A new study from Columbia researchers shows that Seratonin, which plays an important part of treating mental health in the form of SSRIs, also has a key role in degenerative mitral valve disease, one of the most common heart valve diseases with no current pharmacological treatment.
If xenotransplantation is the future, then the future is closer than we think. It's now priority to many transplantation surgeons and experts because it could address many of the barriers that have existed in organ access for decades.
Over the past five years, the lung cancer survival rate has increased by 14 percent. A large part of that change is driven by advances in immunotherapy—typically implemented alongside treatments like chemotherapy to give patients the best chance at positive outcomes.
When things go wrong in the OR, it can have lasting effects on everyone involved. For surgeons dealing with an adverse outcome, the aftermath can be overwhelmed with feelings of grief and guilt. This is where the new formalized peer-to-peer support program will step in to help.
A beautiful story of how siblings Dr. Steven Stylianos and Critical Care Nurse Lisa Richardson ended up sharing a passion for taking care of children and have worked together to bring the best possible care to their patients and families.