Vitamin D supplements do not prevent bone fractures in children
A major clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that vitamin D supplements do not increase bone strength or prevent bone fractures in children with vitamin D deficiency. The findings challenge widely held perceptions relating to the effects of vitamin D on […]
Opinion | A World AIDS Day Reminder: No One Should Be Left Behind
Guilamo-Ramos is a nurse and HIV/AIDS researcher. As a nurse who has for decades provided clinical care and conducted research on the challenges faced by individuals at risk for and living with HIV, I believe the steady progress our nation has made in combatting HIV/AIDS is truly remarkable. That is why, on this World AIDS […]
Clinical Challenges: Test Your Knowledge of Axial Spondyloarthritis
A MedPage Today Clinical Challenges series on axial spondyloarthritis reviewed the disease’s features and pathogenesis; difficulties in diagnosis and monitoring; and current options for therapy. The following is a three-question quiz to test your knowledge on each aspect of the series. Nancy Walsh earned a BA in English literature from Salve Regina College in Newport, […]
Clinical Challenges: Test Your Knowledge on NASH/MASH
A recent MedPage Today “Clinical Challenges” series on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH; formerly nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH) tackled the need to raise patient/physician awareness of the increasing prevalence of the liver disease, lifestyle approaches to managing affected patients of all ages, and promising treatments in the pipeline. The following is a three-question quiz to test […]
Opinion | Moving Beyond the ‘Angelina Jolie Effect’ to Address Cancer Disparities
Giri is a medical oncologist who specializes in clinical cancer genetics. *Patient’s name has been changed In room A is Tonya*, a 41-year-old African-American woman with metastatic breast cancer. In Room B is Joseph*, a 39-year-old Asian male with advanced colon cancer. As an oncologist who specializes in cancer genetics, I regularly see young patients […]
Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens
In the single-center PREMIX clinical trial, most renal transplant recipients were negative for multidrug-resistant pathogens shortly after receiving fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), with longer times to recurrent infections. Eight of 10 participants who received a least one FMT, and eight of nine participants who received all FMT treatments were multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) negative by day […]
Clinical Challenges: Test Your Knowledge of HIV
A MedPage Today Clinical Challenges series on HIV looked at long-acting antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV care during the COVID pandemic, and efforts to destigmatize HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The following is a three-question quiz to test your knowledge on each aspect of the series. Correct answers and explanations appear after completing the quiz. Please enable […]
Opinion | What If Trial Participants Knew Their Contributions Were for Naught?
Gamertsfelder is a clinical and policy researcher. Osipenko leads a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality and integrity of clinical research. I am greeted with a tired smile when I arrive to conduct my weekly clinical trial visit. For some of my home-based participants, I am the only face they have seen all week. Each […]
Opinion | Putting an End to the ‘Doctor-Nurse Game’
Libster is a psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist. In 1967, Leonard Stein, MD, coined the term “doctor-nurse game,” which he described as clear agreement between doctors and nurses that their relationship was hierarchical and that physicians were superior. Nurses were to “be bold, have initiative, and be responsible for making important recommendations, while at […]
Study Questions Value of Interim PET Imaging to Guide Frontline Hodgkin Treatment
HOUSTON — Interim PET-CT imaging (PET2) had almost no impact on clinical decision-making for Hodgkin lymphoma treated with brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), according to a small clinical study reported here. One of 40 patients had a change in treatment based on PET2 results, regardless of whether the scans were positive or negative. Outcomes did not differ […]