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The field of psychoneuroimmunology has blossomed over the last three decades, as researchers and physicians alike have sought to elucidate the multifactorial nature of a variety of diseases. The specialty…
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, providing people with the opportunity to learn more about this rare form of cancer that claims the lives of more than 5,000 Americans annually. Between…
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Major pharmaceutical companies strive to take full advantage of digital transformation, as evidenced by recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and equity investments1. The pandemic unrolled many innovative solutions which enable…
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Believe it or not, it is generally unethical to deliberately infect someone with a disease (not the best way to start a medical communications piece, but bear with me). However,…
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Virtual medical conferences stepped in during a time that live networking events weren’t possible. Are they still the answer for the medical community? More than two years into the Covid-19…
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“Have you read this?” my husband leans across the breakfast table, jabbing at an article he is reading. “No dear” I respond, “you haven’t shared the paper this morning” “Apparently”…
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Affective disorders also known as mood disorders are a set of mental disorders that seriously impact a person’s mental state, how they do things, how they go about life and…
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Anaemia (commonly spelt anemia in North America), refers to the medical condition in which the body doesn’t have enough functioning red blood cells to adequately carry oxygen to all areas…
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What is market access and what makes market access a great career choice? As the final hurdle in the drug development process, market access is a driving force behind the…
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It’s estimated that in 2019, nearly 500,000 deaths were caused by asthma – a noncommunicable disease that affects the airways by narrowing them, causing them to swell and sometimes producing…
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