EpicentRx Word of the Week: Oral Mucositis

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Oral Mucositis

“Word is Bond. James Bond” Mucositis For more information see the accompanying infographic on severe oral mucositis Definition: Noun: Mucositis or stomatitis refers to painful inflammation of the mucosa, the membrane rich in mucus glands that lines the mouth and the...
What is Endometriosis?

What is Endometriosis?

The three most important words in real estate are location, location, location. Perhaps the three most important words in endometriosis, a chronic, painful gynecological disease without a cure, are inflammation, inflammation, inflammation. A recent feature in the...
Malibu, Los Alamos, and the NLRP3 Inflammasome

Malibu, Los Alamos, and the NLRP3 Inflammasome

On the surface, the big budget Barbie blockbuster and the overly ornate Oppenheimer opus, whose combined returns shattered box office expectations, are nothing at all alike. However, on a much, much deeper level, to where almost certainly no one else but us would ever...