The screening for prostate cancer is burdened by a high rate of overdiagnosis and also a relatively high degree of complications from biopsy and treatments that don’t extend life or quality of life. When it comes to diagnostic accuracy, MRI was found to be better than traditional prostate biopsy. A study published in the Canadian Medical… Read More
Aging is an inevitable biological process that has long intrigued researchers seeking ways to slow its progression and extend human healthspan. One promising intervention is rapamycin, a macrolide compound first discovered as an antifungal agent and later recognized for its immunosuppressive and anticancer properties. More recently, rapamycin has emerged as a potential anti-aging therapy… Read More
June 25, 2024 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert warning of a potential increased incidence of Dengue Virus infections in the US. Source: Health Alert Network (HAN) – 00511 | Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States… Read More
Early in the pandemic, I published an article that outlined my hypothesis of how COVID-19 was killing patients and potential solutions and that the key to remaining healthy and minimizing the effects of COVID was to decrease your inflammation level. This theory including the concept of cytokine storm is now widely considered to be validated.… Read More
Many people are curious as to who is dying in this CoronaVirusOutbreak from from COVID19 (SARS CoV2) There are intermittent reports of young healthy people dying. An article published March 23, 2020 in JAMA reports on the characteristics of those who “reportedly” died in China and Italy. There is also explanations as potentially why there… Read More
As a Midwest native who spent much of his career in California and is currently a Texas resident, I feel a connection with Dayton, Ohio, Gilroy, California, and El Paso, Texas. But the next mass casualty event could happen anywhere. It is no longer a matter of if the next event occurs, but rather a… Read More
A JAMA Medical News & Perspectives published June 5, 2018 discusses emergency departments who have engaged in helping with opiate addiction and the challenges as very few communities have adequate resources. The 8 hour course to prescribe Suboxone, the paperwork, and the limits on the number of prescriptions is a problem as well as the stigma to… Read More
The ride-hailing giant Uber is looking to get in on the scooter business, the news website Axios reported Thursday. Scooter companies say the simple vehicles are a cheap, efficient way to provide “last mile” transportation solutions, for trips that are too long to walk but too short to warrant a car ride. In that… Read More
Medicine is grappling with rising levels of physician burnout, one of the factors driving high rates of depression and suicide in the profession. But physicians who suffer from mood disorders are often reluctant to seek treatment — in part because it might jeopardize their license to practice. For instance, in one survey, around 1 in… Read More
