Immunotherapy: What you need to know
Not all that long ago, chemotherapy was the only option to treat most advanced (metastatic) cancers. Because these drugs work by destroying rapidly dividing cells, they harm some healthy cells — such as hair follicles — as well as cancer cells. In the past two decades, cancer treatment has been transformed by targeted drugs and the emergence of chemotherapy. Targeted drugs are designed to home in on specific genes or proteins that are altered or overexpressed on cancer cells. Immunotherapy has been very successful for certain types of advanced cancers, such as lung, bladder, and skin cancers.
One form of immunotherapy ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Guru P. Sonpavde, MD Tags: Cancer Immunotherapy Managing your health care Source Type: blogs
What will you do for this altered and bradycardic patient?
Written by Pendell MeyersA female in her 60s with COPD, DM, hypothyroidism, CAD, and severe bladder cancer presented from a nursing home with altered mental status, hypotension, hypoxia, and bradycardia.Here is her initial ECG (no prior for comparison):What do you think?Here is another ECG minutes later:There is a regular wide complex bradycardia.There are P-waves at a rate of approximately 100bpm with no clear relationship to the QRS complexes, diagnostic of complete heart block.The QRS morphology is wide (computer QRS duration 179 msec) but it does not fit any clear bundle branch block pattern (it is similar to LBBB but ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
10 essential questions to ask when diagnosed with bladder cancer
Over 80,000 new cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed every year. Of the new cases, over 62,000 are men, and over 18,000 are women. Whites have higher incidence rates than blacks, although black patients have higher mortality rates, particularly black women. The majority of cases are found with painless gross hematuria (although most patients with […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/naeem-rahman" rel="tag" > Naeem Rahman, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Urology Source Type: blogs
Extreme Healing, Weird Genomics, and Bloodsucking Invaders
Quick quiz: Which organism . . .
Can regrow a severed spinal cord?
Is a culinary delicacy overseas but an invasive pest in the U.S.?
Reveals insights about tissue regeneration, evolution, and cancer biology?
Give up? It’s the sea lamprey.
A direct descendant of one of the first organisms to develop a backbone, these remarkable creatures are considered “living fossils.” Best of all, they can regrow a severed spinal cord—a feat we humans can only dream about. Credit: Jeramiah Smith, University of Kentucky.
This leechlike creature has several unusual—and enviable—characteristics that make it an ideal resea...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 12, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Alisa Zapp Machalek Tags: Genetics Cellular Processes Chromosomes Cool Creatures Research Organisms Wound Healing Source Type: blogs
Smoking tied to more aggressive prostate cancer
If you’re a smoker looking for another reason to quit, consider this: in addition to raising your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancers of the bladder and kidney, smoking could boost the odds that you will develop aggressive prostate cancer that metastasizes, or spreads through your body. That’s according to research published by an Austrian team in 2018.
The evidence connecting tobacco use with prostate cancer (which tends to grow relatively slowly) isn’t as strong as it is for other smoking-related diseases. Researchers first detected the link only after pooling data from 51 studies that enrolled over ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlie Schmidt Tags: Health Prostate Knowledge Risks and Prevention HPK Source Type: blogs
The Top Bioprinting Companies
In the next 5-7 years, the bioprinting market is estimated to expand by 15.7 percent, and it is anticipated to grow over $4.70 billion by 2025, according to the latest study of BIS Research. While the growth statistics indicate a turbulent landscape, it is worth familiarizing with the main players. Here, we collected the best bioprinting companies currently on the market.
The future of bioprinting: tissues not organs
The idea of lab-grown organs might mean the end of testing drugs on animals or humans, the solution for organ shortages and an ending of the desperate state of organ donations worldwide. If the creators of the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: 3D Printing in Medicine Biotechnology Business Future of Medicine 3d printed bioprinting company Healthcare Innovation market regenerative skin Source Type: blogs
The Top Bioprinting Companies
In the next 5-7 years, the bioprinting market is estimated to expand by 15.7 percent, and it is anticipated to grow over $4.70 billion by 2025, according to the latest study of BIS Research. While the growth statistics indicate a turbulent landscape, it is worth familiarizing with the main players. Here, we collected the best bioprinting companies currently on the market.
The future of bioprinting: tissues not organs
The idea of lab-grown organs might mean the end of testing drugs on animals or humans, the solution for organ shortages and an ending of the desperate state of organ donations worldwide. If the creators of the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: 3D Printing in Medicine Biotechnology Business Future of Medicine 3d printed bioprinting company Healthcare Innovation market regenerative skin Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 13th 2018
We report that the disruption of excitation-contraction coupling contributes to impaired force generation in the mouse model of Sod1 deficiency. Briefly, we found a significant reduction in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) activity as well as reduced expression of proteins involved in calcium release and force generation. Another potential factor involved in EC uncoupling in Sod1-/- mice is oxidative damage to proteins involved in the contractile response.
In summary, this study provides strong support for the coupling between increased oxidative stress and disruption of cellular excitation contraction mac...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 12, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Driving and Memory Loss Are a Bad Combination: Some Tips
For many of us, a car is a sign of independence. But this emotional connection to our automobiles is part of what makes convincing a person that he or she is no longer capable of driving such a volatile battle. The longer adult children or others wait to discuss driving issues with a loved one, the harder it can be.
Read more on HealthCentral about how to help memory-impaired loved ones stop driving:
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Source: Minding Our Elders - August 10, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Caring For Someone With Bladder Cancer - or Any Cancer: A Partnership
According to the National Cancer Society, the majority of bladder cancers occur in the older population, with the average age of at the time of diagnosis being 73. This makes bladder cancer an additional awareness issue for older adults and those who provide care for them. As with other cancers, taking preventive steps is best, so stay on top of any possible symptoms.
Read the full article on HealthCentral about caring for someone with bladder cancer - or any cancer:
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Purchase Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories – paperback or ebook
An amazing book of storie...
Source: Minding Our Elders - August 7, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Attempts Continue to Link Blood Group to Natural Variations in Longevity
If we are to judge from the findings of genetic association studies, natural variation in human longevity occurs due to countless distinct factors, each of which provides a small contribution, is highly dependent on environmental circumstances, and is highly linked to other factors. Scientists have struggled to replicate more than a few known associations across different study populations, and those that have been replicated between study groups have small effects.
Blood group is genetically determined, and data on patient blood group is included in many of the data sets that report on disease incidence and mortali...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 6, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 4th 2018
Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to online resources, and much more.
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Source: Fight Aging! - June 3, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
KARL STORZ ’s Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy Coming to U.S. for Bladder Cancer Detection
KARL STORZ is releasing its PDD (photodynamic diagnostics) Blue Light Flexible Video Cystoscopy in the United States for detection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The news is a result of the FDA’s regulatory green light that allows the company’s Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview to also be useful with the KARL STORZ PDD Blue Light Flexible Video Cystoscope.
The regulatory approval includes an indication for use of Cysview repeatedly on the same patient to spot Carcinoma in Situ, a difficult bladder cancer to diagnose. Of note, Cysview, an optical imaging compound that’s injected and fluoresce...
Source: Medgadget - May 22, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: News Urology Source Type: blogs
The Other Opioid Crisis: Hospital Shortages Lead To Patient Pain, Medical Error
I came across this public-accesss story, and wanted to share the perspective:
Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News
Even as opioids flood American communities and fuel widespread addiction, hospitals are facing a dangerous shortage of the powerful painkillers needed by patients in acute pain, according to doctors, pharmacists and a coalition of health groups.
The shortage, though more significant in some places than others, has left many hospitals and surgical centers scrambling to find enough injectable morphine, Dilaudid and fentanyl — drugs given to patients undergoing surgery, fighting cancer or suffering traumatic i...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - March 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: admin Tags: Acute Pain Anesthesia Public policy surgery Chronic pain opioid addiction Source Type: blogs
The Other Opioid Crisis: Hospital Shortages Lead To Patient Pain, Medical Error
I came across this public-accesss story, and wanted to share the perspective:
Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News
Even as opioids flood American communities and fuel widespread addiction, hospitals are facing a dangerous shortage of the powerful painkillers needed by patients in acute pain, according to doctors, pharmacists and a coalition of health groups.
The shortage, though more significant in some places than others, has left many hospitals and surgical centers scrambling to find enough injectable morphine, Dilaudid and fentanyl — drugs given to patients undergoing surgery, fighting cancer or suffering traumatic i...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - March 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: admin Tags: Acute Pain Anesthesia Public policy surgery Chronic pain opioid addiction Source Type: blogs
