Pam Wiseman, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Clerkships, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, talks about the importance of counseling patients, especially those…
Dr. Danielle Zerr talks about Human Herpes Virus 6—its transmission and the disease it causes in both pediatric patients and severely immunocompromised patientsReferences and Resources Caserta, M., D.…
Farouk Parker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CUNARD, Queen Mary 2, talks about the problem of diarrhea aboard a cruise ship. References and ResourcesDaniels, N., et al Traveler’s diarrhea…
Thomas Byrne, MD, Director, MUSC Bariatric Surgery Program, Charleston, South Carolina, argues the case for insurance coverage of bariatric surgeries. References and Resources American Society for Metabolic &…
Pamela J. Paley, MD, Gynelcologic Oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic cancer. References and Resources Zakashansky K, Bradley WH, Nezhat FR. New…
Brenda J. Hoffman, MD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, discusses colon cancer screening in the African-American population. References and Resources Sharma S,…
The FDA has advised that asthma patients need to switch to hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)-propelled albuterol inhalers instead of the ones that use chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). References and Resources FDA Albuterol…
Eric R. Powers, MD, Director, Acute Coronary Syndrome Center, Medical Director, Cardiology Inpatient Progressive Care Unit, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses aspirin resistance. References and Resources Ghosh…
According to studies presented at the American Urological Association meeting, men with higher cholesterol levels had more than a two-fold greater risk of biochemical relapse after radical prostatectomy…
Mary Wright, MD, Associate Professor & Director, Breast Center, Section of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses Tulane’s Breast Cancer Center. References and…