Earlier this month, I gave a presentation to about 65 residents and other doctors at the Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, New York. The topic? “Roles in Patient-Doctor Relationships: Seeing Both Sides”
Over the next several posts, various aspects of that talk will be highlighted:
Doctors typically have the roles and responsibilities highlighted in this image.…
Read moreFor many people, there is a misconception that over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are always safer than prescription drugs. And that simply is not true.
Consider these observations from AARP:
“If the good news is that over-the-counter pain killers such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and naproxen won’t put you at risk for addiction issues like prescription opioids or narcotics can, the less good news is that no pain pill comes without the potential for problems, says Nitin Sekhri, medical director of pain management at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y.”…
Read moreIn June, the Cancer Research Institute held its annual cancer awareness conference. Complete with an excellent video, which is shown below.
“Our panel of immunotherapy experts discusses the latest cancer immunotherapy advances featured at the world’s largest oncology conference—the 2018 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)—with topics including combination immunotherapy, biomarker development, CAR T cell therapies, and new approaches to immune-based cancer treatment.”…
Read moreYet, researchers are working quite hard. And billions of dollars are being spent.
Quite recently, the FDA approved a new and VERY expensive cancer drug. As CNN reports:
“Vitrakvi is the first medication developed specifically to target tumors based on gene mutations, not their location in the body.”…
Read moreWe know that technology has had a tremendous on the medical field. And artificial intelligence (AI) is coming on strong. Today, we look at how AI aids drug operations.…
Read moreToo often, patient safety concerns about their care in medical facilities has gone unreported or under-reported. In response, there is new research about how to fix this.…
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