Dr. Talissa Altes from the University of Virginia Health System discusses the use of hyperpolarized gas MRI in diagnosing and treating asthma and other pulmonary disorders. References and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of cardioselective beta-blockers can improve survival in “carefully selected” COPD patients undergoing vascular surgery, according to a report in the first…
Dr. Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, FACS from the Yale Eye Center discusses factors in the development of macular degeneration, including genetics, age and race. References and Resources Swanson,…
Rasheed A. Balogun, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Virginia Health System, discusses the risk factors and rising worldwide incidence…
Hylton Mayer, MD at the Yale Eye Center, discusses the special condition and considerations for cataract surgery in glaucoma patients. References and Resources Mierzejewski A, et al. Cataract…
Dr. Erin Anderson discusses the treatment options available in the Yale Eye Center’s Low Vision Department and how the center diagnoses different types of vision problems. References and…
Dr. Kathleen Stoessel, Director of the Medical Retina Sub-Section and the Yale Eye Center, discusses sickle cell retinopathy. References and Resources Reynolds SA, Besada E, Winter-Corella C. Retinopathy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients aged 75 years and older with brain metastases respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In evaluating screening mammograms for breast cancer, a single reader with computer assistance can perform just as well as two readers, the results…
