Nick Norwitz interviews Aseem Malhotra, MD, a consultant cardiologist, on controversial new findings challenging LDL cholesterol’s role as an independent risk factor for heart disease. They discuss data…
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder where antibodies target platelets, leading to their destruction in the spleen and resulting in reduced platelet counts. It often presents…
Lisa Shah, MD, Clinical Associate of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago describes The Contemplation Ladder – a one to ten scale used as…
Les Edrich, MD, a general surgeon from Long Beach, California, discusses the concept of a two-tiered medical system and whether it would have an impact on quality of…
Les Edrich, MD, a general surgeon from Long Beach, California, provides an interesting look at reimbursement with the Medicaid program. Sponsored by The Doctor’s Channel
General Surgeon, Les Edrich, MD discusses an alternative to Veress needle entry during laparoscopic cholecystectomy that may help avoid injury to the intrabdominal organs and the potential resulting…
Mepolizumab, an IL-5 inhibitor, failed to alleviate moderate persistent asthma symptoms in a phase II trial of patients resistant to corticosteroids. References and Resources Flood-Page P, Swenson C,…
This study shows that compared with activation in the MTL, deactivation in the PMCs could be a more sensitive marker of early AD at functional MR imaging. References…
Douglas P. Slakey, MD, MPH, Regents Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses optimizing transplant patient outcomes. References and Resources American Liver Foundation…
