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UroMems Announces First-Ever Smart Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implant in a Female Patient

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“We are addressing the observations by so many physicians that there is a vast unmet need for a better way to definitively treat this female population.” Food and Drug Administration). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for UroActive.

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Leading in Pharma: a woman’s pathway

European Pharmaceutical Review

After moving to London in 2011, Ekaterina worked in global health and medical philanthropy, focusing on improving outcomes in maternal and child health. I am a physician by training, and I worked in New York hospital emergency rooms for many years. I believe we can and must do better.

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For rare disease patients in Mainland China, hope of greater access to treatment

Clarivate

Recent policy and regulatory moves have begun to sketch out a framework for rare disease drug approvals in the country, but obstacles to approvals and patient access remain. The list, designed to serve as a reference point for prioritized drug review and evaluation policies, included 121 rare diseases. [8]. 10] [11] [12].

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A history of blood cancer treatment

pharmaphorum

After attempts to treat McBean’s symptoms – through cupping, applying leeches for maintenance therapy, and therapeutic phlebotomy – proved unsuccessful, his physician, Dr Thomas Watson, prescribed steel and quinine, while a sample of his urine was sent to chemical pathologist Henry Bence Jones.