First TED drug?
Phase III optical trials of teprotumumab have proved effective in the treatment of active thyroid eye disease (TED), moving the monoclonal antibody treatment closer to becoming the first approved
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Phase III optical trials of teprotumumab have proved effective in the treatment of active thyroid eye disease (TED), moving the monoclonal antibody treatment closer to becoming the first approved
Medsafe has opened a public consultation on plans to introduce new labelling requirements for non-active substances in medicines that may cause allergic reactions.Group Manager Chris James said: “The
Australian and UK optometrists have developed new guidelines to help prevent falls in older patients. Created in a collaboration between Queensland University of Technology and the University of
Australia’s national diabetes eye screening programme Keepsight is to receive a $1.3 million boost, the Government announced during National Diabetes Awareness Week (July 14-20).The funding comes on
French designer Christophe Pillet has been announced as chairman of the Silmo d’Or jury 2019.Silmo organisers said the Paris-based interior architect was internationally renowned for his “clear
Further statistics on the rise of myopia were presented by Review of Myopia Management at the American Optometric Association’s Myopia Matters meeting in late June. On behalf of the Review, Jobson
US biotech company Invitae has launched ID your IRD, to offer free genetic testing to patients suspected by their healthcare providers of having an inherited retinal disease (IRD). Invitae’s Dr
Re:Vision’s new Co-Management Conference on Sunday 11 August to be held at its surgery in Mt Wellington, Auckland, promises to be the first of its kind in New Zealand, said organisers.
A mobile optometry programme run by the University of Auckland has highlighted the need to improve access to eye care for Kiwi schoolchildren and has kickstarted a fundraising drive for a new mobile ‘vision bus’.
Mel B had a scary experience to match her Spice Girl moniker when she recently experienced sudden vision loss.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Council of Nurses have designated 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and Midwife to honour the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. To mark this occasion, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and nursing part
More than half of the 2000 questions asked on an Australian helpline between 2014 and 2018 were about mixing complementary medicines with prescription drugs.