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In 2012, the FDA approved the drug for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), based on growing evidence that the drug was safe and effective at preventing HIV in populations at increased risk of infection. [41] The FDA has approved two additional medications for PrEP since then, approving Descovy in 2019 and Cabotegravir (Apretude) in 2021. [4 ...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent. Vaccination is the most commonly used form of pre-exposure prophylaxis ; other forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis generally involve drug treatment, known as chemoprophylaxis .
Cabotegravir was approved for medical use in the European Union in December 2020. [9] In December 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved cabotegravir for pre-exposure prophylaxis. [15] The FDA granted the approval of Apretude to Viiv. [15] Zimbabwe became the first African country to approve the drug in October 2022. [25]
The first hospital anesthesia department was established at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1936, under the leadership of Henry K. Beecher (1904–1976). Beecher, who received his training in surgery, had no previous experience in anesthesia. [150]
A 2013 pilot study of prehabilitation in colorectal surgery found improved postoperative functional recovery, measured in terms of the walking capacity at 4 weeks and 8 weeks. However, the time in hospital and post-operative complications were similar.
2000. The da Vinci Surgical System was approved by the FDA. 2001. The first self-contained artificial heart, AbioCor. 2001. The first remote surgery, using the ZEUS robotic surgical system. 2005. The first partial face transplant by French surgeon Jean-Michel Dubernard et al. 2008. The first full face transplant by French surgeon Laurent ...
Through thick and thin. Tammy Slaton got real about how her recent gastric bypass surgery has affected her relationship with husband Caleb Willingham. '1000-Lb. Sisters' Star Tammy Slaton’s Body ...
At some point before surgery a health care provider conducts a preoperative assessment to verify that a person is fit and ready for the surgery. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For surgeries in which a person receives either general or local anesthesia, this assessment may be done either by a doctor or a nurse trained to do the assessment. [ 2 ]