By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
I distinctly remember being 9 years old, sitting in my doctor’s office after a cold left me struggling for breath, doubled over and wheezing, when he told …
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Clinical Correlations
Dance Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: Can the Argentine Tango Improve Motor Function?
December 2, 2011
By Neha Jindal
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder that affects over 1 million people in the United States. People with PD often demonstrate postural instability, …
Does Cranberry Juice Prevent Urinary Tract Infections?
November 9, 2011
By Jessie Yu
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 21-year-old female college student presents to clinic after one day of dysuria and increased frequency. You diagnose her with a recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), and as you hand her a prescription …
Breast Self-Examination: Worth the Effort?
October 5, 2011
By Katherine Husk
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 40-year-old woman comes into your office for a routine health exam. After you have performed a clinical breast exam, she asks you whether she should be examining her breasts …
Stemming the Tide: The Promise and Pitfalls of HIV Prevention Research
September 28, 2011
By Benjamin Bearnot
Faculty Peer ReviewedÂ
Since the discovery of zidovudine (AZT) in the mid-1980s, advances in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for patients with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have, until recently, …
They’re all the ‘roid rage: origins and mechanisms of corticosteroid therapy.
September 23, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana, MD
A 36-year-old obese male with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to the ER with new knee pain, swelling, and erythema. Joint aspiration reveals negatively birefringent crystals. He is started on oral prednisone.
A 26-year-old woman with lupus presents …
Intercessory Prayer: What Do Sneezes and Prayers Have in Common?
September 21, 2011
By Alon Mass
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The overlap between religion and medicine is ancient. On a recent medical volunteer trip to India I met a medical student who proudly wore a school sweatshirt with the saying: In God we trust. …
Advance Directives: A Move in the Right Direction
September 16, 2011
By Sara-Megumi Naylor
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Tell me…If you were ever unable to make your own decisions about your medical care, is there someone you would trust to make those decisions for you?â€
There is silence.
But then a response. We discuss. …