We currently find ourselves in unimaginable circumstances but there are a few thoughts I find myself returning to again and again over these last few weeks.
I know all of us are experiencing great challenges in our personal and professional lives during this unprecedented public health crisis. Please know that the APMA leadership and staff are here for you,...
With the explosion of COVID-19 cases across the globe, myriad pharmacologic treatments have emerged as potential therapies, with varying levels of purported evidentiary benefit. In this blog we explore some...
Early last month, I decided to get on a flight to Miami for a seminar that I had been looking forward to for a year. The organizers of that meeting decided not to cancel even though other meetings later in...
Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) have dominated the news headlines since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately there is an equally lethal yet more pernicious shortage...
Podiatry residents are required to have external rotations in different medical specialties to gain a breadth of knowledge and experience. One of the more demanding rotations in my residency program is...
Last month, on March 8, I went to visit my 94-year-old Mother. She is an extreme statistical outlier because she requires no medications, lives alone in her own home, and drives round trip to Houston once a...
I would like to portray a simple message to all our health care providers during these most challenging times. In our history in this country we have had countless tragedies which have tested our nation.
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As the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, researchers are scrambling to create a vaccine or drug therapy treatments to combat this virus. Presently, there are more than 50 products, either...
In this commentary, Swati G. Patel, MD, MS, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, highlights the incidence and mortality rates associated with colorectal cancer (CRC), the importance of...
