John Schieszer, MA

Contributing Writer

John Schieszer is an award winning medical journalist who produces The Medical Minute podcasts. John received his BA in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and his MA in english from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. In 1990, John was awarded the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Third Annual Fellowship for Journalists in Biomedical Research. In 1992, he completed a Medical Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

All articles by John Schieszer, MA

Comparing Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Treatment Approaches for Hodgkin Lymphoma

Of 5 treatment regimens assessed, a PET-adapted de-escalation treatment approach was found to be the most cost-effective in 87% of cases modelled.

John Schieszer, MA

February 25, 2020

Considering Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine Approaches for Multiple Myeloma

Neoantigens may have the ability to provoke the immune system into recognizing and killing cancer cells in patients with multiple myeloma.

John Schieszer, MA

January 27, 2020

Pretreatment Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Outcomes in Hodgkin Lymphoma

Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma who were deficient for vitamin D experienced reduced progression-free and overall survival.

John Schieszer, MA

November 27, 2019

Even Slight Delays in CAR-T Therapy Administration May Increase Overall Mortality Rates

Researchers created a discrete event simulation model to assess the potential influence of wait time ranging from 1 to 9 months on CAR-T therapy efficacy.

John Schieszer, MA

November 26, 2019