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Grand Rounds April 14, 2023: RECOVER in Action – Status of Clinical Trial Protocols (Kanecia Zimmerman, PhD, MD, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

There are many hypothesized causes that may co-exist in the same patient, such as persistent virus or antigens, reactivation of other viruses, uncontrolled immune responses, damage to a wide range of organs and tissues, and injury to blood vessels and abnormal blood clotting. It’s all over the place.

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Versanis’ bimagrumab, first-in-class obesity therapy, enters Phase IIb of development

Pharmaceutical Technology

While tirzepatide requires weekly administration, bimagrumab is administered once every four weeks, which should have positive implications on patient compliance. Nonetheless, patients receiving the current standard of care, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (injectable semaglutide), are expected to self-administer treatment on a weekly basis.

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Grand Rounds February 9, 2024: Pragmatic Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups – Experience From the Diuretic Comparison Project (Cynthia Hau, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

It had a pragmatic recruitment model with an embedded design, multicenter study without local study investigators and management teams, and broad recruitment that included patients from all 50 states and Puerto Rico. At the time, more than 95% of VA patients received hydrochlorothiazide for thiazide-type diuretic.

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AI-Powered Precision Engagement in Commercial and Medical Functions

Intouch Solutions

Commercial : Improved experience and communication between patients and doctors. It uses customer insights to deliver personalized experiences. No, in fact, it can be leveraged to spread the right information via an improved user experience, resulting in a better journey for both patients and caregivers.

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Smart pharmaceutical and healthcare labels: Lets trace medicines from its origin

Roots Analysis

It is worth noting that smart labels contain a transponder code which can be read by sophisticated devices, including radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and near-field communication (NFC) chips. While most smartphones can read NFC chips, RFID tags can only be read by specialized receivers.

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Grand Rounds February 16, 2024: Clinical Implications of the MINT Trial: p=0.07 (Jeffrey Carson, MD, MACP)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Chair in General Internal Medicine Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Keywords Transfusion; MI; MINT; Anemia; Clinical trials Key Points Anemia is common in patients with acute MI. Due to the lack of evidence, indications for red blood cell transfusion in patients with MI are controversial.

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Grand Rounds May 19, 2023: Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis After a Fracture (Robert O’Toole, MD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Aspirin is now the most commonly used VTE prophylaxis for Arthroplasty patients, in which Aspirin and LMWH are both safe and effective prophylaxis options. Aspirin as an oral pill is a less expensive and easier option for the orthopedic trauma population, which has a high proportion of uninsured patients.

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