Bruce Given, MD explains how alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is most often associated with pulmonary disease in adults and liver disease in children. However, as treatment of adults with AATD has...
In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease and who are therefore deemed incurable,...
Edmond J. LaVoie, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at Rutgers University, discusses the potential of a new antibiotic to combat the increasing problems of antibiotic...
Gilad Glick, CEO, Itamar Medical, introduces the Endopat 2000, an innovative device that can assess cardiac health in 15 minutes. The simple, non-invasive test can be used in the doctor's office and is...
Bruce Given, MD, discusses alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) treatment methods, including enzyme therapy and gene therapy, and the hope that advancements in replacement therapy will improve treatments...
Based on the results of a double-blind comparative trial, an extract of a plant commonly known as butterbur is an effective treatment for nasal obstruction from allergic rhinitis.
Robert M. Strauss, MD, gastroenterologist, GI Specialists of Georgia, gives an overview of the characteristics and pathology of Clostridium difficile. He explains that when the population of good...
Michael H. Criqui, MD, discusses whether measuring calcium amount and density separately might better help predict if a person is at risk for developing a heart attack or stroke.
Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD, discusses the utilization of glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists and incorporating evidence-based guidelines into practice when considering the use of incretin-based therapies for type 2...
In this video, Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, and Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C Provide the take-home messages from their session “Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: Progress for an Age-Old Problem” at our...
