Archive: 04/12/2018
Young black gay men have vastly higher HIV rates yet fewer partners
Young black men who have sex with men (MSM) are 16 times more likely to have an HIV infection than their white peers despite more frequent testing for HIV and being less likely to have unsafe sex, reports a new Northwestern ...
Dec 4, 2018
Fasting for lab tests isn't good for patients with diabetes
Fasting before getting your blood drawn for cholesterol tests is common practice, but new research from Michigan State University shows it is a contributing factor of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, in patients who take ...
Dec 4, 2018
Sex-specific effects of DHEA on bone mineral density and body composition
Women 55 and older have an increased risk of bone and muscle loss but therapy with the hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women, according to a new study led ...
Dec 4, 2018
Immunotherapy pioneers reveal updated efficacy data of tisagenlecleucel CAR T-cell therapy
Physician-scientists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) presented updated efficacy and safety data on Kymriah(R) (tisagenlecleucel, formerly CTL019) —the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ...
Dec 4, 2018
How does the precision medicine initiative affect me?
As the All of Us initiative (previously known as the Precision Medicine Initiative) and the collection of DNA sequences of one million Americans begins this year, with at least 65,000 people already enrolled in the program, ...
Dec 4, 2018