Abbott: Study Shows HeartMate 3 Pump Extends Life Expectancy Of Advanced Heart Failure Patients

Abbott (ABT) said the data from the MOMENTUM 3 trial showed its HeartMate 3 heart pump extended survival of advanced heart failure patients by at least five years. Results of the five-year study showed an improved survival rate of 58% with the HeartMate 3 compared to 44% with the HeartMate II. Also, the greater survival for HeartMate 3 patients was largely associated with a reduction in deaths due to stroke, clotting and bleeding.

The company also noted that the latest MOMENTUM 3 data showed that the five-year survival for HeartMate 3 patients is approaching the five-year survival rates of heart transplant recipients who have a similar risk profile.

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White House Conference On Hunger, Nutrition, And Health On September 28

The Biden Administration will host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on September 28 in Washington, DC.

As President Joe Biden announced in May, this will be the first Conference of this kind in more than 50 years.

Millions of Americans are afflicted with food insecurity and diet-related diseases—including heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes—which are some of the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. Lack of access to healthy and affordable foods is one of many factors impacting hunger and diet-related diseases. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges further.

The Conference will bring government leaders, academics, activists, and Americans from all walks of life together to achieve the goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases in the U.S. by 2030 – all while reducing disparities among the communities who are impacted the most by these issues.

“We will announce a national strategy at the Conference that identifies actions the government will take to catalyze the public and private sectors to drive transformative change and address the intersections between food, hunger, nutrition, and health,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Kenji’s New Guacamole Is Divine

His recipe takes inspiration from a Mexican restaurant in Bogotá, Colombia.

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‘House of the Dragon’: Steve Toussaint on Playing Lord Corlys, Boat Guy

One of the most powerful people in Westeros made his reputation as a fearless sailor. The actor who plays him does better on land.

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Catalent Shares Fall 8%

Catalent, Inc. (CTLT) shares are sliding more than 8 percent on Monday morning trade in tandem with the general trend on the day. The shares have been trading lower for the last several weeks.

Currently, shares are at $91.36, down 8.37 percent from the previous close of $99.70 on a volume of 970,268. For the 52-week period, the shares have traded in a range of $86.34-$142.64 on average volume of 1,023,635.

Sentage Holdings Stock Gains 22%

Shares of Sentage Holdings Inc. (SNTG) are gaining over 22% on Monday morning despite no stock-related news from the company.

SNTG is currently trading at $3.3713, up $0.6213 or 22.5927%, on the Nasdaq. The stock opened its trading at $2.65 after closing its trading at $2.75. The stock has traded between $2.25 and $27.55 in the past 52-week period.

Sentage Holdings Inc. provides a range of financial services. The company offers consumer loan repayment and collection management, loan recommendation, and prepaid payment network services in China. Sentage Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

US Covid Cases, Deaths Continue To Fall

Coronavirus positive cases and hospitalizations due to the viral disease continue to fall steadily in the United States, according to statistics.

The national average has fallen to 88,391 cases, down from more than 130,000 per day reported in mid-July.

Cases are falling in most of the states. Some western states report 30 percent or more decline in the past two weeks.

U.S. hospitals report a 10 percent decrease in the number of Covid patients. The number of I.C.U. admissions due to the worse stage of the viral disease has fallen by 7 percent.

U.S. Covid hospitalizations fell to 38,252 over the weekend. More than 10 percent of these patients are admitted in intensive care units.

The nation’s current test positivity rate is 15 percent.

The number of daily Covid deaths is far lower than at most points in the pandemic.

With 6833 new cases reporting on Sunday, the total number of people infected with coronavirus in the country has risen to 94,199,489, as per Johns Hopkins University’s latest data.

3 additional deaths on the same day took the total U.S. Covid casualties to 1,043,864.

944 additional deaths were reported globally on Sunday, taking the total number of people who lost their lives due to the pandemic so far to 6,486,857.

91,628,571 people have so far recovered from the disease, the Worldometer tally shows.

Azure Power Global Drops After Unexpected Resignation Of CEO Harsh Shah

Shares of Azure Power Global Ltd. (AZRE) are falling more than 41 percent on Monday morning after the company announced the resignation of Harsh Shah as its Chief Executive Officer. The company named Rupesh Agarwal, who has been serving as chief strategy and commercial officer, as its acting CEO. Shah joined the company on July 1 only.

Earlier in May, there were allegations of potential procedural irregularities and misconduct at a plant.

Recently, the company revealed a delay in filing its annual report and has not given any timeline for its submission.

Currently, shares are at $6.09, up 41.78 percent from the previous close of $10.46 on a volume of 1,381,060.