New Play Looking at Friendship Between Anthony Fauci and AIDS Activist in the Works
A new play exploring the complex relationship between Anthony Fauci, MD, the longtime top U.S. infectious disease expert, and playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer will make its premiere early next year in New York under the direction of Tony Award-winner Daniel Fish. “Kramer/Fauci” will star Tony-winner Will Brill from “Stereophonic” and Thomas Jay Ryan, […]
If You’re Struggling With Burnout, Therapists Suggest These 12 Stress-Relieving Items
Amazon “Burnout” by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, a plush yoga mat and an aromatherapy diffuser. Stress and I are longtime pals. For myself — and many people — it’s typically a combination of an overloaded schedule, extenuating life circumstances and a recurring case of productivity guilt that’s to blame for this toxic friendship. But what […]
A Win for Trabectedin in High-Grade Myxoid Liposarcoma?
Neoadjuvant trabectedin (Yondelis) for high-grade myxoid liposarcoma (HG-MLPS) demonstrated noninferiority to the long-time standard of anthracycline-ifosfamide (AI), according to new data from a previously completed trial. Standard therapy was associated with twice as many recurrences as compared with trabectedin, translating into a 40% reduction in the hazard for disease-free survival (DFS) in favor of trabectedin. […]
Older Surgical Procedure for Pelvic Prolapse Repair Prevails in Randomized Trial
A long-time surgical standard for pelvic organ prolapse repair prevailed in a comparison against a newer technique that currently predominates in some parts of the world. Sacrospinous hysteropexy failed to meet noninferiority criteria versus the Manchester procedure for the primary composite outcome of treatment success, with the latter achieving success in 87.3% of patients compared […]
Cape Cod Cardiologist Sues Hospital, Alleging Retaliation for Whistleblowing
A long-time Cape Cod interventional cardiologist is suing his former hospital, alleging that he was retaliated against and defamed, and that the terms of his employment contract were breached, all as the result of sounding the alarm on profits being placed before patient care. Richard Zelman, MD, filed a complaint against Cape Cod Hospital and […]
Gardening can cultivate better mental health
Many longtime gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. New research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants — even if they’ve never gardened before. In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, University of Florida scientists found that gardening activities lowered stress, […]
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires – Wyoming Department of Health
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires January 20, 2022 Following the recent retirement of the Wyoming Department of Health’s longtime state Medicaid agent and senior administrator for the Division of Healthcare Financing, an interim administrator has been named. Teri Green served as state Medicaid agent and led the Division of Healthcare Financing since 2006 following several […]
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires – Wyoming Department of Health
Longtime Wyoming Medicaid Administrator Retires January 20, 2022 Following the recent retirement of the Wyoming Department of Health’s longtime state Medicaid agent and senior administrator for the Division of Healthcare Financing, an interim administrator has been named. Teri Green served as state Medicaid agent and led the Division of Healthcare Financing since 2006 following several […]