Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
Kourosh Parsapour, MD, MBA, talks about how to improve patient education, engagement, and compliance through an informative and simple app, PersonalRN (pRN). PersonalRN is a virtual health coach…
Michael E. Forrester, PhD, Senior Vice President, IRO Division, BHM Healthcare Solutions, explains the benefits of technology in the advancement and improvement of independent review organizations. Using a…
David Sabgir, MD, FACC, Mount Carmel Health Systems, talks about the dangers of very high tryglicerides. In addition to practicing as a clinician, Dr. Sabgir is also the…
Kourosh Parsapour, MD, MBA, co-founder and CEO of PersonalRN (pRN) talks about a new technology designed to help improve patient care and compliance for both physicians and patients.…
Gideon Koren, MD, FRCP, author of the new novel, Prozac Baby, discusses the truth about taking antidepressants during pregnancy, referencing a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.…
NPR’s Shots blog reports that new governmental programs encouraging communication between children’s physicians and their school nurses may improve healthcare for children. “Though school nurses see many students regularly,…
Yoga is often recommended to patients in order to improve their asthma symptoms but new research published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology has shown that there is…
In a study published by The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers investigated the correlation between season of birth and food allergies. The cohort consisted of African-American…
Case Study: Insect-Stings and Pediatric Anaphylaxis A 12-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after being stung by a bee. He had been well until he was…
Was this patient’s pruritus the manifestation of a single multi-system disease involving the lungs and nervous system, or a separate entity occurring in the presence of other unrelated…
