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…
Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, examines the changing landscape of healthcare that has given patients more freedom and information to be…
Every year, more and more graduating medical students are not matching. This is a huge problem not only for these medical students who are without jobs, but also…
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 capped residency slots at 100,000. As more students graduate from medical school, there are many left unmatched and without the proper training…
Patients with critical illness often experience pain and other stresses that put them at risk for developing psychiatric illnesses. These include anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. A…
Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, assesses the 3 groups that are most at risk in our evolving healthcare system: the providers,…
Back pain is a significant problem in America. In 2010, more than 10 million people experienced back pain. More than 200,000 of these patients are diagnosed with a…
Ziva D.Cooper, PhD, discusses the limitations doctors face when prescribing medical marijuana. Dr. Cooper explains that a lack of controlled studies and unknown risks to pulmonary health are…
Aging, natural childbirth and obesity can weaken the pelvic muscles in many women. A common problem, this can cause the vagina or the uterus to prolapse, or begin…
Victor Loria, DO, encapsulates the responses he has gotten from patients who have undergone the Platinum Procedure. The procedure has been found to have a profound and consistently…
