Hilary B. Kern, M.D.

15/08/2025

The vaccine, which has completed its phase 1 trial, is called ELI-002 2P. | STORY: bit.ly/47tKN3v

13/06/2025

My book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0593582276/

04/06/2025

Amazing new study in the New England Journal of Medicine showing the impact of exercise for colon cancer patients, lowering the risk of recurrence of the cancer by 28% and increasing survival rates.

In fact, the effect was so large it rivaled that of cancer drugs.

As Christopher Booth, professor of oncology at Queen’s University and co-author of the study, put it: “That magnitude is comparable to – and in many cases exceeds – the magnitude of benefit offered by a lot of our very good standard cancer drugs. Exercise really should be considered an essential component of treatment of colon cancer.”

Yet more evidence of how our daily behaviors drive health outcomes, both preventing diseases and optimizing treatment.

Click here for more: https://nyti.ms/43xC2BS

24/05/2025

SAB’s annual Workshop Performances are a public demonstration of the continuing tradition of excellence fostered at the School. Dozens of intermediate and advanced students along

24/05/2025

NPH is a treatable condition.
Get well soon BJ!❤️🎶😎🌈

24/05/2025

Alla Osipenko, a longtime star of Russia’s Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet, died on May 12 in her home city of St. Petersburg at age 92.

Born June 16, 1932, Osipenko entered the Vaganova Academy in 1941 and was among the last pupils of Agrippina Vaganova. She joined the Kirov Ballet in 1950, rising to principal dancer. In addition to dancing classic roles like Odette/Odile and the Lilac Fairy, she originated the Lady of the Copper Mountain role in Yuri Grigorovich’s “The Stone Flower,” and was a frequent partner of Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Yuri Soloviev. She thrilled audiences when she performed in Paris with the Stanislavsky-Nemirovich Danchenko troupe as a guest in 1956. But she was also outspoken in her defiance of Soviet norms, which led to friction with and suspicion from Kremlin authorities. She was denied international touring and other casting opportunities with the Kirov after Nureyev’s defection and her refusal to join the Communist Party.

Osipenko left the Kirov in 1971 and went on to dance with the more experimental companies of choreographers Leonid Yakobson and Boris Eifman, retiring in 1981. She moved to the U.S. in 1995, working with the Hartford Ballet for five years. Osipenko returned to St. Petersburg in 2000, working with Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov and acting as a coach for the Mikhailovsky Ballet. ”She was always a legend,” wrote Asiya Lukmanova, head of Russian Masters Ballet, on social media. “When she entered the studio, we felt her, even if you were standing with your back to the door. It was the magnetic aura of the greatest dancer.”



📸: Photo by Nina Alovert, Courtesy Nina Alovert

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05/05/2025

Believe it!!

Nope, it's not New York City. Head to the link below for the details. ⬇️

05/05/2025

- Medical professionals are sounding the alarm about a serious and potentially permanent lung condition increasingly linked to va**ng. Commonly referred to as “popcorn lung,” or bronchiolitis obliterans, the disease damages the smallest airways in the lungs, leading to coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath that can worsen over time.

The nickname “popcorn lung” originated from cases reported in workers at microwave popcorn factories who were exposed to the chemical diacetyl—once commonly used to create buttery flavors. Although diacetyl has been banned in some products, studies have found it in certain flavored e-cigarettes and v**e liquids.

Experts warn that long-term inhalation of these substances can cause lasting harm to the lungs. Unlike other lung issues that may improve with treatment, popcorn lung is irreversible and has no known cure—only symptom management.

Public health officials are urging v**ers, especially young people, to reconsider their use of e-cigarettes, as research continues to uncover the long-term effects of inhaling vaporized chemicals.

“This is not just harmless water vapor,” one pulmonologist said. “We’re seeing real, permanent damage in otherwise healthy individuals.”

01/05/2025

Happy International Dance Day!

Pas de Quatre from Swan Lake
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Photo by Angela Sterling

28/04/2025

A view that never gets old!

28/04/2025

Important information re the young people in our lives.
Great advice re the internet & sexual safety.

A Pediatrician's thoughts on Protecting Kids in a Pornified Culture

10/03/2025

I have a particular personal interest in advancing a cure for pancreatic cancer.
What disease are you particularly concerned about…??

Research funded by the federal government has found useful expression in many of the defining technologies of our time: the internet, A.I., CRISPR, Ozempic, and the mRNA vaccines that saved untold lives during the COVID pandemic. Between 2010 and 2019, more than 350 drugs were approved in the U.S., and virtually all of them could trace their roots to the N.I.H. The agency has grown into the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, with a $48-billion budget, supporting the work of tens of thousands of scientists.

Donald Trump, since his return to the White House, has upended the long-standing bipartisan consensus that the government should fund scientific research and then mostly stay out of the way. His Administration has paused communications from health agencies, wiped data from their websites, fired hundreds of government scientists, and proposed slashing the budget of the National Science Foundation by two-thirds.

“There is nothing wrong with reform—it is, in fact, the hallmark of a healthy system,” Dhruv Khullar writes. “But what Trump is doing is not reform, it is subversion. And it could not come at a worse time.” If today we have effective treatments for lethal conditions such as H.I.V., heart disease, and leukemia, it is because of historic investments in foundational research. Without such investments, people would still be dying from those illnesses at unconscionable rates. “A retrenchment of American science could mean that people will continue to suffer from the many illnesses for which we currently have little to offer: Parkinson’s, pancreatic cancer, dementia, and others,” Khullar adds. Read his full Comment: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AVOC9o