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.
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Study: Language Learning Associated With Cognitive Benefits for Older Adults
November 9th 2021The investigators found that older adults who studied Spanish had similar improvements to critical cognitive skills as those engaged in brain training activities specifically targeting those skills.
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Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discusses the results of combining liver-directed therapy with systemic therapy when treating patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
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Study Discovers New Way to Increase Efficacy of Antibiotics
November 9th 2021This research could help improve the efficacy of antibiotics without clinicians having to attempt risky strategies such as providing patients with higher doses or relying on the discovery of new types of antibiotics, according to the study authors.
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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.
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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.
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Gaby Gabriel, MD, program director, interventional radiology residency and assistant program director, diagnostic radiology residency, University of Kentucky, discussed how liver-directed therapy is approached in the treatment of liver metastases in patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How Specialty Pharmacies Can Support Palliative Care During Cancer Treatment
November 8th 2021Jameshia Below, PharmD, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy, explains how palliative care can support the cancer treatment process, and how specialty pharmacies can support this type of care.
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Identifying, Developing Novel, Effective Therapies for Vascular Calcification, Early Vascular Aging
November 8th 2021Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD, FASN, full professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, discusses the next steps to identify and develop novel and effective therapeutic targets for vascular calcification and early vascular aging.
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Microbiome Therapeutic Demonstrates Reduction of C. Difficile Recurrence
November 8th 2021SER-109, an investigational, oral, biologically-sourced microbiome therapeutic designed to reduce recurrence of C. difficile infection (CDI), demonstrated a 31.1% absolute reduction in the rate of CDI recurrence over 12 weeks compared to placebo
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Expert: MDMA Is Very Likely to Be FDA-Approved for PTSD by the End of 2023
November 8th 2021Kelan Thomas, PharmD, MS, associate professor of clinical sciences at Touro University California College of Pharmacy, discusses common themes or key points being raised in the field of psychedelic medicine at recent conferences.
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