| Article
Step into the future of healthcare with preemptive pharmacogenetic/omic (PGx) testing, as explored by researchers Santenna Chenchula, Shubham Atal, and Chakradhara Rao S Uppugunduri in their recent article, "A Review of Real-World Evidence on Preemptive Pharmacogenomic Testing for Preventing Adverse...
| Article
In an effort to uncover empirical evidence, the National Football League is funding a trial on the efficacy of cannabis. Many professional athletes claim cannabis lessens pain after a game and accelerates recovery, but does it? Via testing and monitoring, the NFL hopes to determine the value, and...
| Article
A rose is a rose is a rose. And an emoji of a rose is even easier to “get.” There are over 3500 Unicode Standard emoji, including medical-specific ones such as a pill or a syringe. Newer added emoji include a stethoscope, microbe, and drop of blood. Authors of a JAMA commentary suggest even more...
| Article
An article published in the journal Spine analyzed cannabis (the most popular illicit drug in the United States), cannabis use disorder, and effects on patients after spine surgery. Researcher and author Ankit Indravadan Mehta, MD, FAANS, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, stated, "Chronic...