Episode 15
The Fink Tank: COVID-19 – What Do We Know About Long-Term Effects Post-Recovery?
Samuel I. Fink, MD, FACP, internal medicine specialist in private practice in Tarzana, California, and his daughter, Sarrica Fink, RN,...
Latest in Hospitalist
Jun 23, 2015
| Hospitalist, Human Interest, Medical Informatics, Oncology, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Patient Education, Public Health & Prevention, The Daily Dose
The World Health Organization has found a conclusive link between lindane, a common pesticide once used for lice and scabies treatment as well as agricultural applications, and developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), reports Reuters. The WHO also found a similar connection between DDT and an increased risk...
A recent study from the journal Pediatric Surgery International has found that music therapy may decrease pain in addition to anxiety as previously studied, according to NPR. In a small study of 60 pediatric patients post-operation, a fraction of the group listened to books on tape, music, or silence as...
Emergency Medicine
Major Change in Heart Attack Mortality Rate Over the Past Decade
Jun 22, 2015
| Cardiology: Interventional, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Patient Education, The Daily Dose
From 2003 to 2013, the death rate from coronary heart disease, according to a CDC report, has dropped by nearly 40% according to The New York Times. This change, however, is not a result from any new technologies or drugs but instead a combination of individual health improvements in cholesterol, blood...
Nuts May Be the Secret to Longevity
Jun 15, 2015
New Tickborne Disease on the Rise
Jun 9, 2015
Poor Correlation Between Statins and Memory Loss
Jun 9, 2015
