A recent publication in Interventional Pain Medicine, authored by Rohan Jotwani, MD, MBA, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, and colleagues, demonstrates the…
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…
Dr. Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, FACS at the Yale Eye Center goes over the basics of macular degeneration. References and Resources The National Eye Institute at the NIH’s…
Dr. Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH speaks to the unique challenges of working with a pediatric population, and urges better training of pediatric healthcare providers to help them understand…
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 &…
Mary Gallagher, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses pain management. References and Resources Bethea AR, Acosta MC, Haller DL. Patient versus therapist alliance: Whose…
There has been an ASCO 2007 update of recommendations for the use of tumor markers in breast cancer. References and Resources ASCO 2007 Update of Recommendations for the…
New guideline recommendations for the use of anticoagulation in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer have been released. References and Resources Lyman G,…
The ACP has released its latest clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of COPD. References and Resources Qaseem A, Snow V, Shekelle P, et al. Diagnosis…
Robert Kravitz, MD, Medical Director, St. Francis Pain Center, Indianapolis IN, physiatrist and pain expert, discusses chronic pain management. References and Resources Cicero TJ, Inciardi JA, Munoz A:…
