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Isometric Exercise: Why This Workout Regime Is So Good For You

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

(Valerii Apetroaiei/Getty Images) Exercise is great for improving heart health. But the thought of hitting the gym or going for a jog might put some people off from doing it. And, if you have a heart condition already, such dynamic exercises may not be safe to do.

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Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Sciatica From Herniated Disk

JAMA Internal Medicine

This multicenter randomized clinical trial investigates the efficacy and safety of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in patients with chronic sciatica from herniated disk.

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MvPI releases updated version of medical devices adverse event reporting form

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI), under the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, has released the updated version of the medical devices adverse event reporting form, for the use of manufacturers, importers and distributors of medical devices and healthcare professionals.

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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Sustainable Obesity Care

JAMA Internal Medicine

This Viewpoint discusses the optimal treatment duration of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in people with obesity and the benefits of off-ramping, the tapering of these antiobesity medications following an initial treatment period.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Pfizer rounds out haemophilia portfolio with FDA approval

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Pfizer’s anti-TFPI antibody marstacimab has been approved by the FDA to treat haemophilia, becoming the pharma group’s second new therapy for the blood disorder this year.Marstacimab will be launched as Hympavzi to treat haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors and haemophilia B without factor IX inhibitors in patients aged 12 and older and is the first drug in the anti-TFPI class to be approved in the US.

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A Temporary Extension for the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher with a Longer-Term Extension in Sight?

FDA Law Blog

By Mark A. Tobolowsky — The Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher program has had a bit of a tumultuous history in its 12 short years of existence. Designed to incentivize the development of drugs for pediatric rare diseases where such development may not otherwise have occurred, vouchers may be granted for drugs for serious or life-threatening rare diseases where the serious or life-threatening manifestations primarily affect individuals aged from birth to 18 years.

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