First-in-World Robot-Assisted Spinal Surgery

First-in-World Robot-Assisted Spinal Surgery By: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Noah Pernikoff is back to his life in New York City after becoming the first patient in the world to undergo a complex three-part, robotic-assisted surgery. The robotic arms made it possible for the multidisciplinary team at Penn to successfully [..]

Tafinlar® + Mekinist® of Novartis Receives FDA Approval for the Treatment of BRAF V600-Mutant Melanoma

Tafinlar® + Mekinist® of Novartis Receives FDA Approval for the Treatment of BRAF V600-Mutant Melanoma By: Novartis News Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) in combination with Mekinist® (trametinib) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations, as [..]