New York Times journalists Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly have published the results of their nearly year-long investigation into Brett Kavanaugh and the allegations against him by Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez in The Education of Brett Kavanaugh. The authors interviewed many friends and acquaintances of Kavanaugh, Ford and Ramirez, compiling the record and turning up some unreported evidence. I had hoped that The Education of Brett Kavanaugh would be like Strange Justice, Jane Mayers and Jill Abramsons 1994 outstanding investigation of the Clarence Thomas hearings. Continue reading →

ALBANY There was a time when the diagnosis of H.I.V. was a death sentence, when thousands of New Yorkers, primarily gay men, succumbed to AIDS-related illnesses, and the end of the epidemic seemed both medically and mentally impossible Continue reading →

Bhavya Narapureddy,1 Divyanshu Dubey1,2 1Departments of Neurology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; 2Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Correspondence: Divyanshu DubeyDepartment of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, and Neurology, 200 First Street S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USAEmail Dubey.divyanshu@mayo.edu Abstract: Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an oral disease-modifying therapy approved for management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. Results from phase 3 clinical trials (DEFINE, CONFIRM) and follow-up study (ENDORSE) have provided good evidence for its efficacy and safety profile Continue reading →

Sunday marks one year since Brett Kavanaughs confirmation to the Supreme Court. For many women, the outrage still seethes over the treatment of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez and the Senates ultimate 50-48 vote to confirm. Continue reading →

AN ordinary man with ordinary interests, Patrick Keane loves life, even though it has become more of a challenge than ever before. Continue reading →

The latest headlines in your inbox The parents of a severely-disabled five-year-old girl have won an emotional High Court battle to keep their daughter alive and take her to Italy for further treatment. Specialists at the Royal London Hospital believe Tafida Raqeeb has no chance of recovery from permanent brain damage and say life support should be withdrawn to allow the youngster to die. Continue reading →

A Warwick mum is holding a fundraising ball to help raise 50,000 to help her fight the progression of her Multiple Sclerosis. Catherine Cook, who has three young children, was diagnosed with MS in 2000 when she was in her early 30s. Continue reading →

Meurer and Silbergleit are principal investigators of a new clinical trial that will explore whether whole-body cooling improves the survival and recovery of comatose patients after a cardiac arrest, and if increasing durations of cooling are associated with better outcomes and recovery in these patients. Meurer and Silbergleit are joined by Romergryko Geocadin, M.D., from Johns Hopkins Medicine, as well as Sharon Yeatts, Ph.D., and Ramesh Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., from Medical University of South Carolina, as leaders of the study, which is funded by nearly $30 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health Continue reading →