By Devyani Kothari, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In news this week, Obama’s healthcare reform is under scrutiny by the Supreme Court, the NCAA’s March Madness comes to a close with the championship game tonight, and Mitt Romey and Rick Santorum are still battling …
By Courtney Cunningham, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As the world population ages, enormous resources will be required to adequately care for persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The disease is the …
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. …
By Vincent M. Santillo, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The Wonder Drug that Works Wonders!
On March 21st, readers of the New York Times woke up to the headline “Studies Link Daily Doses of Aspirin …
By Kevin Burns
Faculty Peer Reviewed
On December 22, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil; Merck, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) for prevention of anal …
By Pansy Tsang MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
While your weekend may have been filled with Irish Soda bread, beer and college basketball, this week’s journals were heavy on the reproductive system and cancer screening …
By Santosh Vardhana, MD/PhD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Ms. T is a 32- year-old woman with no past medical history who presents with a three month history of productive cough, shortness of breath, and a …
Please enjoy this post from the archives first posted on October 21, 2009.
By Ivan Saraiva MD
Case: A 68-year-old man, with a history of stable angina and end-stage renal disease treated by hemodialysis for the past three years, presents to the …