Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and the importance of germline vs somatic mutations in predicting prognosis. Summary: Retinoblastoma can be…
Hylton Mayer, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University Department of Ophthalmology, discusses presbyopia correcting artificial lenses which, when used at the time of cataract surgery, help a patient…
David Streem, MD, Staff Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses post-operative pain management in the addicted patient and gives advice for physicians to safely treat…
David Streem, MD, Staff Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses prescription medication and the responsibility of health professionals to patients and family alike to encourage…
Jonathan Sears, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses reversing phase 1 and 2 of ROP by turning down oxygen levels to encourage retinal…
Dustyn Baker, MD, from the University of Chicago, discusses the Chicago Breathe Project, and explains the differences between the CFC inhalers and the newer HFA inhalers. To learn…
Valerie Press, MD, a Research Fellow in the Hospitalist Program at the University of Chicago, provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the HFA inhaler and the Diskus…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated triglyceride levels are an independent predictor of myelinated fiber density (MFD) loss in patients with mild to moderate diabetic neuropathy, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Subthalamic nucleus stimulation (STN) is more effective in relieving t motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease than unilateral pallidotomy during long-term follow-up, physicians in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of a busy coronary care unit in Kuwait, 41.1% of patients treated with unfractionated heparin for 6 hours had a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temperature lowering, either by pharmacologic or physical means, does not improve stroke outcomes, according to a review of trial data. Prior research has…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to common opinion, routine cervical screening can identify early-stage adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix, according to a large case-control study…
