Bradley McGregor, MD Treatment with the combination of cabozantinib (Cabometyx), nivolumab (Opdivo), and ipilimumab (Yervoy) elicited an objective response rate of 18% (80% CI, 10%-28%) with a disease control rate of 76% at a median follow-up of 10.4 months for patients with renal cell carcinoma with variant histologies (RCCvh). Findings come from a multi-institutional, prospective, […]
The big issue they have been working on recently is site neutrality, related to how different sites of service can bill Medicare. “Clinicians in cardiovascular care are very concerned about any sort of cuts or changes that might reduce the fees that one facility is paid relative to another. There also other initiatives around increasing […]
The claim: Post implies newborns don’t need hepatitis B vaccine A July 27 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) attributes a quote about the hepatitis B vaccine to someone identified only as “Dr. Ryan.” “Hep B vaccine was created for hookers & drug users, but when none of them would show up for their shots, […]
You can join local First Responders in a friendly competition to see who can collect the most lifesaving blood. The 7th Annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive will be held at Greater Nevada Field on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click on this line to schedule your appointment or scan the […]
Image of an 18-strand beta barrel from S. typhimurium that allows sucrose to diffuse through a membrane. Credit: Wikimedia Examples of infections tied to gram-negative bacteria include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound-site infections and meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists have focused on tubelike “outer-membrane proteins” found in certain types of […]
A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually replenish them back on Earth with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow. The study, published in Nature Communications, has important implications for health in space and on Earth. We found that astronauts […]
One year post-MI, patients had a follow-up appointment with a physician and were asked to report the severity of any ongoing chest pain they were experiencing. While 38.2% of patients reported moderate pain, another 4.5% reported extreme pain. The authors then tracked years of follow-up data, determining that 5.8% of patients died up to 8.5 […]
People in the UK can claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in the UK if they are living with health conditions that demand extra living costs. There are around 2.8 million people claiming PIP, according to the latest Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) assessment in March. Many will qualify for a PIP if they have […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A simple blood test may predict the risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, according to new research published in the journal Circulation. “High levels of certain biomarkers are indicators of heart and kidney complications and may help predict future risk of […]
