Missouri State Rep. Patricia Derges, MD, an assistant physician (AP), is reportedly facing increased pressure from fellow Republicans to step down after being indicted on federal charges that she defrauded patients out of nearly $200,000. The indictment has brought negative attention to the controversial medical license she holds. Derges, 63, is licensed in Missouri as […]
Despite improvements in prevention of graft-versus-host disease, chronic GVHD still occurs in 10%-50% of patients who undergo an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, and these patients may require prolonged treatment with multiple lines of therapy, said a hematologist and transplant researcher. “More effective, less toxic therapies for chronic GVHD are needed,” Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH, […]
