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A phase 2 clinical trial providing personalized treatments based on the genetic profile of metastatic tumors in gastroesophageal cancers has found that using customized treatment approaches, and adapting them over time as tumors become resistant, led to higher rates of survival compared to historical controls. The final results were published online on Jan. 21 in
Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Advances in technology have made it possible for scientists and physicians to use information about the genetic makeup of a cancerous tumor to inform cancer treatment, but genetic heterogeneity the genetic variation between cancers in different patients and even between tumors within the same patient can make it difficult to determine the most effective targeting strategy for treating individual patients.
A number of Chicago-area health systems expect, within days, to begin inviting patients ages 65 and older to make appointments to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Vascular Emergencies: Challenges and Solutions
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What is unique about all of the fields of medicine comprising vascular health care is that a good majority of our patients often require immediate life- or limb-saving care. Time is often of the essence, and a solid foundational understanding of how best to respond to these emergencies is paramount to provide the highest level of patient care.
In this edition of
Endovascular Today, we focus on a wide variety of emergent vascular conditions and what is currently known about their incidences, associated unique challenges, and potential treatment options. We have asked experts from leading centers to explain the essentials in a practical fashion, sharing their understanding as to best practices.
January 21, 2021
The FDA requires gay and bisexual men to abstain from sex for three months before giving, but some experts say that s based on outdated science.
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There s a critical need for blood donation because of the pandemic, but a group of people is left out of the donation pool: gay and bisexual men. It s incredibly frustrating. And frankly, I mean, just not even to tone it down, it pisses me off, says Dr. Greg Zahner, a resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.
He wrote We Need Blood and I Am Not Allowed to Help in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Zahner is gay and works in the front lines fighting COVID-19. Under FDA guidelines, men who have sex with men, or MSM, must abstain from sex for three months before giving blood. This restriction still applies to men in monogamous relationships.