Hypertension (high blood pressure beyond current diagnostic threshold), is so common that each of us knows several family members and friends who carry this condition. Hypertension is a leading cause to strokes and cardiovascular diseases. Some of my Chinese friends believe that we Chinese are genetically prone to high blood pressure because we evolved with […]
Continue readingIn today’s US, 46% of adults have hypertension (high blood pressure based on current diagnostic criterion)1. Everyday at our primary care clinic, we give hypertension patients advice on healthy diet and lifestyle. However, so often I see the puzzled expression in a patient’s face or I get asked directly: but where shall I start? This […]
Continue readingAbstract Almost all patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who respond to initial therapy will relapse, while some patients do not respond to initial treatment (refractory). This is a brief review of three seminal studies from 2016 that established foundation for daratumumab-based combination therapy regimens in MM. These studies have shown that daratumumab, an IgG1 monoclonal […]
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