Is Ozempic the New Anti-Inflammatory Wonder Drug?
Nearly a decade ago, a thin, soft-spoken twenty-something woman named Megan walked into my office and presented me with a meticulous hand-written file containing her gastrointestinal history. The file included descriptions of her initial diagnosis of Crohn’s disease as a teenager, the multiple operations she had endured to remove diseased parts of her bowels, and the array of symptoms she suffered with, including nausea, a dozen bowel movements a day, and a total reliance on nutrition obtained through her veins, known as total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Instead of twenty feet of small intestines that most people hav...
Source: TIME: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shilpa Ravella Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
America ’s Age Old Mental Health Crisis
In 1956, my uncle John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator, wrote a book that is probably more famous for its great title than its contents. It was called Profiles in Courage. And it was about eight U.S. senators who JFK felt had made particularly courageous contributions to American history.
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For a while now, I have been thinking about what courage means to me. While growing up with my father, Ted Kennedy, in the Senate, and then serving in the House of Representatives myself for many years, I saw quite a bit of bravery in politics. But the truth is, the most courageous people I...
Source: TIME: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Patrick J. Kennedy and Stephen Fried Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
DBT + CEM boosts cancer detection in women with history of the disease
The combination of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases early breast cancer detection each year in women with a personal history of the disease – although it also increases the recall rate, researchers have found.
"Adding contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) to digital breast tomosynthesis substantially improved the detection of early breast cancer in women with a personal history of breast cancer, and this benefit appears to persist each year," wrote a team led by Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania in an article published April 30 in Radi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Breast Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Kaposi sarcoma discovery could facilitate drug development
Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, after decades of research efforts, have developed a mouse model of Kaposi sarcoma that could be key to the development of new drugs to treat the disease. Kaposi sarcoma is a cancer that is the most common cancer in people living with HIV.
The findings appeared in Cell Host & Microbe. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
'Common' red flag sign of silent killer cancer that can appear on the hands
This warning sign could easily be dismissed as something less serious. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACR, ACS comment on USPSTF breast cancer screening recs
Organizations are reacting to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)'s new breast cancer screening recommendations, which include biennial screening beginning at the age of 40.
While acknowledging that the new recommendations were an improvement over the task force's 2016 guidelines, the American College of Radiology (ACR) said it does not "go far enough to save more women's lives."
The ACR said it "will continue to urge the USPSTF to recommend all women have a breast cancer risk assessment by age 25 (as called for in ACR’s Breast Cancer Screening guidelines for high-risk women) and that women at average risk...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
General Inception Launches Igniter Europe with the support of leading institutions and venture capital firms
General Inception announces the launch of Igniter Europe, focused on building innovative companies in the field of oncology, autoimmune and rare diseases, developing novel therapeutics and leveraging disruptive technology platforms. PALO ALTO, Calif. and LYON, France, April 29, 2024... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Monthly News Roundup - April 2024
FDA Approves First-in-Class Anktiva Plus BCG for Bladder Cancer
In April the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ImmunityBio’s Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln), a cancer immunotherapy for the treatment of patients with... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A: What to know about cervical cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom had a pap smear recently, and the results came back as abnormal. After further testing, we were shocked when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She didn't have any symptoms. Now, her healthcare team is discussing surgery and medications. What should I know about her illness? As her daughter, should I be worried about myself? Most importantly, how I can support her during treatment? ANSWER: I commend you for finding… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 30, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Red flag colour of tongue warning that can be sign of cancer or diabetes
Scientists from Harvard University say your tongue can provide information about your health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Winner of $1.3B Powerball Jackpot Is an Immigrant From Laos Who Has Cancer
(SALEM, Ore.) — One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week.
Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery that he and his wife, Duanpen, would split the prize evenly with a friend who chipped in $100 to buy a batch of tickets with them, Laiza Chao. They are taking a lump sum payment, $422 million after taxes.
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“I will be able to provide for my family and my health,&...
Source: TIME: Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CLAIRE RUSH / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk wire Source Type: news
The cancer drugs that could improve survival rates if given to patients in the morning
A study has found that people with terminal lung or skin cancers lived twice as long if they received immunotherapy drugs - at the start of the day instead of after lunchtime. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Q & A: PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum Q & A: PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum
Dr Keppler-Noreuil discusses PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum main clinical features and management.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers
(MedPage Today) -- Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening use at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) was substantially lower than that seen in overall general populations, according to results from a national cross-sectional study... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Call to Action: Prioritizing Cure in Lung Cancer Call to Action: Prioritizing Cure in Lung Cancer
Dr Mark Kris discusses the prioritization of cure and the impact on clinical trial design.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
