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Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 December 2021)

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 December 2021 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 December 2021)

Stroke one of the strongest predictors of COVID-19 mortality

06 Jan 2022 by

A territory-wide retrospective cohort study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has found that stroke is the third strongest predictor of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality, after advancing age and renal disease, while Parkinson’s disease (PD) was the second strongest predictor of death after advancing age during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic of 2003.

Stroke one of the strongest predictors of COVID-19 mortality

Does aspirin increase HF risk?

Individuals with risk factors for heart failure (HF) may have an increased risk of developing the condition if they are aspirin users, results of the HOMAGE* study showed.

Does aspirin increase HF risk?

05 Jan 2022

Smoking ups risk of gastric intestinal metaplasia

Cigarette smoking may increase the risk of gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM), and such risk remains significantly elevated among former smokers until 15 years post-cessation, reveals a recent study.

Smoking ups risk of gastric intestinal metaplasia

Prepregnancy adhrence to plant-based diets lowers risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Women with greater adherence to a healthful plant-based diet before pregnancy appear to have a reduced risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), suggests a recent study. On the other hand, adherence to an unhealthful plant-based diet is not associated with GDM risk.

Prepregnancy adhrence to plant-based diets lowers risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

05 Jan 2022

Geriatric patients admitted for IBD at greater risk of death

Old age (>65 years) is independently associated with a higher probability of death among ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, a study has found.

Geriatric patients admitted for IBD at greater risk of death

Functional electrical stimulation–assisted cycling training improves lower limb function in chronic stroke survivors

A longitudinal pilot study by the Chinese University of Hong (CUHK) and Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China, used electrical impedance myography (EIM) and surface electromyography (sEMG) to demonstrate that functional electrical stimulation (FES)–assisted cycling training improves lower limb function in chronic stroke survivors through increasing muscle impedance properties, improving muscle activation capacity, and allowing better muscle coordination during ankle joint movements.

Functional electrical stimulation–assisted cycling training improves lower limb function in chronic stroke survivors

Treatment delay ups coronary artery aneurysm risk in Kawasaki disease patients

In patients with Kawasaki disease, every day that intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment is delayed aggravates the risk of developing coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), a recent study has found.

Treatment delay ups coronary artery aneurysm risk in Kawasaki disease patients

05 Jan 2022

Glove device teaches laypeople how to deliver CPR effectively

A novel wearable glove device provides visual and acoustic guidance that can help nonhealthcare professionals effectively perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a recent study.

Glove device teaches laypeople how to deliver CPR effectively