Hackensack University Medical Center breaks ground on $714m health care expansion project

Hackensack University Medical Center breaks ground on $714m health care expansion project

Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center has broken ground on its $714 million patient pavilion on Second Street in Hackensack, New Jersey, US. The 530,000-square-foot building will have 24 new operating rooms, a 50-bed intensive care unit, 150 medical-surgical beds, and 50-beds orthopedic facility. Robert C Garrett – president and CEO, Hackensack University Medical Center said: “With […]

FDA approves once-weekly dosing for Amgen’s Kyprolis in multiple myeloma treatment

FDA approves once-weekly dosing for Amgen’s Kyprolis in multiple myeloma treatment

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for a new once-weekly dosing regimen of Amgen’s Kyprolis (carfilzomib) in combination with dexamethasone for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. This new regimen, known as the once-weekly Kd70, involves administering Kyprolis at a dose of 70 mg/m². The approval follows the results […]