US Preventive Services Task Force downgrades daily aspirin use in cardiovascular disease prevention
For decades, some doctors and practice guidelines have recommended that older adults take low-dose aspirin daily for primary cardiovascular...
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SYK inhibitor showing potential in treating warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a family of molecules that target a protein, SYK, that’s important in immune signaling.1...
Potential alopecia drug shows hair-regrowth benefits in two phase 3 trials
No FDA-approved treatments yet exist for alopecia areata, a condition in which hair is lost in patches or from...
Post Traumatic Growth: How to Repair a Broken Career in Medicine
We’ve all seen the headlines: Burnout among healthcare workers is at an all time high. Stories of doctors and...
Ischemic stroke – causes and treatments
Over 13 million people will have a stroke each year and around 5.5 million people will die as a...
Safety first: Handle medical waste with utmost care!
Introduction Medical waste is defined as any waste containing infectious material. Wastes are generally released from physician’s offices, hospitals,...
The great resignation – Why are so many doctors quitting their professions?
Many professionals in the Western world are reassessing the way they work. According to an August 2021 poll in...
Gratitude is the Superpower for Resiliency
As physicians, two of the traits that allow us and other professionals to excel at our work also put...
High Hopes from Novel Melanoma Prevention Vaccine
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is kicking off Melanoma Awareness Month by emphasising the burden of...
Link between asthma and food allergies and a molecule discovered to improve lung function
Asthma and food allergies may have a closer relationship than previously thought. Aside from the fact that people with...