Martin Burke: Replacing Lost Proteins to Treat Disease
As a medical student, Martin Burke, M.D., Ph.D., helped care for a young college student with cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited disease that affects the body’s ability to make sweat and mucus. Dr. Burke had just studied CF in class, so he relayed what he had learned to her. He had a lot of information to give—doctors and researchers know the exact amino acid changes in an ion channel protein called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) that cause CF.
Credit: UIUC News Bureau, Fred Zwicky.
“At one point in the conversation, she stopped me and said, ‘It sounds like you know exactly what’s...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 10, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Tools and Techniques Medicines Profiles Source Type: blogs
Labor Policy in a Healthcare Market: Provider Responses to the Home Care Rule
Elizabeth Engle (Macalester College), Karen Shen (Johns Hopkins University), Labor Policy in a Healthcare Market: Provider Responses to the Home Care Rule (2023): The home care industry is a fast-growing and important part of the care sector that was affected... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 15, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Pharmaceutical Industry Funding to Patient-Advocacy Organizations: A Cross-National Comparison of Disclosure Codes and Regulation
Laura Karas (Harvard Law School), Robin Feldman (UC San Francisco), Ge Bai (Johns Hopkins University), So-Yeon Kang (Johns Hopkins University), et al., Pharmaceutical Industry Funding to Patient-Advocacy Organizations: A Cross-National Comparison of Disclosure Codes and Regulation, 42 Hastings Int ’l and... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 27, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
A manifesto for the next revolution in nocebo and placebo studies
An excerpt from The Power of Placebos: How the Science of Placebos and Nocebos Can Improve Health Care by Jeremy Howick. Copyright 2023. Published with permission of Johns Hopkins University Press. “When he had asked me if I knew the cure for headache, I somehow contrived to answer that I knew. Then what is it? he asked.
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A manifesto for the next revolution in nocebo and placebo studies originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jeremy Howick, PhD Tags: Meds Medications Source Type: blogs
Bridging the Representation Gap in Biomedical Research
“We hope that students come out of our program feeling like they’re part of a community. Many of us feel inadequate or struggle in some way during graduate school—it can be a challenging time. I want to build a community that our students can always come back to for support,” says Elana Ehrlich, Ph.D., the co-director of the Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program (B2D) at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, alongside Michelle Snyder, Ph.D..
The Towson B2D is one of several NIGMS-supported B2Ds, which are dedicated to developing a diverse pool of well-trained biomedical scientists who will transiti...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 30, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Training Source Type: blogs
How Cuff Size Impacts Blood Pressure Measurement Accuracy – The Study
Conclusion
The journey through the nuances of blood pressure measurements unveils a pivotal lesson: individuality matters. The convenience of a one-size-fits-all approach, while appealing, may not stand up to the rigorous demands of health accuracy.
Each person’s uniqueness, from their arm size to their health conditions, necessitates a tailored approach, especially when it comes to something as vital as blood pressure readings.
Yet, the responsibility doesn’t just lie with the medical professionals. As readers, as individuals, there’s a clarion call for proactivity. Being informed, asking quest...
Source: The EMT Spot - August 10, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
The Origins of COVID-19 — Why It Matters (and Why It Doesn’t)
Lawrence O. Gostin (Georgetown University), Gigi K. Gronvall (Johns Hopkins University), The Origins of COVID-19 — Why It Matters (and Why It Doesn’t), 388 New Eng. J. Med. (2023): When Health emergencies arise, scientists seek to discover the cause —... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 4, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Can You Use Compression Stockings With Hypertension?
Conclusion
Well, folks, we’ve covered quite a lot of ground. To sum it all up: yes, compression stockings and hypertension can go together. But it’s a careful dance, not a free-for-all.
The benefits? Improved circulation, reduced symptoms, and potentially a better quality of life.
The risks? They’re there, but with proper precautions and professional guidance, they can be managed.
Remember, it’s not just about wearing stockings. It’s about doing it right. Getting the right fit, listening to your body, following a routine, and having regular check-ins with your healthcare provider...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Health Services Use Among Formerly Incarcerated Louisiana Medicaid Members Within One Year of Release
Ashley Wennerstrom (Louisiana State University), Olivia K. Sugarman (Johns Hopkins University), Bruce Reilly (Voice of the Experienced), Andrea C. Armstrong (Loyola University), et al., Health Services Use Among Formerly Incarcerated Louisiana Medicaid Members Within One Year of Release, Loy. U.... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - June 19, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Air, Air, Everywhere, and Not a Breath Safe to Take
BY KIM BELLARD
If you live, as I do, anywhere in the Eastern half of the country, for the past week you’ve probably been thinking about something you’re not used to: wildfires. Sure, we’ve all been aware of how wildfires routinely plague the West Coast, particularly Oregon and Washington, but it’s novel for the East. So when the smoke from Canadian wildfires deluged cities through the East and Midwest, it came as kind of a shock.
For a day last week, New York City supposedly had the worst air quality in the world. The next day Philadelphia had that dubious distinction. The air quality index ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Non-Health Climate Change East Coast Kim Bellard West Coast Wildfires Source Type: blogs
A Hand Up, Not a Hand-Out
BY KIM BELLARD
As many of you did, I followed the recent debt ceiling saga closely, and am relieved that we now have a compromise, of sorts. The House Republicans demanded a lot of things, most of which they did not get, but one area where they did prevail was in toughening work requirements for food (SNAP) and income (TANF). They somehow believe that there are uncounted numbers of “able-bodied” people sitting around on their couches collecting government benefits, a myth that goes back to Ronald Reagan’s welfare queen stereotype, and have long advocated work requirements as the remedy.
Ironic...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Guaranteed Income Programs Kim Bellard SNAP Source Type: blogs
Investigating Bacteria ’ s CRISPR Defense System to Improve Human Health
Credit: Adrian Sanchez Gonzales.
The earliest Andrew Santiago-Frangos, Ph.D., remembers being interested in science was when he was about 8 years old. He was home sick and became engrossed in a children’s book that explained how some bacteria and viruses cause illness. To this day, his curiosity about bacteria persists, and he’s making discoveries about CRISPR—a system that helps bacteria defend against viruses—as a postdoctoral researcher and NIGMS-funded Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) scholar at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman.
Becoming a Biologist...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 31, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Cells Bacteria Cellular Processes COVID-19 DNA Profiles Source Type: blogs
Patents as a Driver of the Unprecedented Biomedical Response to COVID-19
Adam Mossoff (George Mason University), Amesh Adalja (Johns Hopkins University), Patents as a Driver of the Unprecedented Biomedical Response to COVID-19, 29 Inquiry: J. Health Care Org., Provision,& Financing (2022): The response by the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors to... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 18, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The 510(K) Third Party Review Program: Promise and Potential
Brian Miller (Johns Hopkins University), William Blanks (West Virginia University), Brian Yagi (Johns Hopkins University), The 510(K) Third Party Review Program: Promise and Potential (2023): Every year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears approximately 3,000 medical devices for marketing... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 27, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
8 practices for a happier old age
An excerpt from Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life. Copyright 2023. Published with permission of Johns Hopkins University Press. The key to aging well lies within you, the attitudes and responses you have to growing older and entering old age. Yes, there will be inevitable physical declines and losses that
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8 practices for a happier old age originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD Tags: Physician Geriatrics Source Type: blogs
