Providing Transportation for Patients With Cancer Helps Address Social Determinants of Health
November 19th 2021Social determinants of health can play a significant role in the treatment trajectory and outcomes for patients with cancer because oncology care requires close communication between the patient and clinicians.
Pharmacist Medication Insights: Hizentra for Primary Immunodeficiency
November 17th 2021Hizentra is indicated for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older and maintenance therapy in adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Expert: Legalization of Psychedelic Drugs Would ‘Broaden Access to Research’
November 10th 2021Ismail Lourido Ali, the director and counsel of policy and advocacy at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), addresses the difference between legalization and decriminalization of psychedelic drugs, specifically in reference to the impact on medical research.
Sequencing Liver-directed Therapy With Systemic Therapy When Treating Gastrointestinal NETs
November 10th 2021Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses the potential sequencing in the combination of liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy.
How Systemic Therapy Differs From Liver-directed Therapy When Treating Patients With NETs
November 9th 2021Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discussed how systemic therapy differs from liver-directed therapy.
Rate of Treatment-Related Mortality, Most Common Causes in the Treatment of Burkitt Lymphoma
November 9th 2021Adam Olszewski, MD, associate professor of medicine in Alpert Medical School at Brown University, discusses the rate of treatment-related mortality and the most common causes in the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma.
How Pharmacists Can Support the Intervention, Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease
November 8th 2021Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD, FASN, full professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, discusses what pharmacists can do to support patients in the intervention or prevention of chronic kidney disease.
The Role of Nrf2, Vitamin K in DNA Damage Signaling, Senescence, Inflammaging
November 8th 2021Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD, FASN, full professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, discusses the role of Nrf2 and vitamin K in DNA damage signaling, senescence, and inflammaging.
Assessing the Link Between Senescence, Early Vascular Aging in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
November 8th 2021Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD, FASN, full professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, discusses the link between senescence and early vascular aging in the context of chronic kidney disease.
How to Counteract the Contributing Factors to Early Vascular Aging
November 8th 2021Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD, FASN, full professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, discusses what may be some of the contributing factors to early vascular aging and how might they be counteracted.
How Health Systems Can Address the National Blood Shortage, Increase Blood Donations
November 8th 2021Jennifer Andrews, MD, pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and medical director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s blood bank, discusses what health systems can do to address the national blood shortage and increase blood donations.