This is quite an unexpected U-Turn. Eagerly waiting to see how the oncology drug approval space evolves with regard to FDA policy. I discuss more of my thoughts on this in my @ecancer#ASCO25 highlights video: https://t.co/wIXLeJ0VdG
70 may be the new 60 years of age.
Older adults in England had much higher levels of levels of cognitive, physical function and vitality than prior generations at the same age @NatureAging
https://t.co/D8hrngqiLR
E. COLI OUTBREAK: CDC is investigating 49 illnesses in 10 states linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. If you ate a Quarter Pounder hamburger from McDonald’s and have severe symptoms of E. coli, contact your healthcare provider. https://t.co/g87itkupCQ
Wow, this is pretty brazen.
This article (right) from He'nan University of Science and Technology copied **all data** from an article by Université du Québec authors (left), released 2 months earlier.
Found by @ImageTwinAI#ImageForensics
https://t.co/xm9GXsyFAJ
Health Canada has issued a recall notice for a brand of mushroom sold in Ontario, and possibly distributed in other provinces, due to listeria contamination. https://t.co/xPBQshyDVm
Worst nightmare as a patient/oncologist is to deal with brain🧠metastases.
Most drugs don’t penetrate the blood brain barrier & trials often exclude these patients.
👇🏾Our patient with a near complete response after just 1 dose of T-DXd.🙌🏾👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾
#Cholangiocarcinoma#HER2➕➕➕
My heartfelt condolences to Paul's loved ones & fans. He had a long & varied career, but it's always hard to say goodbye to a member of the #StarWars family. He will be deeply missed. 💔
#RIP_PaulGrant
https://t.co/C5kWbzXG5i
Oh dear.
I reported this figure to journal, which addressed this "inadvertent mistake" by issuing a correction.
I filed a complaint with @C0PE - this seems a clear case of image manipulation. But COPE said journal handled it fine.
One of authors is Associate Editor of journal.
Good morning, folks!
STAT’s $AMLX FDA advisory panel live blog can be found here:
https://t.co/JzabNest0a
I posted some introductory thoughts, so check those out. And please visit throughout the day for more updates and analysis.
The meeting starts at 10 am EDT.
Researchers have long known obesity rewires the immune system. But a team from @GladstoneInst, @salkinstitute and @UCSF has found that obesity can actually turn a helpful immunotherapy into a harmful one. My latest for @statnews
https://t.co/SB45wSwGWe
One last question for twitter today.
What "medical myths" do you find particularly pernicious, persistent and irritating? What are your medical myth pet peeves?
Dear oncotwitter. Due to the Russian aggression, Ukraine has had to suspend all surgery and systemics for cancer patients. Can we please get our act together to help our Ukrainian colleagues as cancer patients there are now threatened twice?
🧵Many IMGs seek temporary research🔬opportunities in the US every year. The process can be long, frustrating & unpredictable.
🙋🏻♂️I have experienced it both ways.
👇 a few tips that might be helpful: