Brandon May

New York, United States

Medical Writer at Freelance

Freelance medical writer for CME and medical news.

Articles

Psoriatic Arthritis Archives

Aug 22, 2024 | rheumatologyadvisor.com | Brandon May |Peter Stein |David Alfandre |John Schieszer

Role of Biologics in the Treatment of Psoriasis, PsA What Do We Know About the Safety of JAK Inhibitors for Psoriatic Arthritis? How an Ethics Consultant Can Help Resolve Conflicts Focus on Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in Psoriatic Arthritis – With Brittany Weber, MD Caution Urged About Ageism in Patient Care Clinical Tools Powered by
Pharma Companies Strike Deals to Deliver Millions of COVID-19 Vaccines by 2021

Jul 29, 2024 | biospace.com | Brandon May

Leading pharmaceutical giants – including Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca – are racing ahead to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. How Many Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Do These Companies Plan to Produce? With many late-stage clinical trials currently underway, pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccine candidates are beginning to garner several distribution deals with global government agencies.
Pfizer Accused of Holding Some Countries to “Ransom” Over COVID-19 Negotiations

Jul 23, 2024 | biospace.com | Brandon May

David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Pfizer has been accused of bullying governments in Latin America over coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine negotiations, a recent investigative article revealed. The accusations involve the company’s requests that some countries establish sovereign assets as a guarantee against the costs associated with future legal suits made on behalf of citizens who experience an adverse event after the shot.
Higher Nerve Sensitivity to Mechanical Stimuli in Tension-Type Headache

Jul 3, 2024 | clinicalpainadvisor.com | Brandon May

Women with vs without frequent episodic tension-typeheadache (TTH) may have greater nerve sensitivity in response to mechanicalstimuli, according to a study in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. In this case-control, cross-sectional analysis, 32 consecutive women with TTH and 32 age-matched control individuals without a history of headache over the previous year were recruited from a university center in Spain.
Addiction Disorders Archives

May 28, 2024 | psychiatryadvisor.com | Naveed Saleh |Peter Stein |Brandon May |Tori Rodriguez

Protecting Youth From the Dangers of Vaping: What’s Been Done, What’s Needed Newest Advances in Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal, Prenatal Opioid Exposure As Vaping Among Teens, Young Adults Rapidly Increases, So Do Health Concerns Kratom Use in the US: What Clinicians Should Know E-Cigarettes and Cardiovascular Health: The Risks of Vaping Clinical Tools Powered by
Pleural and Mediastinal Disorders Archives

May 17, 2024 | pulmonologyadvisor.com | John Schieszer |Tori Rodriguez |Brandon May

Caution Urged About Ageism in Patient Care Health Effects of Wildfires: Recent Research and What Clinicians Need to Know Respiratory and Health Issues Associated With 9/11: What the Research Shows 129Xe MRI Offers Detailed View of Pulmonary Function and Huge Clinical Potential Digital Divide May Contribute to Telehealth Disparities Clinical Tools Powered by
General Pulmonology Archives

May 17, 2024 | pulmonologyadvisor.com | Anastasia Climan |Naveed Saleh |Amanda Murray |Brandon May

ATS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines: RT Is Essential but Underused Protecting Youth From the Dangers of Vaping: What’s Been Done, What’s Needed ERS 2023 Spotlights Emerging Pharmacotherapies Research As Vaping Among Teens, Young Adults Rapidly Increases, So Do Health Concerns Current Wildfire Season Raises Nationwide Concern for Protecting Lung Health Clinical Tools Powered by
ASCO and SSO Publish New Guideline on Germline Testing in Breast Cancer

Mar 10, 2024 | ascopost.com | Brandon May

ASCO in partnership with the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) has released a new guideline addressing recommendations in germline testing in patients with breast cancer.1 The guideline provides oncologists with a framework for how to approach germline testing and recommendations for who should be tested and what genes should be tested to support risk assessment and treatment decision-making.
Rapid Guideline Update on Radiotracers for Determining Radioligand Treatment Eligibility in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Feb 23, 2024 | ascopost.com | Brandon May

ASCO has released a guideline rapid recommendation update addressing radiotracers used for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron-emission tomography (PET) diagnostic imaging for selecting patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) to receive lutetium-177–labeled PSMA-617 (LuPSMA) radioligand therapy.1 The new recommendation, which updates the initial 2014 guideline and subsequent 2022 update, recommends three radiotracers, including the newly approved...
ASCO and Ontario Health Publish New Recommendations for Systemic Therapy in SCLC

Oct 12, 2023 | ascopost.com | Brandon May

A newly published guideline update from ASCO and Ontario Health provides evidence-based recommendations on the use of systemic therapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC).1 Recommendations cover where novel agents fit in the treatment landscape, the management of disease in older patients with limited- or extensive-stage disease, as well as the treatment of patients harboring EGFR mutations.