Archive : Spring 2007
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 April 24:An FDA advisory panel makes its recommendations on the application for Pfizer’s new HIV medication, Maraviroc, which belongs to a class of drugs that blocks the virus from entering white blood cells rather than fights the virus within cells. Thus Maraviroc may help patients who no longer respond to other HIV drugs.
May 4: The International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago unveils the art exhibit Sympathetic Coordination by Laura Splan. Using her own blood as the primary medium, Splan often depicts magnified nerve-tissue-like forms as an expression of the body’s complex involuntary responses.
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During a Formula One pit stop, there’s no room for mistakes as the crew pitches in with practiced precision. Surgeons at London’s Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, after calling in a Ferrari team for a critique, devised a protocol to smooth the transition from operating room to intensive care unit, when a forgotten message about a vital statistic or an unprepared piece of equipment could cost a patient’s life. The changes, ranging from banning inessential chatter to disconnecting wires in a specific order, have noticeably cut errors.
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