Special circumstances where warfarin is favored over DOACs
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Source: Notes from Dr. RW - January 21, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular hematology hospital medicine pharmacology Source Type: blogs
How gender and race deepen the cancer care divide
In 2023, roughly 2 million people will have been diagnosed with some form of cancer, and while cancer can affect everyone, it does not affect everyone equally. Women – especially women of color and women with lower socioeconomic standing – often face significant hurdles when it comes to accessing the health care they need to
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How gender and race deepen the cancer care divide originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Meera Ravindranathan, MD Tags: Physician Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Why new cancer treatments cannot save us
In 2020, the ICPerMed (International Consortium for Personalized Medicine) published a ten-year vision for how personalized medicine, a new form of medicine, has the potential to rebuild an equitable and accessible health care system by 2030. Precision or personalized medicines are drugs developed with genomic sequencing technologies, targeting the critical genes in specific types of cancer
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Why new cancer treatments cannot save us originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yongjia Wang Tags: Meds Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 8th 2024
This study examined whether the local injection of the supernatant of activated PRP (saPRP) into the salivary gland (SG) could help prevent aging-induced SG dysfunction and explored the mechanisms responsible for the protective effects on the SG hypofunction.
Human salivary gland epithelial cells (hSGEC) were treated with saPRP or PRP after senescence through irradiation. The significant proliferation of hSGEC was observed in saPRP treated group compared to irradiation only group and irradiation + PRP group. Cellular senescence, apoptosis, and inflammation were significantly reduced in the saPRP group.
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Source: Fight Aging! - January 7, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
From devastation to inspiration: my journey through three cancers
A solid mass silently grew on my kidney. An unwelcome addition. Asymptomatic. Discovered haphazardly during a CT scan of my lungs … And it revealed itself. At first, I was devastated. Will cancer ever leave me alone? It has already visited me twice before. First, breast cancer, also asymptomatic, detected during my very first mammogram
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From devastation to inspiration: my journey through three cancers originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Debbie Moore-Black, RN Tags: Conditions Critical Care Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
From devastation to inspiration: my journey through 3 cancers
A solid mass silently grew on my kidney. An unwelcome addition. Asymptomatic. Discovered haphazardly during a CT scan of my lungs … And it revealed itself. At first, I was devastated. Will cancer ever leave me alone? It has already visited me twice before. First, breast cancer, also asymptomatic, detected during my very first mammogram
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From devastation to inspiration: my journey through 3 cancers originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Debbie Moore-Black, RN Tags: Conditions Critical Care Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Aptamers to Reduce Inflammatory AGE-RAGE Interaction
Researchers here discuss the use of aptamers that can bind to advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). This prevents the AGEs from themselves binding to the receptor for AGEs (RAGE), an interaction that provokes inflammation. A sizable presence of circulating, short-lived AGEs is characteristic of the abnormal metabolism of obesity and obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes. It is an open question as to how much of a contribution to the chronic inflammation of aging is provided by AGEs in people of a normal weight, eating a basically sensible diet, however. The only way to find out is to test a therapy of this na...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 2, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Collaboration between local oncologists and academia is crucial to closing the cancer care gap
There is undeniable hope and optimism when looking at the future of cancer care. Cancer survival rates are steadily rising as oncologists continue to learn more about the 100+ unique types of cancer—and emerging variants—that exist. Thanks to new targeted therapies and remarkable improvements in genomics, cancer care physicians and researchers are finding better ways
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Collaboration between local oncologists and academia is crucial to closing the cancer care gap originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Todd Sachs, MD Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Hidden truths and medical intrigue [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Jennifer Lycette, a novelist and rural hematology-oncology physician. We discuss Jennifer’s latest work, The Committee Will Kill You Now, a novel that explores the dark side of the medical world, ethics, and the enduring impact of hidden secrets. Join us as we unravel
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Hidden truths and medical intrigue [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
From fear to empowerment: Beating breast lump anxiety [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Tami Burdick, a patient advocate and the author of Diagnosis Detective: Curing Granulomatous Mastitis. Tami shares her personal journey with granulomatous mastitis (GM) and how she navigated the fear of a breast lump. Discover the relationship between GM and breast cancer risk, practical
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From fear to empowerment: Beating breast lump anxiety [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
From advocacy to early cancer detection
I write widely as a patient advocate and subject matter expert on public policy for the regulation of prescription opioid analgesics in pain medicine. Like many people younger than myself, I also visit many social media platforms almost daily. I am active on these platforms to share recent health care news and to support hope
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From advocacy to early cancer detection originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Richard A. Lawhern, PhD Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
An eye surgeon ’ s unexpected finding: a brain tumor diagnosis
In medicine, the sickest patients always seem to come on Friday afternoons. At the end of the week, I’m hoping to move quickly through my last few patients – a small corneal abrasion, a routine follow-up, or a stable glaucoma exam. I’m prepared for a pleasant conversation and some friendly banter about rival football teams
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An eye surgeon’s unexpected finding: a brain tumor diagnosis originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Emily Schehlein, MD Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
The Current State Of Almost 700 FDA-Approved, AI-Based Medical Devices
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in healthcare has reshaped the industry. And due to the recent march of ChatGPT, Midjourney and similar tools, various AI algorithms have entered the lives of the general population as well. These technologies will undoubtedly change the way medicine is practiced. Given that healthcare is an industry where decisions can literally be a matter of life and death, the importance of effective regulation can’t be overstated. Now this is one hell of a challenge even for the most seasoned professionals.
AI and ML present novel regulatory challenges. Unlike...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI digital health fda Healthcare AI in healthcare AI in medicine AI-based medical devices Source Type: blogs
From ICU to kidney mass: a nurse ’ s journey of fear
After 32 years working as an ICU nurse, I believed I had developed a strong capacity to confront death alongside my patients. I had become accustomed to the challenging scenarios: co-morbidities, multi-system organ failure, emergency intubations, ventilators, pressors, central lines, art lines, failure-to-thrive cases, code blues, and the grim sounds of ribs cracking during CPR.
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From ICU to kidney mass: a nurse’s journey of fear originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Debbie Moore-Black, RN Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
