Renal medicine, otherwise known as nephrology, is the study of the kidney, an organ that has many functions and roles that intertwine with multiple different body systems. Work as a renal doctor therefore requires a varied knowledge and offers rewarding career opportunities. The Role Of a Renal Doctor: Nephrology encompasses many aspects of general medicine. … Read more
Hospitals and health systems are expanding their visions of population health to include more effective approaches to manage – and even fend off – chronic diseases and conditions. In fact, many institutions are successfully applying their expertise in community health to help people stay out of the hospital by addressing key social determinants of health … Read more
Asa medical student, the prism of pain helped me begin seeing patients as people – discerning their stories, examining their bodies, understanding their lives, and more. In medical schools around the world, the first simulated patient students encounter to emulate the rituals and mannerisms of medicine is someone in pain. Yet chronic pain, particularly the … Read more
Source / Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: The authors report no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “data-action = subscribe> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please … Read more
A young woman with severe depression was told without warning she would have to go for more than three weeks without the medication that saved her life because of supply problems caused by Covid-19. Her mother accepts the explanation for the shortagebut questions why Pharmac knew of the low supply in February, yet her daughter … Read more
Participants Between November 21, 2020, and March 22, 2021, a total of 5973 participants underwent screening; in the full analysis set, 3460 were randomly assigned to receive AZD7442 and 1737 were randomly assigned to receive placebo. The last participant received an injection on March 29, 2021. In both groups, the median follow-up time from receipt … Read more
When I moved from New York City to Dallas in 2004, I needed to make many personal adjustments. Surprisingly, one of the most prominent shifts was related to – baseball. In New York, baseball was essential to the city’s identity. Whether someone rooted for the Yankees or Mets (or Brooklyn Dodgers), baseball was tied inextricably … Read more
Call for Entries: Whole Process Design for CUHK – Shenzhen School of Medicine (Bid I and Bid II) Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/981542/call-for-entries-whole-process-design-for-cuhk-shenzhen-school-of-medicine-bid-i-and-bid-ii I. Project Background With the historical opportunity of constructing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Shenzhen Pilot Demonstration Zone, the collaboration agreement of establishing the CUHK-Shenzhen … Read more
Treatment with abatacept, a medication approved for rheumatoid arthritis, prevented the formation of inhibitors against hemophilia A replacement therapies in a rat model, a study demonstrates. These findings support the use of abatacept to prevent immune responses against human proteins in a preclinical setting, the researchers noted. The study, “CTLA4-Ig prevents the development of neutralizing … Read more
The students in Kristine White’s sports medicine classes at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders are investigating different animal bones and comparing them with the human ones they’ve been studying. They are learning from two orthopedic surgeons: Dr. Barbara Bergin and Dr. Kelly Cline. For White, who is also the athletic trainer at … Read more