Lisa Marie Presley’s Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission
Note that some links may require subscriptions. An autopsy report showed that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died of a small-bowel obstruction “caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.” (NBC News) States are scrambling to prepare for record high temperatures. (NBC News) The CDC announced its plan to […]
Threads May Not Replace Twitter in Medicine — Yet
Despite a promising launch, Threads — the social media app that hopes to unseat Twitter as a dominant space for online medical networking and communication — may not be ready to win over the medical community. Threads, a networking platform created by Meta, launched on July 6 and appears to mimic Twitter’s short-form messaging style. […]
Why You Shouldn’t Necessarily Freak Out About That Aspartame Research
The World Health Organization made a declaration Friday that surely came as a surprise to diet soda drinkers everywhere: Aspartame, a low-calorie sweetener found in many popular “diet” or “sugar free” drinks, could be carcinogenic to humans. An agency of WHO reported that aspartame is “possibly carcinogenic to humans” based on “limited evidence” that the […]
Whole Genome Sequencing Boosts Diagnosis of Rare Disease in Infants
Whole genome sequencing captured almost twice as many genetic abnormalities that may be responsible for disease in infants, compared with a standard targeted test, researchers found. In the Genomic Medicine for Ill Neonates and Infants (GEMINI) study, the diagnostic yield of whole genome sequencing was 49%, compared with 27% with NewbornDx, a standard targeted gene […]
17 Things Children Of Divorce Wish Their Parents Had Done Differently
Many of us are raised to believe that any family structure outside of the traditional, nuclear one is somehow “broken,” and that divorce causes children long-lasting harm. But when HuffPost asked folks to share the things they wish their parents had done differently surrounding divorce, people said again and again that they wished the divorce […]
Primary Surgery Vs Radiation in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Does One Come Out a Winner?
MONTREAL — A study that looked at surgery versus radiation therapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer treatment found pros and cons with both approaches, but ultimately, surgery seemed to be the better bet. Patients with T1-T2 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in a database underwent primary transoral robotic surgery (TORS) versus primary RT and/or chemoRT (RT/CRT), […]
Opinion | How to Prevent Addiction Patients From Leaving Treatment Against Medical Advice
Perez is a licensed psychologist. It’s widely known that length of stay is one of the most important determinants of success in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Data has proven that the longer we can keep patients engaged, the better their long-term prognosis. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest factors for providers to overcome. […]
EphrinB2 Expression in Urothelial Cancer Tied to Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity
A prior analysis of data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) demonstrated that high EphrinB2 gene expression was associated with poor survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, researchers reported new findings showing that EphrinB2 expression in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma was linked with […]
Scientists link genes to diet in inflammatory bowel disease: A study in mice identifies candidate genes associated with bowel inflammation caused by a high-fat diet
A study of the genetic variation that makes mice more susceptible to bowel inflammation after a high-fat diet has identified candidate genes which may drive inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in humans. The findings are published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife. Described by the editors as a fundamental study, the work provides a framework for […]
Fauci’s New Gig; Secret World of Penile Enlargement; Malaria Cases Emerge in U.S.
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Former White House Chief Medical Adviser and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, will join Georgetown University next month as a distinguished professor in the School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases, and will hold an additional appointment in the university’s McCourt School of Public Policy. E-cigarettes are still […]