Antibody-Drug Conjugates Take Breast Cancer Field by Storm
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have taken the field of breast cancer by storm and appear poised to expand their reach into earlier lines of therapy and early-stage disease, a breast cancer specialist said here. ADCs offer an “exciting and effective drug delivery system” for multiple subtypes of metastatic breast cancer, and ongoing clinical trials are exploring […]
Opinion | Allies as Mediators in the Healthcare Workplace
I love writing and often jump at the chance to have my words read by others. So, I was pretty excited when I received an email request to write an op-ed from my hospital’s public relations team, especially since I was only a fellow at the time. They had read some of my previous work […]
Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimen on Par With Daily Drugs
SEATTLE — People living with HIV who have maintained undetectable virus levels with daily oral treatment could safely ditch the pills and transition to a more convenient every 2-month injectable alternative — without sacrificing efficacy, researchers found. In the 12-month results of the SOLAR trial, switching to the injectable long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine (Cabenuva) from […]
How To Set Up Your Home Office If You Have Seasonal Depression, According To Interior Designers And Therapists
Amazon Happy Lamp, shadow box and desk organizer. If you have seasonal depression, working from home can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you get to wear comfy clothes and sleep through your previous commute time. On the other, it’s easy for a week to go by without ever going outside as […]
New discovery to bulk up gluten-free fiber supplement
Scientists have for the first time constructed the reference genome for the source of the popular fibre supplement, psyllium husk, which could boost supplies of the versatile plant-derived product. University of Adelaide experts conducted research on psyllium, also known as Plantago ovata. “We extracted and sequenced the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from leaf tissue to construct […]
Should I Be Worried If My Cold Lasts Longer Than 2 Weeks?
The common cold can be pretty uncomfortable. If you have one, you are likely experiencing a combo of miserable symptoms like a sore throat, stuffy nose and body aches that can feel like they go on forever. Although many of us managed to avoid some rough bugs in the last few years due to restrictions […]
Even Doctors Have a Financial ‘Circle of Competence’
We all have “circles of competence.” Each circle of competence corresponds to different aspects of our lives. Some overlap and some don’t. But they play an important role in our successes…and failures. And even us doctors can have a financial circle of competence that we can use to our advantage as we pursue financial freedom. […]
Higher Rates of Staph Infection for Hispanics on Dialysis, CDC Says
Hispanic dialysis patients have significantly higher rates of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections compared with white dialysis patients, according to a CDC study. In 2020, rates of S. aureus bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients were 40% higher among Hispanic patients versus non-Hispanic whites (adjusted rate ratio [aRR] 1.4, 95% CI 1.2-1.7, P<0.001), reported Shannon Novosad, MD, […]
How a high fat diet allows expulsion of intestinal parasite worms
Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm which is a major cause of death and illness in the developing world. Parasitic worms affect up to a billion people, particularly in developing nations with poor sanitation. One of these parasites known as “whipworm” can cause long lasting […]
Republican Lawmakers Worry X-Waiver Elimination Could Stir Buprenorphine Diversion
Could dropping the “X-waiver” have unintended consequences? That’s what some House members suggested during a hearing on ways to address the fentanyl crisis, along with other healthcare issues. “Sometimes … medications are dangerous, potentially, and even though we want more access, we still have to stick with science, and make sure the proper individuals, who […]