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Fitting with the theme of Spring, Dr. Yaniv Elkouby (Hebrew University, Israel) discusses his recently published research on how eggs develop in the fetal period of developing females. This involves a chromosomal bouquet formed by microtubule fibers, which is necessary for proper oocyte development. When perturbations in these structures occur, infertility or miscarriage results.
Also, Chris DiBlasio, MD, explains how prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging will significantly improve the detection and treatment of prostate cancer.

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Board-certified radiologist, medical malpractice lawyer, and regular contributor Dr. MedLaw talks about how doctors should approach the situation when patients want to take charge of their treatment plan entirely, without considering all the evidence-based options. Also, Jaime Herrera Caceres, MD (Penn State Health), briefly discusses a novel stent methodology for male incontinence, recently in the news, as well as his important work galvanizing the local LatinX medical community to give public lectures in Spanish on preventative medicine and cultural stigmas to raise health literacy and awareness. 

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Joseph Vassalotti, MD (Clinical Professor of Nephrology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and CMO at the National Kidney Foundation), talks about how doctors should properly test for renal function using a race-independent equation, about albuminuria, and about the effects of COVID-19 on patient’s kidneys. Also, Jeremy Reiter, MD, PhD (Professor at UCSF), discusses the underpinnings of kidney diseases, both sporadic and inherited, as well as the Tabula Sapiens project in which his lab contributed in-depth transcriptome data from various sites along the nephron. 

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We talked on the street outside ASCO GU 2023 with kidney cancer survivors and advocates Bryan Lewis and Howard McClurd of KidneyCan about how they helped raise $235 million in 6 years for kidney cancer research. KidneyCan runs the Kidney Cancer Advocacy Days, for which they encourage all stakeholders to join meetings in Washington, DC on March 13 and virtual meetings conducted via Zoom on March 14. Also, Michael Alchoueiry, MD (Brigham and Woman’s Hospital), talks about his work on the unique pathophysiology of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, the unmet need in patients for targeted therapies, and about his group’s recent publication looking at ferroptosis as the potential Achilles heel for this type of tumor. 

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Toni Choueiri, MD (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard), discusses the latest research in kidney cancer presented at the 2023 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Also, regular contributor Dr. MedLaw explains all you need to consider and do, as well as not do, in the delicate situation of having to report a colleague.

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PW Editorial Board Member Alex McDonald, MD, talks with Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH ( Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School), who’s research focuses on understanding the challenges and inequities patients face in accessing affordable prescription drugs and evaluating the impact of health policies and interventions. He also serves on the National Steering Committee of Doctors for America’s Drug Affordability Action Team. They talk about what all doctors in the US should know about pharmaceutical pricing, and the implications that process can have.  Also, Matthias Stelljes, MD (University of Muenster, Germany), discusses the outcomes and implications of the ASAP trial, which assessed the management of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia using intensive chemotherapy in advance of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

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