How does one measure mastery in both the art and the science of medicine? Harvard Medical School relies, in part, on the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE), which features actors playing patients. All Harvard Medical students take two OSCEs—one at the end of their second year and one at the beginning of their fourth year.
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This video shows animations related to blood mixing between the artificial ECMO circulation and the patient’s native circulation during VA ECMO with central cannulation. The video discusses factors affecting blood mixing during various hemodynamic states.
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Cost can sometimes be a barrier to proper eye care, but a variety of programs offer free or low-cost eye exams and other resources. Are you eligible? Most people rely on their sight every day, making eye care essential to our health. For people with diabetes, annual dilated eye exams are especially necessary to catch early signs of eye
Print this page San Francisco, CA and Covington, KY, August 4, 2020 — Angion Biomedica Corp. (Angion), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel small molecule therapeutics to address acute organ injuries and fibrotic diseases, and CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services (CTI), a leading contract research organization, announced enrollment of the
idecabtagene vicleucel Treatment for Multiple Myeloma Bristol Myers Squibb and bluebird bio Announce Submission of Biologics License Application (BLA) to FDA for Idecabtagene Vicleucel (Ide-cel, bb2121) for Adults with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma Print this page PRINCETON, N.J., & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– July 29, 2020 — (BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and bluebird bio,
Print this page South San Francisco, CA — July 30, 2020 — Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) plus Cotellic (cobimetinib) and Zelboraf (vemurafenib) for the treatment of BRAF V600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma patients. The safety
Science Photo Library | Getty Images Covid-19 patients might have been flooding into emergency departments in the spring, particularly in states like New York. But for everything else — heart attacks, strokes and other kinds of emergencies — the numbers were down for many hospitals across the country. A new study collating data from five
Aug 5 2020 Neutrolis, a biotechnology company developing therapeutics that target neutrophils, the most abundant immune cells in the body, today announced the development of NTR-441, a first-in-class DNASE1L3 enzyme analog that has the potential to rapidly and systemically clear neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) for severe cases of COVID-19. NETs are a fundamental arm of
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were not at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, a large population-based cohort study found. The hazard ratio for incident type 2 diabetes among RA patients was 0.72 (95% CI 0.66-0.78) compared with the general non-RA population, according to Seoyoung C. Kim, MD, ScD, and colleagues from Brigham and
The virus is now hitting urban, suburban and rural areas and has even spread to Americans living on distant islands. Hawaii and Puerto Rico both saw their highest seven-day averages of new daily cases on Monday, per data from Johns Hopkins University. Nationally, the seven-day average of new daily cases is at about 60,000 and
Choosing a college or university to attend for ‘the best years of your life’ can seem overwhelming and intimidating. Moving far from family and living with strangers in a completely new environment can be especially daunting when paired with a severe food allergy. In this blog, find tips to help navigate visiting and deciding on
Career coach Alexa Shoen shares her advice about coping with redundancy and job searching in a coronavirus context Alexa Shoen is the author of #ENTRYLEVELBOSS: A 9-step guide to finding a job you like (and actually getting hired to do it), and has successfully guided thousands of jobseekers through the process of securing their next
Pregnant women have enough to worry about. But research shows that blood clots from COVID-19 may not be one of them. Blood clots that seal a cut or wound are welcome and necessary; clots inside your body are not. To keep your organs and body tissues healthy, fresh blood must pump through the blood vessels and “used”
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today. Monoclonal Antibodies Two clinical trials that will examine an investigational monoclonal antibody for the treatment of COVID-19 are launching, officials from the National Institutes
Dr Becki Lee is a clinician scientist who left the lab to return to her work as as a cancer doctor in Manchester. From labs closing to funding cuts, the impact of COVID-19 on research has been wide-ranging. But while COVID-19 has slowed us down, we will never stop. We caught up with Dr Amanda Cross
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its draft clinical guidelines, suggesting commonly used drugs including ibuprofen and paracetamol in the treatment of primary chronic pain, do more harm than good Released yesterday and now available until 14 September 2020 for public consultation, NICE suggests that over the counter and GP
Dementia is not an inevitable part of aging, although we couldn’t be faulted for thinking so given the high number of Americans who live with the condition. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.5 million adults in the United States alone. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. In addition to wearing face masks, people should consider wearing goggles or eye shields for increased protection from COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. In an Instagram Live conversation on ABC News, Fauci was asked if eye protection was recommended and answered.
One year ago, I built a DIY hybrid-looping insulin pump, using my Dexcom G6 and Omnipod. For those who aren’t in the know, DIY “looping” is basically “hacking” your insulin pump with a single-board computer, such a Raspberry Pi or Riley Link, to make it communicate with an existing continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to make
Vitamin B12 is an essential micronutrient that is needed for functions such as maintaining the nervous system and forming blood cells. However, B12 is mainly found in food of animal origin. Those who consume only small amounts of animal products or are vegan must, therefore, take B12 in the form of pills or eat food
July 31, 2020 Print this page Audience: Consumer, Health Professional Update July 31, 2020: FDA continues to find issues with certain hand sanitizer products. FDA test results show certain hand sanitizers have concerningly low levels of ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol, which are active ingredients in hand sanitizer products. The agency urges consumers not to
President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. may have a coronavirus vaccine available to the public ahead of the administration’s goal of the end of the year or early 2021. “We’re balancing speed and safety and we’re on pace to have a vaccine available this year, maybe far in advance of the end of the
A mother’s own breast milk has infection-fighting factors and nutrients to help fuel growth and development in babies and may be easier to digest than formula. Providing this nourishment is particularly important for infants born prematurely, both while they are receiving care in a hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and after they are able
The leader of a teacher’s union, an infectious disease pediatrician, and an academic researcher discussed whether it’s possible for children to safely return to school, during a webcast hosted by the Association of Health Care Journalists on Thursday. Their answer, of course, is it depends. It depends on whether the rate of infection in the
Now, the bad news: “Our levels are still far too high,” said Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician at Lifespan Health System and associate professor at Brown University. “We need those masks. We need those large social gatherings, honestly, shut down for the time being, until our country can come up with a comprehensive national
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