttps://modernod.com/news/fda-revokes-authorization-for-decontaminating-and-reusing-chinese-made-n95-respirator-masks/2477876/The FDA has revised its previous emergency authorizations for reprocessing N95 respirators, saying certain masks imported from China may not be able to withstand the decontamination process, according to a FierceBiotech