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news › trial-results-show-potential-benefits-of-tocilizumab-for-covid-19
… clinical trials around the world as a potential treatment for COVID-19. A team of international researchers present … benefit and safety of tocilizumab, an immunomodulator drug, in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. … patients will benefit the most from this treatment. In the coming weeks, results are expected from the REMDACTA trial, …
news › dr-loor-awarded-jhl-foundation-funding-for-expand-ii-trial
… the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support at Baylor College of Medicine, has been awarded $75,000 by The JHL Foundation board of directors, for his EXPAND II research trial, where he is testing the outcomes of transplanted donor lungs that are transported, …
news › dr-vera-to-participate-in-aats-member-for-a-day-program
… resident, has been accepted into the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Member for a Day Program. This program … and offer insight into the cardiothoracic surgical community. Dr. Zea Vera graduated from Universidad … Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru in 2015. His faculty mentors are Dr. Todd K. Rosengart, professor of surgery and …
news › dr-fisher-elected-secretary-for-baylor-st-lukes-medical-staff
… Dr. William E. Fisher , professor and vice-chair for clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named secretary for the Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s medical staff. In … Dr. Fisher will serve as the chair of the Bylaws Revision Committee, call medical staff meetings, record attendance, …
news › baylor-awarded-17-5-million-in-cprit-grants-for-cancer-research
… and leader of the Breast Cancer Program at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center : Baylor College of Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Training Program - $3,974,082 Dr. … epidemiology and population sciences: Systems Epidemiology for Cancer Training Program (SECT Program) - $3,593,867 …
news › eating-for-hunger-or-pleasure-involves-regulating-different-brain-circuits
… pleasure, typically leads to obesity, which affects about 42% of the adults in the U.S., according to the Centers for … investigators were supported by grants from the NIH (R01DK114279, R01DK109934, R21NS108091, R01ES027544, R01DK111436, …
news › dr-mills-elected-vice-president-of-society-for-vascular-surgery
… has been elected by the voting members of the Society for Vascular Surgery as the 2021-2022 vice president. The … Society, president of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, director of the American Board of … of the ABS, and as a member of the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME. He is a current associate editor of …
news › dr-hyun-sung-lee-awarded-pilot-funding-for-mesothelioma-research
… Dr. Hyun-Sung Lee … in malignant pleural mesothelioma. In early 2021, Dr. Lee launched the Systems Onco-Immunology Laboratory in … Dr. Hyun-Sung Lee Awarded Pilot Funding for Mesothelioma …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-45617
… Insomnia is common in hospitalized older adults and carries a … motivation, along with increased fatigue and compensatory behaviors (e.g., napping). These daytime sequela may … We are seeking patients (ages 55+) scheduled for hip or knee arthroplasty to take part in our 6-month …
news › drug-for-high-triglycerides-has-sustained-effect-at-low-dosages
… a treatment at low dosages that can be given infrequently for those with hard-to-treat, high-triglyceride levels who … 1,000 mg/dL are considered severe. Those numbers are not common but are difficult to control and can contribute to an … Robarts Research Institute. Ballantyne also is the director of the Maria and Alando J. Ballantyne Atherosclerosis …