By Hannah Kopinsky, MD
Peer Reviewed
Appendicitis is the most common reason for urgent surgery related to abdominal pain in the US, with a lifetime incidence of 8.6% for men and 6.7% for women.1 The current standard …
Category: Evolution and Medicine
Clinical Correlations
Evolution and Medicine: The loop of Henle, the complexities of its mammalian evolution, and the effect of loop diuretics
December 17, 2020
By Austin Cheng, MD
Peer Reviewed
As a resident in internal medicine, hearing the words ‘Loop of Henle’ brings back memories from early medical school of complex diagrams of anatomy, ion transporters embedded in …
A Brief History of Early Medical Photography
September 30, 2016
By Emily Milam, MD
Peer reviewed
The history of medical photography is rich and tracks the evolution of both technology and medicine. Photography’s application to medicine has become increasingly multifaceted with the advent of digital photography, …
HotSpots: The Evolution of Medicine
May 15, 2014
Welcome to HotSpots. In this series, we highlight unique websites of interest to the medical profession. Feel free to make suggestions for sites that should be featured in this series by clicking the comment field or sending us an email.
Matthew Vorsanger, MD
When …
Fever: Friend or Foe?
November 20, 2013
By Fernando Franco Cuadrado, MD, Julia Hyland Bruno, MD and Mark D. Schwartz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When flu season returns, we will all see patients with sniffles, aches and a mild to moderate …
From The Archives – Evolution and Medicine: Why do we age?
July 19, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated January 30, 2010.
Mark D. Schwartz and Julia Hyland Bruno
Jeanne Calment rode her bicycle until age 100, quit smoking at 117, and died in 1977 at 122 years of age in Arles, France. This …
Medical Etymology: The Origins of Our Language
March 28, 2012
By Robert Gianotti , MD, Todd Cutler, MD and Patrick Cocks, MD
Welcome. We are proud to present the first installment of a new section dedicated to exploring the roots of common medical terminology. We …
Evolution and Medicine: Why do we age?
January 30, 2010
Mark D. Schwartz and Julia Hyland Bruno
Jeanne Calment rode her bicycle until age 100, quit smoking at 117, and died in 1977 at 122 years of age in Arles, …