Myths & Facts: Prenatal Care
With almost a quarter of women receiving inadequate prenatal care in the U.S., more needs to be done to inform women about the myths surrounding this essential healthcare service.
mRNA Cancer Therapy Boosts Immune Response
An investigational, individualized neoantigen therapy, with personalized encoded mRNA, has demonstrated potential to enable patients’ immune systems to target cells that cause cancer.
New Gene Therapies Are Transformative for People with Sickle Cell Disease and Frequent Vaso-Occlusive Crises
Affecting more than 100,000 American children and adults, sickle cell disease is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that results when a single-nucleotide mutation in the ß-globin gene yields an abnormal “sickle” hemoglobin (HbS). Now, these patients may be eligible for a one-time gene therapy that offers the potential of a durable functional cure by eliminating severe VOCs and associated hospitalizations.
Innovations in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Touted as a more natural approach to hormone replacement therapy, this plant-based anti-aging remedy has evolved from an unregulated safety concern to a mainstay of modern medicine.
Advances in Treating Menopause
Menopause is a normal, natural event in every woman’s life, but it can cause a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. New therapies show promise for bringing relief and an improved quality of life.
How Gene Therapy Is Curing Diseases
For patients with genetic disease, recent evolution of and FDA approval for gene therapies are transforming care and turning an ambitious dream into a life-changing reality. But getting affordable treatments to patients safely and efficiently remains a challenge.
Next-Generation Primary Care: How “Going to the Doctor” Is Changing
The future of healthcare is being driven by digital transformations and emerging technology that provide preventive, personalized and predictive medicine.
Scientists Develop $25 Nasal Spray That Is 99% Effective Against Colds, Flu and COVID-19
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have developed a simple nasal spray, made of harmless ingredients, that can protect people against flu, colds and COVID-19 with near-100 percent success, and it costs just $25.
Immune Globulin and Prophylactic Antibiotics Provide Similar Efficacy in Treating Hypogammaglobulinemia Secondary to Hematological Malignancy
Immune globulin replacement and prophylactic antibiotics are commonly used to prevent infections in patients with secondary hypogammaglobulinemia due to hematological malignancies but have never been directly compared.
Update on Treating Neutropenia
While neutropenia can be a life-threatening condition, physicians have many tools to treat it.
