Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Roughly 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with multiple myeloma each year—a rare but serious cancer of the plasma cells. Historically treated with chemotherapy, patients often faced recurring disease and…
Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, board certified general internist at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, cofounder of Updates in Slow Medicine, and host of the Healthy Skeptic, MD podcast,…
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, Chair of the Infections Disease Board for the American Board of Internal Medicine, discusses the importance of social distancing and mask…
Donald B. Kohn, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for primary immune deficiencies. Up to 89% of patients receiving hematopoietic…
Rahul Seth, DO, assistant professor of medicine at Upstate University Hospital, provides recommendations for the treatment of melanoma. For patients with unresectable melanoma, Dr. Seth recommends a combination…
Eric Jonasch, MD, professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses side effects associated with the novel…
Samuel I. Fink, MD, FACP, internal medicine specialist in private practice in Tarzana, California, and his daughter, Sarrica Fink, RN, previously in practice at Cedar Sinai Medical Center…
Are aerosols traveling as much as 30 feet in poorly ventilated environments? As early as July 6, 2020, studies “have demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that viruses are…
Samuel I. Fink, MD, FACP, internal medicine specialist in private practice in Tarzana, California, and his daughter, Sarrica Fink, RN, previously in practice at Cedar Sinai Medical Center…
A recent study published in Cell Communication and Signaling presents evidence that cancer treatments that utilize adenoviruses for targeted treatment delivery may trigger additional glioma stem cell formation…
Alessia Cavazza, PhD, of Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) at University College London, discusses her research related to the potential of emerging gene-editing technologies, particularly…
