Most recent by Talitha Bennett
Oncologist-created podcast aims to ‘demystify’ cancer care
Jennifer Y. Pierce, MD, MPH, FACOG, said she and her team created The Cancering Show podcast series to “demystify” cancer care for patients undergoing treatment and their support systems.
Researchers propose solutions to address sex disparities in medicine, oncology
Despite calls to recruit and advance the careers of women scientists, little guidance exists on how exactly to achieve that goal and subsequently reduce sex disparities in medicine, researchers wrote in a JAMA Oncology viewpoint.
Oncologist aims to help patients thrive throughout ‘hills and valleys’ of cancer treatment
Along with her research and clinical work on breast cancer, Lori Alfonse, DO, has made development of multidisciplinary teams and community engagement for cancer care a forefront focus of her work.
NCI’s first woman senior clinician says finding focus yields broad opportunities
Jennifer A. Kanakry, MD, was recently appointed as senior clinician at NCI’s Center for Cancer Research, the first woman to hold the position.
On teaching medical trainees, hematologist says to ‘put yourself in their shoes’
A good teacher in any area of medicine can define a student’s path and course of specialty.
Gene mutation linked to persistent cow’s milk, egg allergy in children
Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene appeared to predispose children to multiple types of food allergies independently of whether they had eczema, according to study findings in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Long-term treatment with Vtama cream safe, effective for plaque psoriasis
Results of a long-term efficacy study showed that treatment with Vtama for plaque psoriasis provided improvement beyond 12 weeks with nearly half of patients achieving full clearance.
Physicians address the urgent issue of medical misinformation on social media
Three women physicians addressed the ongoing issue of scientific and medical misinformation on social media and obstacles that health care professionals face in dispelling online myths in a The New England Journal of Medicine perspective.
Two acne-related quality of life measurement tools recommended for use in clinical studies
After analyzing multiple patient-reported outcome measures for health-related quality of life regarding acne, researchers recommended the Acne-Q and CompAQ for use in clinical studies.
Survey shows gender harassment is ‘strikingly common’ in oncology
Results of a survey showed 70% of participating oncologists experienced sexual harassment within the prior year, which correlated with decreased physical, mental and professional well-being.