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The antimicrobial peptide that even Pharma can love
Faster wound healing comes in waves, and a cancer drug that eats bugs.
Conference Coverage
ASCO honors Hagop Kantarjian, MD, for leukemia research
Noted Lebanese-American oncologist who leads the leukemia department at MD Anderson Cancer Center is to receive a top award at ASCO 2023.
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Boys may carry the weight, or overweight, of adults’ infertility
Plus: The promise of fecal beads and the air of sleep-dieting.
Latest News
Beware the hidden allergens in nutritional supplements
A detailed history of supplement use is important, as it may reveal possible allergens as the cause of previously unidentified reactions.
Commentary
Autism and bone health: What you need to know
While children with ASD gain bone mass at a similar rate as neurotypical controls, they start at a deficit and seem unable to “catch up.”
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Medical-level empathy? Yup, ChatGPT can fake that
Plus: Fishy sperm, an even more fishy sperm donor, and aviation-related sleep deserts.
From the Journals
Cancer pain declines with cannabis use
Lower use of other meds was also seen in patients who used cannabis.
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The nation’s health secretary has this obstetrician on call
Dr. Reyes, a Latina who grew up as one of eight children in California’s agricultural heartland, now practices perinatology at the University of...
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Drive, chip, and putt your way to osteoarthritis relief
Plus: Gut diversity gets measured and dog walking gets dangerous.
Commentary
How safe is the blackout rage gallon drinking trend?
Binge drinking is a huge problem in the United States in general, particularly with young people – teenagers and young adults.
From the Journals
Steep rise in cannabis-related suicide attempts
“This may speak to both increased access to cannabis as well as poor mental health status during the pandemic period.”