Contributions
Dr. Cedric Rutland Discusses COVID, Culture, and Assisting Patients That Smoke
MDNewsline recently sat down with Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician and American Lung Association spokesperson, Dr. Cedric “Jamie” Rutland. Dr. Rutland is based in Southern California and received his medical degree and completed residency in internal medicine from the University Of Iowa Carver College Of Medicine in Iowa City, IA. He continued to pursue his education at...
Prostate Cancer: The Effects on African Americans + Breaking Treatments with Dr. Howard Aubert
MDNewsline recently interviewed international urologic surgeon, Dr. Howard Aubert, to discuss the effects of prostate cancer on African American patients. Dr. Aubert currently practices in Riverside, CA, and specializes in prostate, kidney, bladder, testicular cancer, incontinence, infertility, BPH, and low T. MDNewsline: Dr. Aubert, what are some of the biggest differences in the way prostate...
Genomic Alterations Distinct for Black Men With Prostate Cancer
African-American (AFR) men with prostate cancer have distinct genomic alterations from European-American (EUR) men, according to a study published online July 10 in Clinical Cancer Research. Yusuke Koga, from the Boston University School of Medicine, and colleagues compared the frequencies of somatic alterations in prostate cancer obtained from four datasets comprising 250 AFR and 611 EUR...
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report (Join the Call on August 4, 2020)
AFM Outbreak Anticipated for 2020: Healthcare providers urged to quickly recognize symptoms and hospitalize patients immediately What The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another outbreak year for acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an uncommon but serious neurologic condition. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, over half of patients with AFM in...
Telemedicine Use Continues to Explode During Pandemic
The emergence of telemedicine has accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. HD Live! sat down with Rujuta Saksena, M.D., an oncologist at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey, and Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School in Boston, to discuss the future of telemedicine and its impact on health...
MS Patients Facing Increased Anxiety Brought On By COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on the psychological health of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), according to a study published online July 21 in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. Aleksandar Stojanov, M.D., from Clinical Center Nis in Serbia, and colleagues surveyed 95 patients with RRMS to assess psychological status before and during the...
Latino Communities at Higher Risk for COVID-19
Factors linked to structural racism and social determinants of health are associated with an increased risk for COVID-19 in Latino communities, according to a study published online July 23 in the Annals of Epidemiology. Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Ph.D., from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and colleagues compared...
Nearly Half of Hispanics, Blacks Scared to Go to Hospital During COVID-19
Hispanics and blacks are most likely to stay home if experiencing medical emergencies, like a heart attack or stroke, to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19 at the hospital, according to a poll released by the American Heart Association (AHA). The Harris Poll conducted the online survey of 2,050 adults on behalf of the AHA...
Low Health Literacy Tied to Worse Heart Failure Outcomes
Poor health literacy is associated with worse heart failure outcomes, according to a review published in the June issue of JACC: Heart Failure. Matteo Fabbri, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to evaluate associations between health literacy and health-related outcomes in patients with heart failure. Based on...