Mixed Topics
Feature
Nationwide hematologists shortage: What’s being done?
Efforts are underway to alleviate an acute shortage of U.S. physicians who’ve been trained to treat hemostasis, thrombosis and other blood...
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Survey: Lack of awareness hampers cancer prevention efforts
Various guidelines that address physicians' role in patient awareness and knowledge focus on assessing patient needs and readiness to learn,...
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Can skin bleaching lead to cancer?
Prevalence of skin bleaching in several African countries ranged from 25% in Mali (based on a 1993 survey of 210 women) to a high of 79.25% in...
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Conference Coverage
Using JAK inhibitors for myelofibrosis
Newer options are improving management of cytopenic patients.
Feature
‘Promising’ new txs for most common adult leukemia
The FDA has already approved these treatments for some other blood cancers, but chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) poses unique challenges.
Conference Coverage
CHP/CCUS: Low blood cancer risk for most patients
The goal of ongoing research is to prevent CHIP/CCUS progression in higher-risk patients.
From the Journals
Hidden disparities: How language barriers reduce cancer care access
It is essential to “engage in efforts to mitigate these communication barriers that disproportionately impact the health of vulnerable patient...
Feature
Domestic violence in health care is real and underreported
Tasked with screening for abuse, medical professionals often struggle to recognize their own experiences of domestic violence and rarely ask for...
From the Journals
Resident creates AI alternative to U.S. News med school ranking
After med schools dropped out of the U.S. News and World Report medical school ranking system, a resident decided to create a do-it-yourself...
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FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...