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This week I talk about a feasibility cohort study which sought to determine whether a larger cohort study addressing this question would be feasible. Listen to hear some interesting preliminary findings. Merza, E.Y., Pearson, S.J., Mallows, A.J. and Malliaras, P., 2023. The relat ... Show More

We have known for a while that type of exercise intervention (e.g. intensity, frequency, etc) does not seem to influence self-reported outcomes such as pain. Maybe all the benefits from exercise are explained by non-specific effects, or maybe exercise has benefits that do not dep ... Show More

This week, I had an engaging conversation with Anthony Nasser, an up-and-coming researcher on tendinopathy who recently completed his PhD on proximal hamstring tendinopathy. Our discussion covered the reasons for the lack of research attention towards this condition, the current ... Show More

In this week's episode, we’ll start by reviewing an intriguing study that, while not randomized, calls into question whether less-intensive induction therapies provide a survival or quality of life benefit in older patients with AML. Next, we will review the somewhat surprising f ... Show More

In this week's episode we'll learn about refining risk stratification in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL. After that, we'll discuss a novel gene therapy approach in severe alpha-thalassemia. Investigators describe an innovative mouse model and an effective gene therap ... Show More

Chronic sinusitis might be doing more than just clogging your nose–it could be clouding your brain. In this episode of Backtable ENT, Dr. Aria Jafari, an assistant professor at the University of Washington and co-director of the Neuroendocrinology Advanced Sinus and Skull-base Su ... Show More

In this week’s episode, we will review a study demonstrating low rates of response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, review a study looking at associations between post-transplantation cyclophosphamide and cytomegalovirus in ... Show More

In this episode, we explore psychodynamic psychopharmacology and its role in addressing treatment-resistant cases. We discuss how patient-doctor relationships, transference, and countertransference can impact medication effectiveness. How might your own unconscious biases influen ... Show More

### Summary of the Video #### Introduction- Presenter: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes- Topic: Enhancing Trauma Resiliency #### Effects of Trauma- Acute Trauma: Immediate and severe stress response.- Intergenerational Trauma: Trauma impacts across generations, affecting attachment and care ... Show More

In this week's episode we'll learn about iron, HFE hemochromatosis, and infections. In this large, population-based study, both high and low levels of plasma iron and transferrin saturation were associated with increased risks of infection. Then, we'll discuss how bispecific anti ... Show More

In this episode, we delve into the groundbreaking DAMIS trial, exploring the impact of sublingual microcirculation assessment on treatment decisions for ICU patients with shock. We discuss the methodology, findings, and implications of this extensive multicenter study, offering i ... Show More

Dr. Amy Attaway and Dr. Dan Culver review the emerging relationship between COPD patients who have intermittent hypoxemia and an increase they have in co-morbidities and mortality. They discuss how multiple associative studies suggest that intermittent hypoxemia may impact muscul ... Show More

In this week's episode, we’ll learn more about mechanisms of primary resistance to BCMA-targeted bispecific T-cell engagers in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, the effects of emapalumab therapy on outcomes in patients with pediatric hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis who rec ... Show More