Therapeutics Articles
Thanks to breakthroughs in genome sequencing, personalized medicine is rapidly becoming more science than fiction. As experimental therapies are replaced with data-driven solutions, we may be closer than ever to the kind of patient-specific care that promises to revolutionize the way medicine is practiced.
While all IG products are comparably effective, they also have relevant differences that determine their tolerability by patients.
Until better treatments or a cure can be found, coagulation factor replacement therapies continue to improve the long-term outcome for people with bleeding disorders
Scientific breakthroughs using gene therapy are allowing physicians to take a “precision medicine” approach to treating cancer — with promising results.
Hospital-acquired infections remain a deadly threat, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with other healthcare agencies and professionals are working to lower the rates of HAIs with some degree of success.
For resuscitation of patients with sepsis, the verdict is in: Hydroxyethyl starch products increase the risk of acute kidney injury and death.
6% hydroxyethyl starch products have been touted as a less-expensive alternative to 5% human albumin for blood volume expansion, but recent published evidence shows that it comes at a price for selected populations.
With the rising rates of autoimmune disease, the quest is on to research and develop new medicines to treat patients who often present with multiple disorders.
From dietary supplements and acupuncture to yoga and meditation, many on-the-fringe interventions are becoming more accepted by patients and practitioners.
Pairing genetic testing with treatment therapies helps physicians deliver better care to patients by identifying which therapies will be the most effective at specific doses.
Studies that examine the relationships between therapeutic doses of IG, trough IgG levels and infection rates shed new light on how IG replacement therapy should be prescribed for individuals.