I Got Through Cancer With Help From Friends
This month it will be five years since being diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer. In this journey, I quickly learned that I could not get through this without a little help from my friends. Well, to be honest, it took a lot because generally men don’t like to be vulnerable, and I was definitely…
Routine screening for kidney disease would be cost-effective, study argues
In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force convened to determine whether it should recommend kidney disease screening for all Americans. Advocates had been pushing for it, citing ballooning rates of chronic kidney disease. But at the time, the group found there wasn’t enough evidence to say if screening was a net good. That…
Doctor says younger women have increasing risk for heart problems
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Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time
Chronic pain was detected in the human brain for the first time, researchers reported. Data were collected over months from four participants with refractory neuropathic pain who had intracranial electrodes implanted, according to Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, and co-authors. Over 3 to 6 months, participants reported their pain…
A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
This photo provided by Indivior in May 2023 shows their drug Opvee. U.S. health regulators approved the medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other powerful opioids. Indivior via AP hide caption toggle caption Indivior via AP This photo provided by Indivior in May 2023 shows their drug Opvee. U.S. health regulators approved the…
New FDA-approved therapy for brain cancer raises hopes
According to the National Brain Tumor Society, around 94,000 people in the U.S. will receive a brain tumor diagnosis in 2023, and an estimated 19,000 will die of brain cancer this year. Over the years, medical professionals have worked to improve the quality of life for patients, including a new targeted brain tumor therapy. Ken…
New overdose antidote approved, but concerns raised about cost, side effects
Comment on this storyCommentThe Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a nasal-spray medication touted as another option to reverse overdoses caused by synthetic opioids, includingfentanyl, the drug killing tens of thousands of Americans each year.Drugmaker Indivior describes Opvee, a spray version of the drug nalmefene, as a potent medication that will save lives by…
Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s care: Towards a future of personalized medicine and empowered patients
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers highlighted the need to shift focus toward pre-dementia stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to move towards a future where personalized medicine for AD will become available. Perspective: Towards a future where Alzheimer’s disease pathology is stopped before the onset of dementia. Image Credit: Orawan Pattarawimonchai /…
Let’s talk about menopause – ABC Radio National
Norman Swan: A leading expert in the menopause warns that we are over-medicalising this inevitable transition in women and creating self-fulfilling expectations based on fear. Martha Hickey is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University of Melbourne, and her research group focuses on menopause and healthy ageing in women. I spoke to Martha earlier.Martha Hickey:…
