Aaliyah Riccardi was stunned by gifts from doctors she’s never met. When Aaliyah Riccardi, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Connecticut, got home from her rotations, she found four packages on her doorstep. She thought there had been a mistake. There wasn’t. The new mixer, the textbook, and contents of all the other packages
Month: March 2021
I am very grateful to have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 37. I think of all the times where having type 1 would have been challenging growing up. Navigating diabetes and childhood and adolescence isn’t easy but with love and support, anyone growing up with type 1 diabetes can thrive!
Last month, we reported on an FDA warning and recall on soft, Hispanic-style cheeses from El Abuelito Cheese. The recall has since been expanded, covering more products and more states. Why? These El Abuelito products have been linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria, the germ associated with food poisoning. The outbreak has sickened 11
The phrase ‘constructive criticism’ might make your skin crawl, but learning how to deal with feedback could be one of the best things you can do for your career, and your wellbeing When you’ve put a lot of effort and work into something, it can feel a little disheartening to hear that you’ve missed the
Further evidence supporting the safety of two antiseizure medications in pregnancy has come from a new study. The Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs (MONEAD) study found no difference in neurobehavioral development in children at age 3 born to women with epilepsy compared with children of healthy women without epilepsy. Most of the
Mar 11 2021 A new article has highlighted the need to improve diagnosis and treatment of one of the most common conditions affecting women worldwide – iron deficiency. Image Credit: The University of Western Australia “The misogyny of iron deficiency”, published today in Anesthesia to coincide with International Women’s Day, was written by researchers from
daridorexant Treatment for Insomnia FDA Accepts the New Drug Application for Review of Idorsia’s Daridorexant for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Insomnia Allschwil, Switzerland – March 10, 2021 Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the new drug application (NDA) for review of Idorsia’s investigational
FDA Approves Fotivda (tivozanib) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE) March 10, 2021 — AVEO Oncology (Nasdaq: AVEO) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fotivda (tivozanib) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory advanced renal cell carcinoma
News FDA Alerts Bryant Ranch Prepack Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Spironolactone 25 mg and 50 mg Tablets Due to Mislabeling with the Incorrect Strength March 9, 2021 Audience: Consumer, Patient, Health Professional, Pharmacy March 9, 2021 — Bryant Ranch Prepack is voluntarily recalling 4 lots of Spironolactone tablets to the consumer level. The products
A soybean farmer in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The Washington Post | Getty Images If you’re born in the South, chances are you’ll have a shorter life expectancy compared with the rest of the United States, according to newly released data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The findings, published by
Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken from both arms after new research showed substantial differences could be seen depending on which arm was used. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Journal of Hypertension, found even a small difference in blood pressure measurements between
[embedded content] Spoiler alert: The vaccines work! ZDoggMD talks about how the new coronavirus vaccines are remarkably safe and effective and why it’s about time that the CDC stated the obvious. He also touches on Facebook censorship. Following is a rough transcript of his remarks (Note: errors are possible): ZDoggMD: What’s up, everybody? Welcome to
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way:on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”– Jon Kabat-Zinn Each of us averages 20,000 breaths per day. Yet only a tiny percentage of those breaths are conscious, in the sense that we are not aware of each individual breath. Breathing is involuntary until we place our attention
Our doctors always remind us to keep up with routine health screenings. Sometimes we may feel like putting them off, due to time constraints or because we don’t particularly want to go to the doctor. A new study shows just how important it is to make sure you get in those routine breast cancer screenings.
Stacie Kershner, Georgia State University and Karen Johnston, Georgia State University Many U.S. metropolitan areas report that at least 90% of public transit passengers wear masks while on buses to prevent the spread of coronavirus. However, some passengers still wear their masks incorrectly. And some refuse to wear them at all, threatening the health and
Bestselling author and moon mentor Kirsty Gallagher joins Happiful’s podcast I am. I have to share the importance of taking time to check-in with yourself and how the moon can help Kirsty Gallagher’s beautiful energy and insight comes across so strongly, even on Zoom, that I’m hanging on her every word. She’s sharing her thoughts
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Pregnant women can safely get vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for COVID-19, surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest. More than 30,000 women who received these vaccines have reported pregnancies through the CDC’s
This content originally appeared on Beyond Type 1. Republished with permission. By Lala Jackson A major contributor to high insulin list prices that is often misunderstood – because it is designed to be complex and opaque – is the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) and rebate system. Rebates are a percentage of the list price of a
Half of all Americans, 50.8%, have vulvas. Like most parts of the human anatomy, they require some upkeep, but exactly what type, and how much, can be a contentious question. Do you need special feminine hygiene products? Most gynecologists would say “no.” Vagisil, purveyor of feminine hygiene products, was in the news in early 2021
Infants with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) showed promising signs, including an increased expression of functional survival motor neuron (SMN) protein in the blood, after 1 year of treatment with oral risdiplam (Evrysdi, Genentech), according to results of part 1 of the FIREFISH study. A boost in SMN expression has been linked to improvements in
KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) March 8, 2021 — Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced results from a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of the company’s investigational subdermal drug-eluting implant with potential for extended administration of islatravir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV-1 infection.
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) March 03, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Lorbrena® (lorlatinib), expanding the indication to include first-line treatment of people with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lorbrena is now indicated for adults with metastatic NSCLC
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2020, during an event on Rolling Back Regulations to Help All Americans on the South Lawn at the White House on July 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Alaska on Tuesday became the
A unique curved barrier has been designed by researchers at Imperial College London, who publish new findings in the peer-reviewed journal Cities & Health on how the structure can protect people from the damaging effects of air pollution. With air pollution becoming an increasingly dangerous global health challenge, researchers are constantly working on innovating novel
On a typical pandemic Thursday night, I found myself scrolling through TikTok. This has turned into the guilty pleasure of my life. Sometimes you need something to do that will make you forget about your own problems and work. On this particular day, I came across a young woman talking about her experience in the
GreaterGood and our supporters have spent an entire year supporting frontline workers by donating and distributing masks and other types of aid to where they’ve been needed most during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have made mask donations in almost every state and in other countries as well, such as Mexico and Armenia. Masks have also
If you want to become a doctor in the U.S., there are 3 main medical school paths to choose from: MD, DO, or Caribbean. Unfortunately, there’s a terribly large amount of misinformation regarding the pros and cons of each, and which you should ultimately choose. In classic Med School Insiders fashion, we’ll cut the fat,
Murray J. Côté, Texas A&M University; Tiffany A. Radcliff, Texas A&M University, and Walter Thomas Casey II, Texas A&M University-Texarkana The governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they were rescinding their statewide mask mandates and allowing restaurants and other businesses to return to 100% capacity in early March. The moves come while new infection
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