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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.