From Treatment Desert to Blooming Field of Breakthroughs: Multiple Sclerosis
From Treatment Desert to Blooming Field of Breakthroughs: Multiple Sclerosis By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH Research prior to 2019 underestimated the prevalence of neurological diseases, and specifically Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by over [...]
Updates from ASCO and ESMO 2021 Add to Successes in Hodgkin Lymphoma Research and Treatment
Updates from ASCO and ESMO 2021 Add to Successes in Hodgkin Lymphoma Research and Treatment By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH In 1832 Sir Thomas Hodgkin described a morbid condition of the glands [...]
Will New Medication Guidelines For Rheumatoid Arthritis Improve Patient Satisfaction With Treatment?
Will New Medication Guidelines For Rheumatoid Arthritis Improve Patient Satisfaction With Treatment? By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH Despite the advances and diversification of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to treat rheumatoid arthritis [...]
What Are Patients and Caregivers Talking About? Lung Cancer Biomarkers
What Are Patients and Caregivers Talking About? Lung Cancer Biomarkers By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH Since the FDA approved the first targeted treatment for NSCLC in 2003, treatment decisions for NSCLC are [...]
Impressive Advances in Treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Impressive Advances in Treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent form of adult leukemia, with about 20,000 new diagnoses per year in [...]
Undertreated Psoriasis Patients Need Answers
Undertreated Psoriasis Patients Need Answers By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH A 2021 study concluded that psoriasis continues to be a common inflammatory disease, affecting more than 7.5 million adults in the US [...]
Born Since 1990? Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer Just Went Up
Born Since 1990? Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer Just Went Up By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD MSPH The age at which people at average risk of colon cancer should start being screened used [...]
Positive News for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Positive News For Triple Negative Breast Cancer By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH Almost 150,000 patients and caregivers have interest in, have joined communities, have searched and posted about breast cancer and advanced [...]
The Life Changing Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Life Changing Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD MSPH ​​ I've had UC for 4 years also. Diagnosed with a colonoscopy after 5 months of diarrhea, losing 1/3rd [...]
“I need to breathe” — Living with Asthma: Patient Experiences, Old Challenges, New Drugs
"I need to breathe" — Living with Asthma: Patient Experiences, Old Challenges, New Drugs By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD MSPH Earlier this month, the American Lung Association (ALA), Inspire’s partner for the [...]