[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Take advantage of National Men’s Health Month and change what it means to be a MAN! Gender stereotyping is leading to negative health outcomes for men long term. Men are strong, men are brave, and men are tough. Years of gender stereotyping and bias...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="64180" img_size="large" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Self-examination is key to early detection and successful treatment of testicular cancer. Teaching self-examination, however, is often forgotten, which can lead to deadly consequences. Fathers leave a lasting impression on their sons. Whether teaching their favorite sport or providing heartfelt...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many people were disappointed by recent high-profile clinical trial results on Remdesivir, the drug that people had put high hopes on as the best candidate for an effective COVID-19 treatment. A report published in The New England Journal of Medicine on May 22 revealed that the once...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="64158" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] June is recognized annually as National Cancer Survivor Month. During the month of June, we celebrate the nearly 17 million Americans who have bravely and successfully battled cancer to earn the designation SURVIVOR. Whether someone is still undergoing treatment or has...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On February 11, weeks into the COVID-19 outbreak, the novel coronavirus was officially called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as most patients showed mild to severe respiratory illness. Doctors shared the same concept, based largely on commonly observed symptoms, that the virus targets...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Early in February, Dr. Sabra Klein, a professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, noticed a sex difference in COVID-19 infections based on reports emerging from China. She felt that men might have a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Note: This is part two of Dr. Michael Wang's series that specifically addresses Brain Cancer Treatment during the Coronavirus Pandemic. You can read part one here. In addition to surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are the other two major medical procedures to treat brain cancers. Patients...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With today being the first day of May, Brain Tumor Awareness Month, I wish to highlight for you a recently produced set of best practices and guidelines pertaining to brain cancer and COVID-19. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most aggressive type of brain tumor....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With a phased reopening starting last week in select geographies, cancer patients and cancer survivors in those areas who have to go back to work will face a higher risk of developing COVID-19. The quickened loosening of social distancing restrictions will expose more people to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The recently announced extension of social distancing guidelines through the end of April is an important step taken by the U.S. federal government to slow down the spread of coronavirus. But the overall picture of the COVID-19 pandemic is still very serious, and cancer patients...
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