Is aspirin alone sufficient for for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following total knee arthroplasty ? A question of great interest has been addressed in a recent study of 41 537 patients who underwent the procedures with monitoring for events extending for...

First new drug for influenza in decades

The US Food and Drug Administration has recently announced the fast-tracked approval of the first new pharmacological agent for the treatment of influenza to be released in more than 20 years. Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) was approved by the FDA for treatment of acute...