White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violence
The White House will bring together Wednesday what administration officials say is the largest-ever gathering of state legislators focused on gun violence prevention. Lawmakers want to do more to curb gun violence, but many don’t know where to start, said Stefanie Feldman, JD, director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, during a […]
Mushroom Coffee Has Become A Viral Craze. But Is It Just B.S.?
Illustration: Jianan Liu/ HuffPost Ground mushrooms and coffee beans are paired together to create this buzzy beverage, which is said to help with stress, immune function, jitteriness and more. In the name of mental and physical health, more and more brands are infusing coffee with blended-up mushrooms, sparking a viral craze online. Known simply as […]
How and When to Escalate Treatment for Eczema
MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on atopic dermatitis: Moderator Peter Lio, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, is joined by Linda Stein Gold, MD, of the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, and Alexandra Golant, MD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount […]
Disparities in PrEP Use Persist
MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on HIV news from the IDWeek annual meeting: Moderator Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, of the University of California San Francisco, is joined by Kathleen A. McManus, MD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, and Laura Bamford, MD, of the […]
New Data on Capsid Inhibitor for HIV
MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on HIV news from the IDWeek annual meeting: Moderator Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, of the University of California San Francisco, is joined by Kathleen A. McManus, MD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, and Laura Bamford, MD, of the […]
Targeting Chronic Inflammation in Progressive MS
MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on the joint meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and the American Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS): Moderator Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD, from the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment […]
The Exciting Potential of Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Lung Cancer
MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on lung cancer: Moderator Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, was joined by Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, and So Yeon Kim, MD, all from the Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut. This final of four exclusive episodes looks at the exciting ongoing development of […]
Lousy Sleep Compounds Genetic Risk for Asthma in Adults
Poor sleep patterns and high genetic susceptibility together doubled the risk of asthma development in adults, a prospective study using U.K. Biobank data found. Individuals in the study who had the highest polygenic risk score (PRS) or were poor sleepers had a 47-55% higher risk for asthma over a median 8 years of follow-up compared […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Keep Patient Alive Due to Spiritual Beliefs? MD/JD Weighs In
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case, and then we provide an expert’s commentary. Last week, you voted on whether doctors should take the wife of a stroke patient to court over continuing life support. […]
Opinion | Ethics Consult: Keep Patient Alive Due to Spiritual Beliefs?
Welcome to Ethics Consult — an opportunity to discuss, debate (respectfully), and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a true, but anonymized, patient care case. You vote on your decision in the case and, next week, we’ll reveal how you all made the call. Bioethicist Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, will also weigh […]