Tag Archives: clinical trial

Cleveland Clinic Successfully Implants Dual Cardiac Device in the First Patient in the World

Source: Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic has successfully implanted a dual cardiac device in the first patient in the world as part of a clinical trial, which aims to potentially treat heart failure symptoms. The INTEGRA-D clinical study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a device that combines two proven …

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Questions Raised About Clinical Trial of Popular Heart Drug

By Mary Brophy Marcus via www.cbsnews.com  New questions are being raised about the clinical trial of a widely used heart drug, and critics are calling for an independent investigation, after a medical device used during the study was later found to be faulty and recalled. The clinical trial tested a blood-thinning medication called …

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Helpful Physicians May Be Key To Successful Weight Loss

Written by James McIntosh via Medical News Today When participating in weight-loss programs, a helpful physician can improve the chances of success for people with obesity, according to the findings of researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Their study, published in Patient Education and Counseling, found that obese people participating in …

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