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  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 11, 2020

    Parkinson’s Foundation Partners with VA to Help Veterans Living with Parkinson’s Disease

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Parkinson’s Foundation have teamed up to improve the health, well-being and quality of life of veterans living with Parkinson’s disease. The collaboration is designed to ensure that veterans diagnosed with Parkinson’s have access to the information and resources they need to…more.

    Categories: Movement Disorders, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 28, 2020

    Beyond Filling Prescriptions: Hospital Pharmacists Serve as Health Care Access Champions

    October is American Pharmacists Month, a time to recognize pharmacists’ contributions to health care and spotlight the vital role they play as members of the health care team and valued providers of patient care services. Real World Health Care is honored to acknowledge the dedication of these medical professionals by…more.

    Categories: General, Uncategorized
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Oct 14, 2020

    October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month

    Editor’s Note: October marks Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and Real World Health Care is honored to shine a spotlight on one organization dedicated to improving liver health, increasing awareness, and advocating for liver disease, not just this month, but year round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Liver Cancer…more.

    Categories: General, MASH
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Sep 30, 2020

    Tourette & Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics

    This week on Real World Health Care, we continue our series on Movement Disorders with a conversation with Matthew Capriotti, PhD, associate professor of Psychology at San Jose State University. Dr. Capriotti, who collaborates actively with the Tourette Association of America (TAA) to conduct research, advocacy, and educational events, has…more.

    Categories: General, Movement Disorders
  • By Dr. Kelvin Moses and Robert Ginyard  |  Sep 16, 2020

    Physicians and Patients Both Have a Role to Play in Eradicating Health Disparities Among African-Americans

    Editor’s Note: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Real World Health Care would like to thank ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer for reminding us that prostate cancer disproportionately affects Black patients, as detailed in the following article from their Journey to ZERO blog.  Over the past several…more.

    Categories: General
  • By Claire Saxton, Vice President, Education and Outreach, Cancer Support Community  |  Sep 2, 2020

    CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy: What to Expect

    As the largest professionally led nonprofit network of cancer support worldwide, the Cancer Support Community (CSC), including its Gilda’s Club affiliates, is dedicated to ensuring that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. CSC achieves its mission through three areas: direct…more.

    Categories: CAR-T Cell Therapy, General
  • By Lee Greenberger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  |  Aug 19, 2020

    The Evolution of CAR-T Therapy

    Over the past two decades there’s been tremendous progress in understanding how to harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Today, immunotherapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment. One of the most exciting areas of immunotherapy is CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy. This treatment involves purifying a special…more.

    Categories: CAR-T Cell Therapy, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Aug 5, 2020

    Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation: CAR-T Cell Therapy Initiatives

    Last year, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) launched a new, three-year strategic plan to help transform how multiple myeloma is treated and ultimately cured. One of the plan’s three strategic pillars focuses on immunotherapy, including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. Real World Health Care spoke with the MMRF’s…more.

    Categories: CAR-T Cell Therapy, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jul 22, 2020

    CAR T-Cell Therapy Gave Me Back My Life

    Editor’s Note: This week, Real World Health Care shares an inspirational story of a woman who was diagnosed with lymphoma and received treatment with CAR T-cell therapy. “CAR-T Cell Therapy Gave Me My Life Back” is reprinted with permission from the Association of Community Cancer Centers. Updated in April 2020,…more.

    Categories: CAR-T Cell Therapy, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jul 8, 2020

    Tardive Dyskinesia: Shedding Light on A Serious Medication Side Effect

    An estimated 44 million adults in the United States—close to 20 percent of the population—have a mental illness. While only a fraction of those adults use antipsychotic medicines to treat their illness, about one in ten who take certain forms of antipsychotics eventually develops a movement disorder called Tardive Dyskinesia…more.

    Categories: General, Movement Disorders
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