During SOHO 2024 i had the privilege to visit with my mentor Dr Raymond Alexanian a physician legend who published in 1969 the combination of melphalan and prednisone ,the first effective regimen for multiple myeloma

My second book “THE CANCER JOURNEY” launches 9/24/24 & is available to pre-order a.co/d/f0mwZCZ I leverage storytelling to explain & simplify everything related to cancer from A-Z; written in an easy to read & understand language so it reaches everyone. Check it out.

Join IMF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Mikhael and IMF Board Chairperson Dr. Vincent Rajkumar on 9/13 as they go live from the 25th Annual Support Group Leaders Summit. Ask your #myeloma questions and get answers from the experts! RSVP now: mmsm.link/3yOeA89 #kNOwMyeloma #mmsm

BREAKING The father of the teenager accused of opening fire at a Georgia high school, killing four people and wounding nine, has been arrested on various charges including second-degree murder, authorities said Thursday. Colin Gray, 54, the father of Colt Gray, was charged

The beauty of #MedTwitter We have the best nephropathogists and nephrologists giving input on management of a complex renal problem in a young patient.

Yes he has. For >2000 generic meds. More to come.

Collect $1000 Give back $1 for a survey on why the $1000 you gave them is worth it. Nice.

Starting next year, there will be a $2000 maximum out of pocket limit for what seniors pay for all their Part D medications. This is a MASSIVE relief. Especially for patients with cancer.

Cancer patients often need medicines that cost $20,000/month—even with 5%-10% copay, that’s $1000-2000 EVERY MONTH or $12k-24k out of pocket per year! ➡️The Biden WH has now put in caps on Medicare Part D that limits drugs $2000 per YEAR starting 2025! 👏

I want to say thank you to Eric Feigl-Ding Vincent Rajkumar Dr. Rob Davidson MD, MPH Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD again — not a day goes by without me being thankful for all of their help and support when my dad was sick. Everyone should be following them for their dedication and sincere commitment to our health

Vincent Rajkumar Indeed, really important. As I explain the two main drug pricing provisions - Medicare drug price negotiations AND the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for patients - will help beneficiaries financially. They will reduce their financial toxicity. forbes.com/sites/joshuaco…

2) Furthermore, Insulin copays capped at $35 per month for both Medicare Part C and Part B. Plus don’t forget volume discount Drug Price negotiation by Medicare for the first time ever. Many people still don’t realize how much good Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was!

I hate the idea of a Sovereign Wealth Fund. If the government had a surplus. Maybe. But with a deficit, it makes no sense at all. Norway for example has a surplus in pretty much every category and I think they pull money from their oil revenue. Alaska I think returns

Once-weekly versus twice-weekly bortezomib in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a real-world analysis Rahul Banerjee, MD, FACP Gurbakhash Kaur Vincent Rajkumar Georgia McCaughan #OpenAccess nature.com/articles/s4140…