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…
Anatoly Belilovsky, MD, pediatrician, discusses the art of history taking in asthma and the importance of prescribing medication that is appropriate for small or large airway disease. Dr.…
Anatoly Belilovsky, MD, pediatrician, discusses the difficulties of asthma diagnosis and the use of peak flow meters and spirometry to assess asthma severity. Dr. Belilovsky is Listed in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of heterotopic ossification in victims of war injuries is roughly 65%, much higher than the rates typically reported with civilian trauma,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prophylactic use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) can help prevent pneumonia and other pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with type 2 diabetes have an almost three-fold higher risk of acute pancreatitis and two-fold greater risk of biliary disease compared with…
Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD, Associate Chair of the Department of Dermatology at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center reviews the pathogenesis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated psoriasis. Psoriasis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The “ABCD” rule for predicting stroke following a first transient ischemic attack (TIA) can be used by emergency physicians to decide which patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Women with long-standing hypothyroidism are at increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, the results of a case-control study suggest. By contrast, hypothyroidism is not significantly…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exercises involving the tongue and soft palate may reduce the severity and symptoms of moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sleep specialists report in…
Modern Physician explores the debate in the medical community over the role of the federal government and health insurance companies in the medical treatment decisions between doctors and…
