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In the dietary supplement industry, product quality is often assumed by consumers. However, it’s not always guaranteed. Consumers expect capsules to deliver exactly what it states on the label, yet variations in manufacturing standards can lead to differences in potency, purity and performance. This is where third-party testing is so important.   Beyond marketing claims, […]

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ASC, or an ambulatory surgical center, needs strong coordination behind every procedure. When many systems support their work, surgeons are able to handle their operations. These systems cover scheduling, staff roles, safety checks, records, billing work, and leadership decisions. ASC management services help by organizing these areas so the center runs with order and consistency. […]

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Parents often wish to do what they can to help a sick or uncomfortable child. They may also want to assist with symptom management whilst complying with professional advice. One commonly utilised option for temporary pain and fever relief is children’s liquid paracetamol. The purpose of this medicine is the temporary relief of pain and […]

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Doctors say that repurposing a common breast cancer drug could help men struggling with infertility. In an open-label clinical trial, men who used the drug, letrozole, increased their sperm count to a level that could facilitate less invasive fertility treatments. Shanghai sperm scientists suspected that this oestrogen inhibiting drug used as an adjunct therapy to […]

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The FDA has granted premarket approval to HepQuant’s liver diagnostic test for the treatment of adults with Child-Pugh Class A compensated cirrhosis, according to a company press release.
The SHUNT Liver Diagnostic Test (HepQuant) generates a Disease Severity Index score, which can help determine which patients can forego esophagogastroduodenoscopy during routine screening and surveillance.
“This approval validates years of scientific innovation, clinical research and collaboration with leading medical centers, culminating in a technology that has met the FDA’s most rigorous safety and

The FDA announced approval of generic Priftin tablets to treat two types of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, marking the first generic of this drug, according to an agency notice.
The FDA outlined that the generic of Priftin (rifapentine) is for patients aged 12 years and older with active pulmonary TB and for patients aged 2 years and older with latent tuberculosis infection at high risk for progression to TB disease.
In treatment of active pulmonary TB, rifapentine is given in combination with at least one antituberculosis drug to which the isolate is susceptible, and for

A bill allowing optometrists in Vermont to perform certain laser procedures, injections and surgical procedures has been signed into law.
Vermont is now the 17th state to include laser surgery in optometrists’ scope of practice, following the addition of Tennessee in April. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Phil Scott on June 18 and takes effect in July 2028, according to a press release from the American Optometric Association.
“It has been a tremendous amount of work by advocates of the profession who care about Vermonters’ access to high-quality eye care,” Dean Barcelow, OD,

PHOENIX — Results showed patients with osteochondral lesions of the talus had higher satisfaction when lateral ligament stabilization was included with arthroscopic microfracture with bone marrow aspirate concentrate augmentation.
“If a patient has clinical signs of instability, they could potentially benefit from a lateral ligament stabilization procedure, especially in active patients or someone who is going to have a lot of potential to do activities that would involve cutting, pivoting or side-to-side movement at the ankle,” Rachit Saggar, MBBS, an orthopedic surgery

Yoga may help patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies improve their physical function, as well as other quality-of-life metrics.
A randomized trial of more than 100 patient-caregiver dyads showed patients who took part in a yoga intervention performed significantly better in a 6-minute walk test and had improved sleep compared with those who received education and support.
“Patients with thoracic cancers are not too sick to exercise,” Kathrin Milbury, PhD, professor in the department of behavioral science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, told Healio.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If a suspected Ebola case should enter your medical facility, above all else, stay calm.
That was the advice from Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA, who posed a scenario to a room of infection preventionists at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting: “You have a patient and they just returned from Uganda, and they have profuse diarrhea and vomiting.”
First, he said, “Breathe. Seriously, breathe.”
Talbot, the chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and other infectious disease experts outlined