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Abbott today announced the launch of the company's catheter-based MitraClip system for the treatment of mitral regurgitation in Australia. The MitraClip device, which has received Therapeutic Goods Administration approval, offers a new treatment option for patients suffering from MR, a debilitating heart valve condition.
"A forthcoming rollback of benchmark drug prices - a court-approved move meant to benefit consumers - should have little effect on the bottom line for pharmacy-benefit managers or their clients, as companies have taken protective steps," the Wall Street Journal reports. Pharmacies, however, worry the 4 percent reduction in benchmark prices could result in Medicaid reductions. Benefit managers initially opposed the cut, but say they have adjusted contracts to make up for it.
Earlier research has had similar findings, but this is the first large, nationally representative study to connect physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in high school students, explained Kathryn Foti, M.P.H., a health scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health and lead author of the paper.
As intensive efforts are on to counter the virus, a new study by an international team of researchers reports the unexpected success of a bacterium in modulating the immune response in the airway and protecting the cells against infection with this virus.
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