By: Michael Moore
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“Too many complex back surgeries are being performed and patients are suffering as a result” wrote National Public Radio health science journalist Joanne Silberner in her 2010 article “Surgery May Not …
By: Michael Moore
Peer Reviewed
“Too many complex back surgeries are being performed and patients are suffering as a result” wrote National Public Radio health science journalist Joanne Silberner in her 2010 article “Surgery May Not …
By Daniel Gratch, MD
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In 150 AD, Greek physician and philosopher Galen wrote of a woman suffering from insomnia: “I was convinced the woman was afflicted not by a bodily disease, but rather that …
By Kevin Rezzadeh
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Injuries associated with amateur boxing include facial lacerations, hand injuries, and bruised ribs.1 While many of the superficial wounds and bone fractures can completely heal, brain damage …
Join us in this episode as we question everything you ever thought you knew about… urinary tract infections (UTI) and delirium. || By Steven R. Liu MD, Charlie Madeira MD …
By Dixon Yang, MD
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia, especially in the elderly, and is often asymptomatic. However, absence of symptoms does not confer better prognosis. Many patients with AF present with stroke …
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By Karen McCloskey, MD
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In May 2012, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the “National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease,” in response to legislation signed by President Obama in January, 2011 establishing …
Samantha Kass Newman, MD
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You can get a Botox injection almost anywhere these days. Internists, dermatologists, and even gynecologists have capitalized on an aging group of baby boomers who aren’t fans of their wrinkles. …