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…
Dan Labriola, ND, Director, Naturopathic Services, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses complementary therapy with the treatment of cancer. References and Resources Eliott JA, Kealey CP, Olver IN.…
In a recent study, fluoxetine (Prozac) decreased progression of relapsing-remitting MS in a small placebo-controlled study, but the effect lasted only a few months. References and Resources Mostert…
Saul E. Rivkin, MD, Founder of the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer, Medical Oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses the future of testing for early stage…
In a recent issue of Hepatology, a study of noninvasive methods for detecting esophageal varices in cirrhotic portal hypertension patients shows that gold-standard endoscopy proved a better tool…
Elise N. Everett, MS, MD, Gynecologic Oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle WA, discusses robotic surgery. References and Resources Sert B, Abeler V. Robotic radical hysterectomy in early-stage cervical…
Timothy Mate, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Tumor Institute Radiation Oncology Group, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses transponders, or a GPS type system for the human body, for clinical…
Saul E. Rivkin, MD, Founder of the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer, Medical Oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses ovarian cancer and stresses the importance of…
The FDA has announced a boxed warning has been added to the label for etanercept (Enbrel), for rheumatoid arthritis, to strengthen awareness of the risk of infections and…
Investigators studied the relationship between migraine, triptans, and asthma retrospectively, and found that having migraines or taking triptans does not appear to be associated with development of asthma.…
The FDA’s Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Committee has concluded that LASIK is safe and well accepted, but the panel did site some concerns including the possibility of cataracts, endothelial…
