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…
According to preliminary evidence, taking the epilepsy drug Topiramate (Topamax) during early pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. References and Resources Hunt S, Russell A, Smithson…
Fred A. Crawford Jr., MD, Horace G. Smithy Professor of Surgery, Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, discusses the advantages of a unique…
In the Journal of the American Medical Association, a meta-analysis showed that patients of both genders with high-risk acute coronary syndromes were helped by an early, invasive treatment…
The tumor-derived vaccine vitespen (Oncophage) does not prevent renal-cell carcinoma recurrence or improve survival despite promising early results. References and Resources Wood C, Srivastava P, Bukowski R, et…
John C. Herr, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology, Center Director, Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, discusses sperm protein 10 (SP-10), which is used to…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses his thoughts on the advantages of minimally invasive surgical procedures. References and Resources Ukimura…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses open and laparoscopic partial nephrectomies. References and Resources Young JG, Luscombe CJ, Lynch C,…
Jaime Landman, MD, Minimally Invasive Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, discusses his thoughts on minimally invasive surgery in urology. References and Resources Raman JD, Cadeddu…