“I believe that the Relivion device from Neurolief has great potential to improve acute migraine therapy,” said Alan Rapoport, M.D., clinical professor of neurology at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, past president of the International Headache Society (IHS), and the founder and director-emeritus of The New England Center for Headache. “Not only...
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UW Medicine: 12 patients saved with Hep C transplant protocol in Year 1
Posted Today In the first year of a new protocol, UW Medicine specialists transplanted 13 patients with donor organs – seven hearts and six livers – from people who had active hepatitis C before they died. “Twelve people are alive today who may not have survived otherwise because they didn’t get a donor,” said Dr. Ajit Limaye. He directs the Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program, whose team is charged with ensuring...
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Living with advanced breast cancer
Sponsored Content by Eisai This article is intended for Healthcare Professionals Breast Cancer ProgramIOB Institute of Oncology An interview with Dr Javier Cortes, Head of Breast Cancer Program, IOB Institute of Oncology, Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. When does breast cancer become “advanced”? There is a certain amount of debate surrounding the exact definition of advanced breast cancer (ABC). When we talk about clinical trials, it’s not easy to...
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The human microbiome is a treasure trove waiting to be unlocked
by Vasu Appanna, The Conversation Bacteria are at the center of all life forms on planet earth and are the essential building blocks that make living organisms the way they are. Both the mitochondrion —found in most organisms, which generates energy in the cell —and the chloroplast —the solar energy-harvester located in plants —can be traced to their bacterial...
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Helping transplanted stem cells stick around and do their jobs
New microgel encapsulation method paves the way for more efficient cell therapies WYSS INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED ENGINEERING AT HARVARD Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have become standard treatment for a host of conditions including cancers of the blood and lymphatic systems, sickle cell anemia, inherited metabolic disorders, and radiation damage. Unfortunately, many bone marrow transplants...
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Women’s stronger immune response to flu vaccination diminishes with age
Study of flu vaccine responses in humans and mice finds evidence that estrogen boosts vaccine immunity while testosterone lowers it JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Women tend to have a greater immune response to a flu vaccination compared to men, but their advantage largely disappears as they age and their estrogen levels decline, suggests...
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Hit it where it hurts—scientists reveal how mirrors cure phantom pain
by Hayley Jarvis, Brunel University Easing phantom limb pain can be as simple as looking in the mirror. Scientists who have mapped how mirror therapy changes the brain may now be able to predict just how much treatment will ease a particular patient’s pain. Phantom limb pain—feeling intense pain in a missing limb—happens to more than 90% of amputees and can start just 24...
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Big Three’ Diseases Account for Most Diagnostic Error Harm
Miriam E. Tucker WASHINGTON — Misdiagnosis-related harms are concentrated in the “big three” areas of vascular events, infections, and cancers, new research suggests. The findings, from an analysis of nearly 12,000 malpractice claims, were presented here on Thursday at a Capitol Hill briefing sponsored by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM), which funded...
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Loop Diuretics: Getting the Dose Right
Tom G. Bartol, MN, NP DISCLOSURES July 10, 2019 Loop diuretics are widely used in the management of edema and heart failure. They are also widely misunderstood. The reason is this: Loop diuretics are often prescribed in a dose-dependent strategy. Looking for gentle diuresis? Prescribe a low dose. For a more dramatic response, use a higher dose. But loop diuretics (eg, furosemide, torsemide, bumetanide) don’t work that way. Loop diuretics are “all-or-none” drugs; they...
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Federal Judge Orders Release Of Dataset Showing Drug Industry’s Role In Opioid Crisis
BRIAN MANN For the first time, a federal court in Ohio is releasing a trove of data that offers far more detail about the size and scope of the nation’s opioid epidemic – and about the role played by drug companies and pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson that profited from the rapid...