Lentz and Zahr Editorial in NEJM
Dr. Steve Lentz and Dr. Firas Zahr shared a byline recently in an editorial published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Drs. Lentz and…
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Protein interaction drives muscle atrophy
Muscle wasting, or atrophy, is a serious condition that affects millions of Americans. Aging is the most common cause, but muscle atrophy also happens as…
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Positive Collateral Damage in MRSA Fight
Drs. Michihiko Goto and Eli Perencevich have published new findings in the most recent issue of Clinical Infectious Disease that reveal the VA’s nationwide and…
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Singh employs growing registries to pave the way for risk research and more
Using data from the Veterans Administration rheumatoid arthritis (VARA) registry, which draws enrollment from twelve sites across the country, a research team including Dr. Namrata…
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A Q&A with Dr. Rohan Khera
Earlier this week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study by Dr. Rohan Khera, graduating resident, and Dr. Siddharth Singh, a…
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Study of opioid epidemic provides new method for thinking about long-term therapy
Carrying implications not just for clinical prescribing practices, but also larger pharmacoepidemiology trends, Dr. Hilary Mosher’s recent research using data from the Veterans Health Administration…
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CaMKII inhibition in type II pneumocytes protects from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by preventing Ca2+dependent apoptosis
AUTHORS: Christopher J. Winters, Olha Koval, Shubha Murthy, Chantal Allamargot, Sara C. Sebag, John D. Paschke, Omar A. Jaffer, A. Brent Carter, Isabella M. Grumbach…
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Emerging innovative therapeutic approaches targeting PCSK9 to lower lipids
AUTHORS: GPS Shantha and JG Robinson (Dr. Shantha is a Cardiology Fellow) JOURNAL: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 99(1):59–71, January 2016 Abstract: Statins are established therapies…
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Initial Surgery and Survival in Stage IV Breast Cancer in the United States, 1988-2011
Treatment options for patients with Stage 4 breast cancer have, in recent years, been largely centered around a combination of radiation and chemotherapy, while surgery…
