David Streem, MD, Staff Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses doctor shopping and describes state board of pharmacy websites that keep registers of patients’ prescription…
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…
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) – Although the rate of hysterectomy after cesarean delivery has declined over the past decade, the procedure remains an “uncommon, but not rare” complication…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pitavastatin is equivalent to atorvastatin in its ability to reduce coronary plaque volume in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), Japanese researchers have…
