Monthly Archives: October 2020
Osher Center offers silent retreat, Nov. 14
Helping patients walk the graft-versus-host disease tightrope
From “Momentum”: Brenda Bisson was 37 in 2004 when she found out she had acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer. Her three children were 14, 8 and 16 months at the time. Her marriage was strained. Her prognosis was dire. Continue reading
Noninvasive treatment for refractory OCD, major depression shows promise for lifelong benefits
Four months ago, a multidisciplinary care team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center treated a patient with lifelong major depressive disorder (MDD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) — conditions that left her debilitated with intrusive though… Continue reading
“Discover”: AI-based tech to improve stroke outcomes
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Diagnosis and Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Colitis and Hepatitis: Expert Review
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the treatment landscape for oncology, leading to durable remissions in a subset of patients but also a broad range of potentially life-threatening inflammatory toxicities, many of which involve the g… Continue reading