John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the use of cardiac assist devices. References and Resources Pitsis AA, Kelpis TG,…
According to results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial, patients with advanced NSCLC derived no benefit from the addition of sorafenib (Nexavar) to chemotherapy. References and Resources Scagliotti…
Vivek K. Mehta, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Director, Center for Advanced Targeted Radiotherapies, Department of Radiation Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses advances in partial breast radiation. References…
James P. Moises, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine, Clerkship Director of Emergency Medicine, Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, discusses his thoughts on the…
In a phase III, randomized, open-labeled, noninferiority study that compared clinical cure of ventilator-associated pneumonia with doripenem IV with two different does of imipenem IV, length of stay…
Jeffrey M. Lipton, MD, Ph.D, Chief Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Schneider Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses cord blood.…
A tablet that combines sumatriptan and naproxen (Treximet) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of migraine with and without aura. References and Resources FDA Sponsored by…
At the 2008 Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Convention, Joseph Minniti, Founder and Director of The Cancer Foundation for Personal Appearance Inc., gives feedback on how The Doctor’s Channel has…
Oded Preis, MD, FAAP, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Brooklyn, discusses who he believes should be the payee for vaccines. Submitted by: Dr. Melvin Koplow
Michael Marcus, MD, Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY, discusses the difference between the common cold and allergies in pediatric patients. Submitted by: Dr. Melvin…