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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Finnish researchers report evidence that proliferative diabetic retinopathy, like diabetic nephropathy, clusters in families, suggesting that genetic factors play a role in its…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Alzheimer’s drug memantine appears to be a useful treatment for binge eating disorder, significantly reducing the frequency and severity of binge episodes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who develop Crohn’s disease before the age of five years have a less complicated disease course than children with disease onset after…
Mary Wright, MD, Associate Professor & Director, Breast Center, Section of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses the mammography and its impact on…
Shalini Reddy MD, Assistant Dean of Student Program at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and career advisor, discusses tips for successful residency matching. Pay attention…
Jeanne Farnan, MD, from the University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program, knows what she’s talking about when it comes to interviewing. She’s a dedicated faculty interviewer for…
Gerard J. Criner, MD, Director/Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses lung volume reduction surgery and the emergence of…
Francis Cordova, MD, Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses indications for lung transplantation in COPD patients and the use of the BODE index.…
Kathleen Brennan, MD, Director of the Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic at Temple University School of Medicine, discusses the indications for pneumococcal vaccination. References and Resources Deuter, C., et al.…
Vineet Arora, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean of Curricular Innovation of Pritzker School of Medicine, and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program,…
