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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the careers of both men and women in the field of oncology, but women especially have been confronted with increased responsibilities at work and home. “What I realized during COVID was that women were often being pulled out of the workforce to attend to what we call ‘extraprofessional caregiving,’” Bridget Keenan, MD, PhD,

The presence of retinal ischemic perivascular lesions may signal that a patient also has CVD, according to data published in EClinicalMedicine. “Identifying biomarkers of subclinical ischemia can help identify patients with occult cardiovascular disease. Individuals with cardiovascular disease are prone to developing retinal vascular occlusions,” Christopher P. Long, MD, resident at

Cannabis use ”significantly contributes” to the prevalence of medication overuse headache among patients with chronic migraine, according to study results scheduled for presentation at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting."Many people with chronic migraine are already self-medicating with cannabis, and there is some evidence that cannabis can help treat other types of

The Mississippi Senate passed a House bill that expanded the scope of practice for optometrists in the state, including the ability to prescribe certain medications and perform specific procedures. Specifically, House Bill 1302 provides improved pharmaceutical authority that includes oral steroids; grants optometrists injectable authority; and allows for excision and removal of chalazion, removal

A randomized phase 3 trial designed to evaluate canakinumab plus chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer failed to meet its primary endpoint of OS, according to the agent’s manufacturer.Canakinumab (ACZ885, Novartis) is a human monoclonal antibody that targets interleukin-1 beta.

Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk for stillbirth or early infant death, according to research published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The inclusion of kidney health measures, as recommended by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, led to more accurate predictions of 10-year risk for CVD events than did standard cardiovascular risk criteria alone. “For the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, a comprehensive evaluation using both traditional and non-traditional risk factors is important,” study

Researchers observed high helicobacter pylori infection seroprevalence among Hispanic/Latino individuals, which varied by nativity and background, according to study results. “Our findings demonstrated a high burden of H. pylori infection in all Hispanics/Latinos and identify specific vulnerable groups by self-reported background and sociodemographic/clinical characteristics,” Sabrina

The use of tobacco products is a potential risk factor for worse COVID-19 outcomes, and a new paper in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society highlights types of research to better understand this relationship.“The relationship between smoking and COVID-19 is complex, and much of the research to date has been inconclusive or contradictory,” Enid Neptune, MD, professor of medicine

Diastolic heart failure did not change the mortality risk for U.S. adults hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis in 2016 and 2017, according to a study published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. “Comparing patients with and without diastolic heart failure, there was no statistically significant difference in inpatient mortality in DKA,” Hafeez Shaka, MD, an internal