Emotionally Responsive Virtual Coach Helps Address Patient Concerns in New Simulation
Kognito, a health simulation company, is applying its simulation technology to patient education, to address a gap in patient knowledge.
Oncology
Chemobrain: Experts Weigh in on Very Real — and Growing — Problem
Clinicians should know that chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, chemobrain, chemofog, or whatever you want to call it is a real phenomenon.
WHO Report Raises Questions About R&D-Cost Rationale for High Cancer Drug Prices
An analysis conducted by the World Health Organization concluded that R&D costs do not provide enough evidence to justify high prices for cancer drugs.
NSAIDs in Head and Neck Cancer Bring New Meaning to Precision Medicine
Patients with PIK3CA-altered head and neck cancers lived longer if they took NSAIDs, suggesting old drugs may have new clinical uses.
Guide Dogs and White Canes: Navigating Patients, Families Through Cancer at Their Pace
A reflection on how nurses guide patients and their families through the cancer journey.
Thawing Frozen Cancer Drug Labels
While outdated information on drug labels persists, the discussion revolves around how best to update them.
Rethinking Vitamin D and Sun Exposure Guidelines
From scientific studies to niche-market magazines, supplements are in the spotlight.
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Delays Seen With High-Deductible Health Plans
Low-income women in high-deductible health plans experienced significant delays in time to first breast imaging.
FDA Warns of Unapproved, Misbranded Drugs Distributed by CanaRx to US Consumers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to CanaRx, a company operating as a prescription drug provider, for its involvement in the distribution of certain unapproved or misbranded drugs that may be harmful to US consumers.
Structural, Clinical Barriers Prevent Cancer Trial Participation
The rates of trial enrollment differed in academic and community settings, but the rates of trial unavailability, ineligibility, or nonenrollment did not differ.
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