Medical Notes: Week of April 23, 2017
Dogs that can sniff out cancer, depressions and heart disease, lack of sleep connection to more arguments, and how parents feel about their kids playing sports.
Cancer Sub-categories:
- Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (3)
- Bladder Cancer (1)
- Breast cancer (26)
- Cervical Cancer (4)
- Colon Cancer (10)
- Colorectal cancer (11)
- Glioblastoma (3)
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma (1)
- Liver Cancer (1)
- Lung Cancer (12)
- Melanoma (4)
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (2)
- Ovarian Cancer (1)
- Pancreatic Cancer (6)
- Prostate Cancer (11)
- Skin Cancer (6)
- Testicular Cancer (1)
- Throat Cancer (1)
Multiple Myeloma – Why is Iceland So Important?
Scientists are tapping the entire adult population of Iceland for a clinical test for treatments for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.
Medical Notes: Week of April 16, 2017
Higher levels of concussions in women, DNA typos, and intelligence in first born children.
Workplace Genetic Testing
Workers are protected from having to take genetic tests for employers, however, a bill under consideration would allow corporate wellness plans to ask workers for a test
Cancer Research Recruitment
Clinical trials drive medical advancement, but cancer clinical trials seldom meet their goals in recruiting patients.
Medical Notes: Week of March 26, 2017
A breakthrough in a blood test for cancer, treatment for pitching injuries, and the link between productivity and a good sex life.
Shortening the Course of Antibiotics
Since the introduction of antibiotics doctors have prescribed courses of treatment that typically ran longer than necessary but bacterial resistance is forcing a reevaluation.
Misconstrued Body Basics
Many people have questions about their bodies that seem so silly, they never bring them up with their doctors.
Remaking the FDA
Some FDA commissioner candidates have proposed radical reform. Experts discuss what reform might look like and what the FDA needs to better succeed.
Public Hospitals: Reputation vs. Reality
Public hospitals have a poor reputation, but in some fields, especially trauma, they are often among the best hospitals in the US.
Lupus and the Skin
A minority of patients have lupus only on the skin, and while this is not life threatening, it can still be psychologically devastating.
Vaccination Refusal
A new survey shows more pediatricians are experiencing vaccination refusal, and while the reasons are evolving, they still often result from misinformation.
