The VA has focused on reducing the risk of opioid abuse and addiction by issuing guidance that strongly recommends against the use of the painkillers for chronic pain since the implementation of the Opioid Safety Initiative in 2013.
‘Hacking’ to Improve Care for Wounded Warriors
Hacking isn’t always a bad thing, especially if the result is devices that can help protect servicemembers from injuries.
VA Study Resolves Debate Over Renal Protective Agents Used in Angiography
Is it better to use sodium bicarbonate or -N-acetylcysteine to prevent acute kidney failure related to common angiography procedures?
Survey Results Add to Information About ECP Treatment for CTCL
LEBANON, NH -- Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a leukapheresis-based therapeutic procedure that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) since 1988. In ECP, white blood cells are...
New Treatment Option Extends CTCL Progression Free Survival
STANFORD, CA -- Patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) might have a promising new treatment option, according to a study presented at a recent conference. In a presentation at the 2017 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, an international...
