Stephanie Lehrhoff, MD, discusses factors that may influence the risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa, including cigarette smoking, obesity, and genetics.
Stephanie Lehrhoff, MD, discusses misdiagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa as furunculosis, which can be very dangerous for a patient because the chronicity of HS can have debilitating long-term effects if...
Juan Pablo Frias, MD, lists scores on 3 common screening tests (fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1C, and 75g oral glucose tolerance) that indicates someone in an intermediary position between normal...
Tricia Santos Cavaiola, MD, discusses why inhaled insulin, although effective and possibly preferable to injected insulin therapy, has a questionable future.
Tricia Santos Cavaiola, MD, discussses concentrated insulin and its role as an important tool for managing severe insulin resistance in type-2 diabetes cases.
Juan Pablo Frias, MD, discusses an FDA-approved medication option that will help reduce blood sugar levels in conjunction with diet and exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Ralph Rogers, MD, PhD, MBA, discusses the intersection of wearable health-monitoring devices and telemedicine platforms and how they might lead to better management of chronic diseases like diabetes,...
Donald E. Fetterolf, MD, discusses the major advantage of amniotic membrane therapy: the ability of the allografts to attract stem cells to the region of the wound in order to rebuild damaged tissues.