Some Kansas City Chiefs Fans Advised To Undergo Amputation After Cold-Weather Game
LOADINGERROR LOADING Some Kansas City Chiefs fans have been told to schedule amputations after they suffered frostbite at the Jan. 13 playoff game between the Chiefs and the visiting Miami Dolphins, a doctor treating the patients told Fox4 on Wednesday. (Watch the video below.) The victims endured temperatures that plunged below zero in the Chiefs’ […]
Reduced-Dose Schedule of Cabazitaxel Viable for Seniors With mCRPC
A reduced-dose schedule of cabazitaxel (Jevtana) plus prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) should be offered to older men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to results from the phase III randomized CABASTY trial. Rates of grade 3 or higher neutropenia or neutropenic complications were about 12 times lower with biweekly cabazitaxel 16 mg/m2 plus […]
Medicare’s Proposed Physician Fee Schedule a Mixed Bag, Doc Groups Say
WASHINGTON — Physician group responses to the proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ranged from disappointment over the proposed 4.4% overall payment cut to praise for many of the provisions related to accountable care organizations (ACOs). “The scary part for most of us is we’re getting these reductions despite the fact that we’re still fighting […]
Opinion | ‘Would You Like to Keep This Pregnancy?’ I Asked My 13-Year-Old Patient
“Dr. Zha, for the new OB initial visit I put on your schedule next week, is it possible to schedule the patient with you sooner?” the OB coordinator asked me. “Why is that?” I responded, as there is usually no urgency for this type of visit. “Well, she is only 13. And she didn’t sound […]
Biden Urges COVID Vaccination for America’s Youngest Kids
President Biden on Tuesday urged parents to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations for their little kids. “The United States is now the first country in the world to offer safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old,” he said at a press briefing. “[For] the first time in our fight against this […]
The Flu Is Back
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported. Last year’s flu season was the lowest on record, likely because COVID-19 measures — school closures, distancing, masks and canceled travel — prevented the spread of influenza, or because the coronavirus somehow pushed […]