Being a Cancer Caregiver Can Be Challenging Caregivers may feel stressed, burdened, financially strained, and overwhelmed as they support their loved one. Some may need to balance caregiving with paid work, household duties, and supporting other family. Caregivers often have health ...
What Matters Most: A Conversation with Brian Wong, MD, MPHIn this article, Dr. Brian Wong describes a patient-accountable culture as built around the question, What matters most to patients? He asserts that it is up to each health care professional to take responsibility for his or her ...
Risk refers to the odds that something will occur, but there are no guarantees. Having one or more risk factors does not mean heart disease is inevitable. Similarly, absence of risk factors does not guarantee you will not have heart disease. Monitoring and modifying certain risk factors is the...
We spoke withHuma Q. Rana MD, MPH, Clinical Director of the Division of Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, about the impacts of genetic insights, breaking down the process, addressing logistical hurdles, like...
What jobs does an MD-MPH degree prepare you for? A dual MD-MPH degree prepares graduates for even more job career opportunities than having just one of these advanced degrees. Medical professionals who have this dual degree may go on to pursue jobs in academia, government, health departme...
Dana Defosse, Ph.D., MPH, a retired researcher and physician educator coined the term cisgender in 1994, when she was still a graduate student. The word has now been included in all English dictionaries. What does cis mean exactly?
Medically Reviewed byLaura J. Martin, MDandElmer Huerta, MD, MPHon March 22, 2025 Written byDeanna Altomara What Is B-Cell Lymphoma? Types of B-Cell Lymphomas Causes of B-Cell Lymphoma B-Cell Lymphoma Symptoms 10 min read What Is B-Cell Lymphoma?
But, just like imaging, the cost of procedures varies wildly and cost does not correlate to quality. So, we need tools that can help me make decisions in partnership with the patient as to the surgeon and facility with the best outcome and the most reasonable price. If a patient we’re...
Olsen, PhD JAMA Surgery Original Investigation Semaglutide vs Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Weight Loss Muhammad Haseeb, MD, MSc; Jagpreet Chhatwal, PhD; Jade Xiao, MSc; Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH; Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc JAMA Network Open Original Investigation Bariatric S...
Asked by: Dr. June Walker MD Score: 4.7/5(74 votes) A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner. What does the word procession mean? (Entry 1 of 2) 1a :a group of individuals moving alongin an orderly often ceremonial way. b : succession, ...