DKBmed Radio

In the clinical trials of new MS medications and procedures, why has the participation of racial and ethnic minority individuals been so low? Is it a difficulty with outreach? Are the patient barriers to participation...

The long-anticipated advances in therapeutic treatments to improve outcomes in both relapsing and progressive MS are coming closer to fruition. Although much of the evidence is still preclinical, the variety and scope...

The long-anticipated advances in therapeutic treatments to improve outcomes in both relapsing and progressive MS are coming closer to fruition. Although much of the evidence is still preclinical, the variety and scope...

The primary health concern for all individuals living with HIV should be managing their disease, particularly maintaining adherence to their ART treatment. Yet for many, the more immediate demands of their substance use...

CLAIM CME/CE CREDIT HERE: https://dkbmed.com/programs/209/sections/122/evaluation Influenza remains a perennial public health threat, and urgent and convenient care providers serve an essential role in treating patients...

Giving birth and raising a family. For many people with MS, the path to achieving those goals contains more questions than answers. Questions about timing — which should come first, pregnancy or disease stability on a...

People living with HIV who’ve had criminal legal involvement face significant challenges that complicate their ability to remain in the HIV care continuum. Many, while incarcerated, have stopped treatment, and once back...

In this issue: Fatigue. It’s one of the most common complaints providers hear from their patients with MS. It interferes with virtually every aspect of a patient’s life. What can clinicians do to better identify MS...

In this issue: POMS. Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis: children and adolescents with symptoms indicating a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Are their presentations different from adult-onset MS? POMS is often...

Widespread use of highly effective ART has increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) to close to that of the general population. But despite highly effective viral suppression, the risks for...

Current ART regimens can successfully manage HIV infection in nearly all PLWH. But what happens when a patient with HIV is coinfected with a dangerous pathogen ART alone cannot handle? Two of the most common are...

Pregnancy and menopause — for many women, these are two of the most significant healthcare events in their lives. For WLWH (women living with HIV) and their healthcare providers, managing these life-changing periods is...

Mild asthma. For patients showing wheezing and shortness of breath on moderate exertion, it’s one of the most common diagnoses, even when breath sounds are clear and pulmonary function testing is normal.  What...

Pulmonary hypertension. The 2022 ESC/ERS revised guidelines have redefined it. New evidence from ongoing and completed clinical trials have led to updates in diagnostic thresholds and treatment algorithms. New agents —...

In part 1 of this e HIV Review Special Edition (still available at eHIVreview.org), e HIV Review Program Director Justin Alves, Nurse Educator at Boston Medical Center, reviewed the recent evidence describing some of...