Publications by authors named "Kassey Herscovitch"
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- Radioactive iodine-resistant differentiated thyroid cancer (RAIRTC) is a rare and serious type of thyroid cancer that can behave differently in different patients.
- A group of 13 experts from Canada, including doctors with different specialties, came together to create guidelines for treating this cancer.
- They made recommendations based on careful research to help make sure that everyone gets the best care possible, even though some patients might have trouble accessing treatment.
Pharmacological stimulation of the antiviral cytokine IFN-β in the airways may help to counter deleterious virus-induced exacerbations in chronic inflammatory lung diseases (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or cystic fibrosis). Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid [poly(I:C)] is a known inducer of IFN-β but also costimulates an inflammatory response. The latter response is undesirable given the pre-existing airway inflammation in these diseases.
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