Time is crucial after an acute heart attack. Many patients undergo a primary percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI to open blocked coronary arteries. Cardiologists do this by implanting…
Ajay Verma, MD, PhD, VP, Neurodegeneration & Translational Neurology, Biogen Idec, talks about the importance of understanding programmed cell death in treating neurodegenerative disease. Filmed at FutureMed, in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women with hormone-receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer, combining anastrozole and fulvestrant extends progression-free and overall survival, according to a paper released online today…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Metallic stents used to relieve malignant ureteral obstruction may not perform any better than conventional polyurethane stents, according to a new study. “We…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) to induction chemotherapy improved survival in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with no apparent additional toxicity, in…
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, reviews government initiatives to curb the abuse of…
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, discusses four categories of outcomes involved in monitoring…
Ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) are facilities that aim to combine the best healthcare providers, the latest medical equipment, and the most efficient outpatient services. Leslie Seecoomar, MD, describes how expanding…
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, talks about the dangers of opioid associated sleep…
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, discusses the appropriate positioning of opioid therapy in…
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, reviews the skill sets that all physicians using…
Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, talks about opioid rotation as a strategy for…
