CAR T-Cells and Safety Signals

This episode considers a new treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the world’s most common inherited heart condition, which most affected people don’t even realize they have. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2400702. 

In the face of a growing childhood obesity epidemic, some parents and clinicians are turning to new tools such as GLP-1 receptor agonists. This episode explores the implications of that trend. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp240070 ... Show More

A new strain of H5N1 influenza is spreading in dairy cows in the United States. Will it cause an epidemic in humans? And what does our public health system need to do in order to be ready if it does? A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM ... Show More

<p>We have another guest joining us this week! Dr. Allison Schepers, PharmD, BCOP is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at the Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan where she focuses on GI, GU, and Thoracic malignancies! In this episode, Allison discusses the high yield ... Show More

<p>This week, we round out our discussion on metastatic colorectal cancer, focusing on more targeted therapies for this disease. If you have not done so already, be sure to check out episode 107 for the first part of our metastatic colorectal cancer discussion.</p><p>Contents: </ ... Show More

<p>In a recent American Cancer Society publication, there are increasing data that rates of colorectal cancer are rising rapidly among people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. This has certainly caught the attention of the lay press, most recently in a widely circulated New York Times a ... Show More

<p>This week, we continue our discussion of colorectal cancer, turning our attention to metastatic disease, specifically for cancers without targetable mutations. If you have not done already, we highly recommend you check out episode 104 for our GI oncology pharmacology discussi ... Show More

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed each year worldwide. This highly anticipated series will take an in-depth look at this disease. In this first episode, we discuss the basics, including staging, tumor markers, ... Show More

Today we have another reprise episode in line with our new GOALS curriculum! We cover medication abortions and review Practice Bulletin 225 that came out this month. We review who is eligible for medication abortion as well as risks, benefits, and other management guidelines. Rem ... Show More

<p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s time for another new series, this time focusing on Testicular Cancer. In this first episode, we lay the foundation for our future discussions and discuss the basics of Testicular Cancer.</p><p data-rte- ... Show More

<p>This week, we incorporate medical oncology back into our discussion with our Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Sanford, and our Surgical Oncologist, Dr. Bailey. We discuss how we approach the management of localized rectal cancer. Note that we will be heavily building off our discussi ... Show More

<p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This week, we kick off a new series, this time focusing on follicular lymphoma! This series will build on a lot of fundamentals that we discussed in our prior series. In this first episode, we start with an ... Show More