Sentences with phrase «population of patients treated»

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The Pittsburgh - based specialty pharmacy grew its revenue by 13,380 percent in three years to $ 42 million by focusing on the small populations of underserved patients who need orphan drugs to treat serious illnesses.

«How a doctor, returning from Guinea ith the expressed purpose of treating patients with Ebola, is allowed to reenter the general population is simply incomprehensible,» Cahill said.

The State Ministry of Health and humanitarian partners are working around the clock to treat patients and prevent the further spread of the disease, the UN population agency said.

The FDA also expanded the approval of pembrolizumab to treat the majority of people with NSCLC who had received prior chemotherapy, greatly increasing the patient population that can benefit from the treatment.

The next phase of the study will first «condition» patients with antibiotics to knock down the local population of bacteria, as has already taken place in trying unsuccessfully to treat C. difficile patients, Somsouk says.

In addition, all five participating Latin American countries are interested in getting NCI's help to develop molecular profiles of breast cancer in their patients, which could elucidate how breast cancer varies from population to population, and how best to treat it.

Conducted from 1999 to 2004 in a population of 60 patients (29 treated and 31 controls), that study produced statistically inconclusive results, in part because too many drug - treated patients dropped out complaining of weight gain.

If you treat a patient on the basis of data from clinical trials, you ought to be sure that the patient actually is a member of the population sampled to perform the trial.

In the first study to report on the association of aspirin use with breast cancer outcomes in a large patient population, researchers examined the pattern of aspirin use, cancer pathology and overall survival in 1,000 patients treated at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and diagnosed with breast cancers, including receptor positive, HER2 - positive and triple negative cancers.

«All patients of all races do better at the trauma centers treating white majority populations, so this research tells us we need to direct attention to hospitals with higher mortality rates to help them improve their outcomes, or we won't ever be able to turn this around.»

Both groups of animals were equivalent to 55 - to 60 - year - old morbidly obese patients with uncontrolled diabetes, the most difficult population to treat.

If so, says Grover Bagby, a hematologist who directs the Oregon Cancer Center at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, further work to decipher the protein's exact function could shed light on how to treat a much larger population of patients with leukemia, certain other forms of cancer, and aplastic anemia.

It is most valuable because it enhances the cultural competence and awareness of all physicians when it comes to treating a diverse patient population.

Patient populations: To date, no pediatric patients with Ebola have been treated in the U.S. Because of this, not much is known on the level of resources and staffing that would be needed.

«We demonstrated that quality can be accomplished across the sites, but consider a different approach to the design,» she said, explaining that rather than treating negative symptom patients as one homogenous target, priority should be given to exploring the usefulness of novel mechanisms in separate negative symptom domains to better define the target population and maximize the chance of success before launching large phase III trials.

«The results of our study could offer new treatment to this population of patients, identifying a subset of malignant pleural mesothelioma who expressed PD - L1 and could be treated with targeted therapies to PD - L1,» Cedres says.

The results suggest this population of patients could be treated with targeted therapies to PD - L1, researchers say.

New research announced at the International Liver CongressTM 2014 today provides new hope for the notoriously difficult - to - treat population of liver transplant patients with recurring hepatitis C (HCV).

This speaks to the fact that patients were representative of the typical population being treated in current practice and unlike many other studies, high risk patients were not excluded from participating in the study.

We leverage our cutting - edge platforms to produce product candidates and utilize distinct therapeutic approaches that, we believe, address the shortcomings of existing therapies and have the potential to treat a broad patient population either as individual therapies or in combination with other mechanisms of action.

This means there's a large population of patients who may be eligible to take pan beta blockers while being treated with immunotherapy.

Our two primary product candidates, CMB305 and G100, utilize distinct immuno - oncology approaches that, we believe, address the shortcomings of existing therapies and have the potential to treat a broad patient population either as individual therapies or in combination with other mechanisms of action.

The resulting sample, however, may represent a population of alcohol - dependent patients who could be treated within a medical setting in which health care professionals are in a unique position to intervene, given their ongoing relationships with patients.

He enjoys treating all ages of patients from pediatrics to the elderly population.

Accessing the South Korean National Health Insurance Database, UniSA researchers extracted information on 1,224 cardiac events from a total population of 114,647 patients aged 17 or younger who were newly treated with methylphenidate between 2008 and 2011.

Dr. Shadwick and Dr. Jones, assisted by their outstanding team of certified veterinary technicians, diagnose, treat, and manage complex medical problems present in our referring patient population.

d) Feline Kennel Cough (Bordetella) vaccine: We do not routinely recommend this vaccine because the condition is not seen commonly in our population of patient cats, and the disease is relatively easy to treat if it does occur.

I am looking for a position where I can treat a diverse population of patients and be part of an expanding field.

Graduate Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Accumulate 678 clinical hours in medical / surgical, cardio vascular, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and outpatient care at the Veteran's Administration Obtain and maintain federal clearance to work with VA staff and patients Assist more than 200 RN's, Charge RN's, CNA's, and physicians Perform intake, preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, and medication Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and pediatric populations Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform administrative functions including phones, data entry, and other tasks as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

Licensed Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care and medical team support across multiple medical specialties Experienced in orthopedics, rehabilitation, transitional care, cardiology, med surgical, oncology, pediatrics, urology, pulmonary, geriatrics, and neurology Perform preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, medication, feeding tubes, and PICC line draws Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and geriatric populations with complex medical conditions Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

Medical ‐ legal partnership (MLP) is an approach to health that integrates the work of healthcare, public health, and civil legal aid to more effectively identify, treat, and prevent health ‐ harming legal needs for patients, clinics, and populations.

He has practical and theoretical experience in treating a wide patient population using the principles and strategies of DBT.