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The 10 Most Effective Ways To Lower Your Cholesterol

If your doctor has told you your cholesterol levels are creeping up, you are probably wondering what you can do to prevent them going any higher. Research supports adding foods to...

Psoriatic Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Psoriatic arthritis is estimated to affect over 2 million people in the United States. We give an overview of this disabling, painful joint condition and look at what treatment...

Chicken pox And Varicella Vaccine - What You Need To Know

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral illness that mainly affects children. Widespread vaccination since 1995 has greatly reduced the prevalence of chickenpox; however...

Opioid Use Disorder: These Treatments Are Available, Now

Opioid use disorder is at an all-time high in the U.S. Plus, medication assisted treatment (MAT) to help prevent relapse is greatly underutilized. Learn how treatments like...

What are Hives (Urticaria)? Investigating This Bizarre Skin Condition

Hives (also known as urticaria) has to be one of the most bizarre types of skin reactions we suffer from. What other rash has the ability to come on suddenly, then disappear...

Type 1 Diabetes: Symptoms, Treatments, and Breakthroughs

Being told your child or a loved one has type 1 diabetes may seem devastating at the time. But with the right support and attitude, diabetes does not need to be a barrier to a full life.

Ask The Expert: How Do Clinical Studies Work?

Medicine wouldn't be where it is today without clinical research. But before a new drug or intervention is available for widespread use, it has to undergo a series of human...

Understanding Insulin: What You Need To Know

The discovery of insulin represented a milestone in medical history because it meant that people no longer died from diabetes. But what exactly is insulin and why are there so...

CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - The Top Questions: Answered

CAR T cell therapy is a new immunotherapy that is pioneering the way some cancers are treated. But what exactly is CAR T cancer treatment, and how does it work?

CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - KTE-C19 for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is now approved and may revolutionize the treatment of some advanced cancers. Here, review the investigational use of Yescarta...

Diabetic Nerve Pain: Symptoms And Treatment

Long-term, uncontrolled, high blood glucose levels are extremely detrimental to nerves. Everybody with diabetes needs to completely understand the importance of adhering to...

CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - The Solid Tumor

The success of CAR T-cell therapy in hematologic cancers has not been extrapolated to solid tumors, to date. What are the roadblocks, and besides CAR T, what other engineered...

Mammogram Memos: What You Need To Know

Mammograms are the currently recommended screening tool for breast cancer. But how safe are they and do they find all cancers?

Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation: The Hard Facts

Constipation is not exactly fun dinner party talk. But it is the number one long-term side effect linked with opioid pain relievers. What's the best way to deal with this...

CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - Commercialization

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy study results demonstrate positive results in advanced cancers where patients have few, if any, options. How will manufacturing...