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- BVI Donating Personal Protective Equipment to Help Protect the COVID-19 Frontlinehttps://modernod.com/news/bvi-donating-personal-protective-equipment-to-help-protect-the-covid-19-frontline/2477520/In a statement posted on its website, BVI stated that it is repurposing its products and redirecting supplies toward the COVID-19 response. It is also donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to health care facilities in hard hit areas. The statement reads: “COVID-19 is im
- FDA Calls for Withdrawal of Ranitidine Products as Review Finds Contaminant Could Pose Riskhttps://modernod.com/news/fda-calls-for-withdrawal-of-ranitidine-products-as-review-finds-contaminant-could-pose-risk/2477519/The FDA requested that manufacturers immediately pull all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market, saying new evidence indicates users could be exposed to “unacceptable levels” of the probable carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) over time under ce
- SightGlass Vision Reports Positive Interim Data From Pivotal Clinical Trial of Novel Eyeglasses for Myopia Management in Childrenhttps://modernod.com/news/sightglass-vision-reports-positive-interim-data-from-pivotal-clinical-trial-of-novel-eyeglasses-for-myopia-management-in-children/2477515/SightGlass Vision announced topline results from a planned 12-month interim analysis of the company’s pivotal trial evaluating its novel eyeglasses designed to slow the progression of myopia in children. Data from the Control of Myopia Using Peripheral Diffusion Lenses: Efficacy and Safety
- Retina Industry Giants Temporarily Extend Payment Termshttps://modernod.com/news/retina-industry-giants-temporarily-extend-payment-terms/2477512/Genentech, Regeneron, Allergan, and Novartis are extending payment terms in response to the COVID-19 crisis. George Williams, MD, discussed the terms of extended payment by Genentech and Regeneron on a recent episode of New Retina Radio, and the details were confirmed by statements from th
- Mallinckrodt and Novoteris Receive Clearance from Health Canada to Start Pilot Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy for COVID-19https://modernod.com/news/mallinckrodt-and-novoteris-receive-clearance-from-health-canada-to-start-pilot-trial-of-inhaled-nitric-oxide-therapy-for-covid-19/2477506/Mallinckrodt and Novoteris announced that the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada has cleared the companies’ joint pilot clinical trial, entitled “Inhaled Gaseous Nitric Oxide (gNO) Antimicrobial Treatment of Difficult Bacterial and Viral Lung
- CMS Provides Regulatory Relief on Staffing, Paperwork as COVID-19 Cases Surgehttps://modernod.com/news/cms-provides-regulatory-relief-on-staffing-paperwork-as-covid-19-cases-surge/2477504/The Trump administration released a raft of regulatory changes intended to bolster hospitals including setting up alternative sites of care and methods to rapidly boost healthcare workers, according to a FierceHealthcare
- Ophthalmologists Share Their Strategies for Managing Stresshttps://modernod.com/news/ophthalmologists-share-their-strategies-for-managing-stress/2477502/As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, an increasing number of ophthalmologists are canceling routine appointments and elective surgeries and transitioning to providing only urgent care. Many eye care providers are doing their best to keep their practices afloat, support their staff, care for thei
- Immediate Surgery Combined with Injections for Submacular Bleeding May be Most Effective for Restoring Visionhttps://modernod.com/news/immediate-surgery-combined-with-injections-for-submacular-bleeding-may-be-most-effective-for-restoring-vision/2477499/The Mount Sinai Health System in New York announced the publication of a paper titled “Outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy with subretinal tissue plasminogen activator injection and pneumatic displacement of fovea-involving submacular haemorrhage” in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.</
- Trump Signs $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Packagehttps://modernod.com/news/house-passes-2-trillion-coronavirus-stimulus-package/2477476/The House quickly passed a $2 trillion stimulus package in a voice vote, and President Trump signed it into law on Friday. The bill, which pass
- NYU Med School Will Graduate Students Early to Help New York Fight Coronavirushttps://modernod.com/news/nyu-med-school-will-graduate-students-early-to-help-new-york-fight-coronavirus/2477471/As COVID-19 continues to slam New York City hospitals, New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine this week took the dramatic step of letting its graduating class depart early to join the response effort, according to a TIME