Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses the most common surgical procedures for lumbar back pain A microdiscectomy is the most common surgical procedure in the…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses how to approach teaching patients how to sit, walk and lift properly, using the aid of allied health professionals…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Specialist, discusses the challenges in using an artificial lumbar disc. Artificial lumbar disc insertion to stabilize L3-4 and L4-5 is possible…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, discusses the indications for the use of artificial cervical discs replacing the need for cervical spinal fusion. 1.The artificial cervical disc is a relatively…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly individuals with cognitive impairment may be more likely than those with intact cognitive function to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term adjuvant therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN-alpha-2b) for advanced melanoma improves recurrence-free survival, investigators report in an early online release from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with epinephrine and dexamethasone in the emergency room may help infants with bronchiolitis avoid hospital admission, according to a report in the…
Aryan Shayegani, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Cornea & Comprehensive Eye Sections, Yale Eye Center, discusses keratoconus, its resulting astigmatism and management. A new treatment on the horizon using…
Aryan Shayegani, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Cornea & Comprehensive Eye Sections, Yale Eye Center, discusses corneal infections, which require rapid diagnosis and treatment. Who is predisposed for infection?…
Michael Banks from The Doctor’s Channel talks to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about balancing a medical career and life in the media. Sponsored by The…
David Rosen, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck at Jefferson Medical College, discusses recent trends using partial or intracapsular tonsillectomy in adult patients with larger tonsils.…
Dr. Edmund Pribitkin, Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, reviews the most common herbal medicines patients take and the side effects that…
