Improving Drug Options For Colorectal Cancer Patients

Patients with colorectal cancer were among the first to receive targeted therapies. These drugs aim to block the cancer-causing proteins that trigger out-of-control cell growth while sparing healthy tissues. But some patients are not eligible for these treatments because they have cancer-promoting mutations that are believed to cause resistance to these drugs. Now, Salk Assistant Professor and ph..(Read More)

Psychological Distress May Lead To More Care And High Medical Costs For Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer Survivors

New research indicates that psychological distress from cancer and its treatment can cause many adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors to seek additional care and burden them with considerable medical expenses. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Compared with individuals without a history of cancer, AYA cancer ..(Read More)

ICYMI: The Washington Post: Nursing Home Staff Shortages Continue To Worsen, Exacerbating Challenges At Overrun Hospitals

In case you missed it, The Washington Post reported on the staffing shortages in long term care facilities and the subsequent effect on overwhelmed hospitals across the country. Nursing homes without adequate staff are preventing hospitals from sending recovered patients to facilities to continue care. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/28/nursing-home-hospital-staff-shortages/ Nursin..(Read More)

Dialysis Patients: Need For Optimisation Of Stroke Prevention

The anticoagulants currently used to prevent strokes in dialysis patients with atrial fibrillation do not provide adequate protection for this group. This is the finding of a study led by Oliver Königsbrügge and Cihan Ay from the Department of Medicine I at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital, which was conducted in collaboration with seven dialysis centres in Vienna. People with atrial fi..(Read More)

NIH Scientists Urge Pursuit Of Universal Coronavirus Vaccine

A growing body of scientific evidence, considered together with ecological reality, strongly suggest that novel coronaviruses will continue to infect bats and other animal reservoirs and potentially emerge to pose a pandemic threat to humans. To counter future coronavirus outbreaks, the global scientific and medical research community should focus a major effort now on three goals: characterize th..(Read More)

Latest ADA Annual Standards of Care Includes Changes to Diabetes Screening, First-Line Therapy, Pregnancy, and Technology

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) released its much-anticipated annual Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Standards of Care). Based upon the latest scientific diabetes research and clinical trials, Standards of Care is the gold-standard for professionals in the medical field and includes vital new and updated practice guidelines to care for people with diabetes and prediabetes. "We re..(Read More)

Quarter Of Over 50s Less Active Than Pre-Pandemic

A new report into the health of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has been launched by The Physiological Society and Centre for Ageing Better. The report features the results from a YouGov survey that highlights significant reductions in levels of physical activity among older adults and recommends a ‘National Post-Pandemic Resilience Plan’ to respond to this. Findings from our YouGov su..(Read More)