Day: May 3, 2022

CHICAGO — Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and it is more common among physicians than among the general population, according to speakers at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.Mark Levine, MD, MACP, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health and professor at Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont,…

The FDA has informed Hutchmed Ltd. that the data package included in a new drug application for surufatinib to treat pancreatic and extra-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors does not support approval in the U.S., the company announced.The application included results of two randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trials in China that showed efficacy and safety of surufatinib, an…

Limaca Medical announced it has received breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its Precision-GI endoscopic ultrasound biopsy device, according to a company press release.Designed to obtain tumor tissue within or bordering the gastrointestinal tract, Precision-GI features an automated, rotational cutting needle that aims to decrease sample tissue fragmentation, inadequate sample tissue amount and blood…

Although proton pump inhibitors were linked with an increased risk for infection and decompensation in patients with cirrhosis, they may still be of benefit in those with prior gastrointestinal bleeding, according to published data.“In this study we found that proton pump inhibitor use was associated with liver-related adverse events that may mediate liver-related mortality,” Nadim…