February 9, 2023 Allergy/Immunology First step studying the outcomes of a one-and-done therapy using pegylated interferon lambda demonstrated that it helped curb severe COVID-19 infection-related hospitalizations.
February 8, 2023 AI AI system developed to assist oncologists by predicting the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy. This is just the beginning of AI forays into medicine.
February 7, 2023 Clinical Research Study reviews best evidenced-based practices using antidepressant medication for treatment of chronic pain.
February 3, 2023 Clinical Research Autism rates have tripled. Is it now more common or are we just better at diagnosis? Study concludes the latter.
January 24, 2023 Clinical Research Proof of concept via in vitro testing shows that venous clots can be broken down more quickly than meds using an ultrasound vortex. Still far away from clinical use if it ever gets to that endpoint.
January 16, 2023 Clinical Research New wearable tech is being used to reduce inattentive driving for teens with ADHD
January 13, 2023 Allergy/Immunology Headline: “Scientists find potential cure for COVID-related loss of smell.” Not so fast. It concludes that greater improvement with treatment was noted compared to placebo but “there was no subjective olfactory improvement over placebo.”
January 12, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Canadian doctors perform world-first delivery of treatment for inoperable brain tumour in kid using ultrasound
December 5, 2022 Clinical Research Study evaluates the placebo effect in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based pain management therapies. It seems that there was no difference between them. Let the fireworks begin.
November 29, 2022 Bariatric Medicine Just a little, ok, a lot of hyperbole in this article reviewing this observational study that claims intermittent fasting can “send you to an early grave”. Once again, no causal relationship and plenty of confounding factors.