Peter B. Cotton, MD, FRCP, Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the use of capsule endoscopy. References and Resources Sandrasegaran K, Maglinte DD, Jennings…
As reported at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine meeting, patients with potential acute coronary syndromes who have a negative CT angiogram can be sent home safely. References…
Researchers found that CSF pressure was a third lower in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. The finding suggests that the pressure difference between the IOP space and the…
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…
As presented at ASCO, second-line bevacizumab (Avastin) as monotherapy has been associated with a 28% response rate and an overall survival edge for refractory glioblastoma. Also presented at…
Joseph Schoepf, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology and Cardiology, Director of Computed Tomography Research, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the advantages of using CTA. References and Resources…
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…
Jacob G. Robison, MD, Professor, Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses drug-eluting stents. References and Resources Baker M, Uflacker R, Robison JG. Stent graft infection after…
