Kim Bullock, MD, said she often hears directly from adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) about their difficulties with obtaining preventive care. Physicians may neglect to order a recommended screening test for colon cancer or counsel a patient about sexually transmitted infections, Bullock, a family physician at the Georgetown University Center for Excellence for Developmental Disabilities in Washington, DC, […]

Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country have developed a microfluidic plasma separator to optically detect blood biomarkers The UPV/EHU’s Microfluidics Cluster has used a custom-made resin formulation coupled with a high-resolution 3D printing methodology for the rapid optimization of modular plasma separation devices working with very small sample sizes. The printing method used demonstrates the huge contribution that […]

Longer duration and more pack-years of cigarette smoking are associated with a higher risk for recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Network Open. Marilyn L. Kwan, Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, and colleagues examined associations of use of tobacco (cigarettes, pipes, and cigars), e-cigarettes, and marijuana with […]

In 1993, managing patients with stroke had long remained an elusive and somewhat intimidating task for the neurological world. Previous efforts to treat the condition had produced more frustration than success, leaving clinicians and patients alike in despair for a solution. However, some successes in treating coronary thrombosis during that era rejuvenated researchers’ efforts to crack the code. An international […]

Tulane University researchers are working on a new Chagas disease vaccine that prevents lasting heart damage, a long-term complication from the tropical disease. A new pre-clinical study published in the Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection shows the vaccine safely protected heart function in non-human primates, a critical step in moving the research forward to human clinical trials. Chagas disease […]

NEW ORLEANS — A gene therapy recently made headlines for becoming the most expensive pharmaceutical ever launched — the price tag was $3.5 million for a one-off treatment with etranacogene dezaparvovec (Hemgenix) for hemophilia B. A gene therapy for sickle cell anemia is in late clinical development and could be on the market soon. It also will likely have a […]

A first-of-its-kind drug known as modakafusp alfa has shown early potential in combating multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, in a study presented by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting (Abstract 565). Patients in the Phase I/II multicenter trial (NCT03215030) receiving 1.5 milligrams of modakafusp […]

Every hour a child spends playing video games or watching YouTube videos each day raises their risk of OCD by up to 13%, study claims Scientists in California said ‘loss of control’ from games drove OCD Participants were aged between 11 and 12 years old by the end of the study This is just the latest paper to highlight the […]

The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to do so, a KHN investigation has found. That means people are once again tapping into Medicaid, Medicare, and other taxpayer-funded federal health programs after being legally banned because of fraudulent or illegal behavior. In large part that’s because the government […]

What is Strep A infection? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info While most strep cases can be easily treated with antibiotics, a surge of the bug […]