Ilena George
Faculty peer reviewed
Are continuous glucose monitors the answer for better glucose control in diabetes?
A poorly controlled type 2 diabetic who is non-compliant with his at-home glucose monitoring comes to Bellevue’s Adult Primary Care …
Daria B. Crittenden
Although children today have never known a world without cell phones, the rest of us remember when these devices were created and have watched their popularity soar. The …
Joshua Strauss, MD
In the second decision of its kind and magnitude in a matter of days, a major medical group has again recommended cutting back on cancer screening for women. On …
Arlene Chung
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Despite the high prevalence of obesity1 and its associated morbidity2 and mortality 3,4, it represents one of the most difficult chronic conditions to treat. Barriers include …
Aalok Turakhia, MD
As the debate over when to begin screening mammography in women rages on, the United States Prevention Service Task Force (USPSTF) added fuel to the fire by releasing a new recommendation statement in …
Catherine Lucero, MD
Faculty peer reviewed
A recent article in the New York Times highlighted the remarkable recovery of a doctor who regained essentially all his mental function just six weeks after …
Kanika Ballani, Pharm.D.
Diana Hubulasvili, Pharm.D.
 Developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Exenatide (Byetta®) is an incretin mimetic that is used as an adjunctive therapy with metformin, a sulfonylurea or a thiazolidinedione to improve …
Charles Levine
Faculty peer reviewed
Excessive consumption of ethanol (EtOH) has many deleterious effects on the human body. The heart is a target of damage from EtOH consumption, as …