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How can we remove barriers between people who need some medical interventions and obtaining them? One recent study showed the clear benefit of mailing self-sampling kits so women could obtain cervical cancer screening at home. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …

Do self-sampling kits for cancer screening herald a new trend in medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Women who were due for cervical cancer screening and were mailed a self-sampling kit at home along with educational materials were more likely to complete screening than those offered educational materials alone and then had to request a kit, a …

Would you be more likely to have cervical cancer screening if a kit was mailed to you at home? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

When a kit to screen themselves at home for cervical cancer by detecting human papilloma virus was given to women, it improved screening rates, a new study shows. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains the study. Nelson: …

A mail in kit improves screening for cervical cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Screening using AI for pancreas cancer detection demonstrates impressive results, according to a recent study. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says the proof will be if longer term studies demonstrate that early detection improves survival or …

Does early detection mean longer survival with pancreas cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Because it is most often detected late, pancreas cancer has a very poor prognosis. Now a new study used common CT images without a material known as contrast to enhance them, trained a computer on them and showed impressive detection. …

AI may soon be used to screen for pancreas cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Addictive, unregulated drugs with potential for harm with their use are as close as your local gas station or convenience store, with one called tianeptine showing up more widely. Michael Fingerhood, a substance use disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, says …

What is tianeptine and why should you avoid it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Perhaps it started with caffeine supplements, where drivers who needed a boost could quaff the drug so they could continue their road trip. Now the range of substances purveyed in gas stations may produce opioid-like impact, says Michael Fingerhood, a …

What is attractive about drugs sold in gas stations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Tianeptine, or gas station heroin, is the latest entry to the list of substances purveyed online and at gas stations and convenience stores, that are drugs with abuse potential and are completely unregulated. When someone overdoses or otherwise reacts badly …

Substances bought at gas stations and convenience stores present unique challenges in the ED, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Gas station heroin. That’s the popular moniker for tianeptine, a drug being marketed under various names in convenience stores, gas stations and smoke shops, as well as online. Substance use disorder expert Michael Fingerhood at Johns Hopkins says just like …

Should you buy mind-altering substances in a gas station? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Tianeptine is a drug that likely can be found in your local gas stations, along with the caffeine bombs and other mind-altering substances. Michael Fingerhood, a substance use disorder expert at Johns Hopkins, says while tianeptine is just the latest …

Substances sold in gas stations and convenience stores are accelerating the drug overdose epidemic, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »