It will not come as a surprise to my fellow clinicians that the pandemic has spurred a boom in digital health and health technology innovation, evidenced by the increasing sales pitches we receive for these new solutions. Our practice has experienced both successful and unsuccessful technology partnerships, and we have developed a framework for evaluating
Month: May 2021
Medical cannabis has been a hotly debated topic in the media as of late. Some people claim it’s the cure-all to just about everything, while others believe it isn’t capable of helping with any particular disease or condition. The truth, we suspect, is probably somewhere in the middle, with medical cannabis providing real results for
In a first direct comparison study, ustekinumab (Stelara, Janssen) emerged superior to vedolizumab (Entyvio, Takeda) on multiple measures of response and remission among patients with Crohn’s disease who failed at least one anti-TNF therapy. Of patients taking ustekinumab, a higher proportion (51%) met the primary endpoint of corticosteroid-free clinical remission at week 54. In the
Individuals at increased risk for dementia because of family history can reduce that risk by adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors, data from more than 300,000 adults aged 50-73 years suggest. Having a parent or sibling with dementia can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia themselves by nearly 75%, compared with someone with no first-degree family
Sanford Burnham Prebys has joined doctors and scientists across America at National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and other organizations to issue a joint statement urging the nation’s physicians, parents and young adults to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination back on track. Dramatic drops in annual well visits and immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Michael Binparuis (15) of Nesconsit, New York, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., May 13, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The U.S. is reporting an average of fewer than 30,000 new Covid cases per day
May 21 2021 Researchers from The University of Western Australia have discovered children can successfully comprehend and create novel human communication systems. Image Credit: The University of Western Australia The study, published in Child Development, could help shed light on how new languages are created. Related Stories A team from UWA’s School of Psychological Science
For patients with necrotizing severe acute pancreatitis, several key clinical risk factors contributed to risk of developing infected pancreatic necrosis, a small study from Finland found. Independent risk factors included post-interventional pancreatitis (OR 13.5, 95% CI 2.4-76.5), widespread necrotic collections (OR 21.8, 95% CI 6.1-77.8), and having a greater extension of anatomical spread of necrotic
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the next few weeks, OncoLink will feature blogs about common mental health challenges faced by cancer patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Please remember, if you are in crisis, help is available. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Helpline 800-950-6264 Mental health disorders are
When she was just 36 years old, Sarah Saphier was told she had the BRCA1 gene mutation. She was given a 95 percent chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime and a 70 percent chance of developing ovarian cancer. Sarah, a mobile hairdresser, made the difficult decision to undergo a double mastectomy, hoping that
From empowering, supportive experiences to times when healthcare providers have missed the mark, now is the opportunity to share your experiences in the Government’s call for evidence Have you ever come out of an appointment with a medical professional feeling unheard and defeated? According to a study from The Eve Appeal, you wouldn’t be alone.
Converge 2021 session High Value Care in Pediatrics – Things We Do for No Reason Presenter Ricardo Quinonez, MD, FAAP, FHM Session summary Ricardo Quinonez, associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of pediatric hospital medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital, both in Houston, presented key topics in pediatric hospital medicine with
Find the joy in learning about yourself and others. From supporting a greener world to treating yourself to some time to practise mindfulness, we share 10 things to do this June 1. Page-turners How to Help Your Child with Worry and Anxiety by Lauren Callaghan Children can become anxious and overwhelmed in the same way
Incomplete resection and very early epilepsy onset were among the chief predictors of late seizure relapse following epilepsy surgery, according to a new study on the factors most associated with seizure recurrence in drug-resistant epilepsy. “As our study analyzed late seizure relapse, our results are not applicable for short‐term seizure control. Vice versa, results for short‐term
People walk on their lunch break at the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on May 5, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has ordered Facebook, Twitter and a local publisher to correct what it says is a false statement circulating that implies a new coronavirus variant originated in
New research from BYU published in PLOS Medicine found that providing medical patients with social support leads to an increased chance of survival and elongation of life. Such findings come at a critical time as doctors and healthcare professionals seek new ways to improve care and decrease mortality. “The premise of the research is that
Presentation A 46-year-old woman went to the doctor concerned about a painful, erythematous, indurated plaque on her lower leg. It developed over the past month. At first, she thought maybe she had bumped it and forgotten, but as the area of red skin became larger and seemed to spread, she became more concerned that she
I still remember the day I walked onto the medical/oncology unit for my interview. I interviewed at about five different hospitals. I compared the hourly rate, benefits, sign-on bonuses- oh yes, back in 2004 when I graduated, they needed nurses and were giving sign-on bonuses! I never even had any clinicals at Penn, but as
Hospitals can be an uncomfortable place, especially for those dealing with an illness that requires lots of medical care. For cancer patients, could it be more effective to get some of that care at home? A new study says it just might be. A team of researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University
To celebrate our 50th issue of Happiful, we’ve put together a list of 50 uplifting, amusing, and heartwarming headlines to put a smile on your face 1. Music fans rejoiced as festivals such as Reading & Leeds, Creamfields, and Rewind plan to go ahead this summer. 2. The town of Tankerton, in Kent, came up
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Mothers exposed to COVID-19 during pregnancy are not likely to transmit the infection to their newborns, data from more than 2,000 women suggest. “Uncertainty at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to varying postnatal care recommendations for newborns exposed to
They say being a doctor is great – you’ll help people, make a lot of money, and work reasonable hours. But that isn’t the case for every doctor specialty. These are the specialties to consider if you’re looking for lifestyle – high pay and low hours. 💌 Sign up for my weekly newsletter – https://medschoolinsiders.com/newsletter
I’m quite frankly in awe of Dr Alex George. He’s an A&E Doctor working in a busy London hospital, the Government’s Mental Health Ambassador, founder of bath bomb company Prescrib’d and he’s now released his book Live Well Everyday: Your Plan for a Happy Body and Mind to share his experiences, professional knowledge and life
Would the ISCHEMIA trial be quite the compass for conservative care it now is in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) if follow-up for the primary outcome had been a few years longer? That question may have helped inspire a new meta-analysis of 25 trials, with almost 20,000 patients, that pitted coronary revascularization plus medical therapy
Individuals are often prescribed increasing numbers of medications as they age, and while many of these prescriptions are justifiable, some may be inappropriate. A recent analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology examined the results of all studies investigating associations between potentially inappropriate prescribing–which includes prescribing medications that may not produce benefits relative
tezepelumab Treatment for Asthma Amgen Announces Tezepelumab Biologics License Application Submitted To U.S. FDA THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced its partner AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tezepelumab, a potential first-in-class medicine in severe asthma. The submission is supported by positive clinical trial results from the
Across the country, a growing number of colleges and universities have said vaccinations will be mandatory for the fall of 2021. Now, hundreds of thousands of students will be required to get the Covid-19 vaccine, whether they want to or not. For the most part, students will get vaccinated if it means campus life can
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a study to determine the impact of a predictive model for identifying pediatric patients at risk for developing blood clots or venous thromboembolisms (VTEs). The study uses advanced predictive analytics to inform medical teams of patients at risk for blood clots before they happen. Hospital-associated blood
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