Ellis Parker, MSN, RN, from Level Up RN, discusses the different levels of health prevention—primary, secondary, and tertiary—and the significant role of health determinants. She uses the community…
Most vaccines help the immune system learn to identify and fight off harmful viruses or bacteria before someone gets sick. But, scientists are also creating vaccines to treat…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – On screening colonoscopy, polyps greater than 9 mm in diameter are more likely to be detected in black individuals than in their white…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study indicate that the intradermal vaccination route offers greater protection against influenza than the standard intramuscular route in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the resins that line food and beverage containers and in the production of polycarbonate…
John D. Kelly, IV, MD, Vice Chairman/Director, Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses simple treatments to reduce the painful symptoms associated with arthritis. References and Resources…
Pam Wiseman, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Clerkships, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, talks about the importance of counseling patients, especially those…
Dr. Danielle Zerr talks about Human Herpes Virus 6—its transmission and the disease it causes in both pediatric patients and severely immunocompromised patientsReferences and Resources Caserta, M., D.…
Farouk Parker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CUNARD, Queen Mary 2, talks about the problem of diarrhea aboard a cruise ship. References and ResourcesDaniels, N., et al Traveler’s diarrhea…
Thomas Byrne, MD, Director, MUSC Bariatric Surgery Program, Charleston, South Carolina, argues the case for insurance coverage of bariatric surgeries. References and Resources American Society for Metabolic &…
Pamela J. Paley, MD, Gynelcologic Oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic cancer. References and Resources Zakashansky K, Bradley WH, Nezhat FR. New…
Brenda J. Hoffman, MD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, discusses colon cancer screening in the African-American population. References and Resources Sharma S,…
