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Miscarriages & the Immune System – All You Should Know with Dr. Jeffrey Braverman
A mothers immune system is altered during pregnancy so that the fetus is not rejected by her body and is allowed to grow. When this balance goes awry, the immune system may become the cause of a miscarriage or multiple…
Is Food Medicine? The Role of Nourishment in Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating disorders (ED) are serious and sometimes fatal illnesses that cause the sufferers to become obsessed with food, body weight and shape, and severely disturb their eating behaviour. Common eating disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa.…
Managing Endometriosis Leading to Infertility
Endometriosis is a debilitating condition in which tissues similar to uterine tissue are found outside of the uterus, most often in the pelvic cavity and on surrounding organs, causing chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and many other symptoms. The relationship between…
Treatments for Early Stage Plasma Cell Disorders
Plasma cell disorders like multiple myeloma, plasmacytoma, smoldering myeloma, MGUS are diseases in which the body makes too many plasma cells. These disorders have different symptoms, treatments, and prognoses. The myeloma panel is talking to Dr. Craig Hofmeister from Winship…
Understanding the FDA approved New Drug, Selinexor and its Use in Multiple Myeloma
Recently, the FDA approved a new cancer drug called Selinexor. This drug has been found to be successful in treating multiple myeloma in patients who have exhausted all other existing treatment options. Selinexor works on a different mechanism compared to…