Ajay Verma, MD, PhD, Vice President, Translational Neurology, Biogen Inc., assesses the neurodegeneration problem that will accompany the significant increase in the elderly population. He discusses...
In one of the first clinical trials intended to compare the standard of care for diabetic foot wounds against EpiFix, a dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allograft (dHACM), researchers found...
This video details a study of how patients with type 2 diabetes who also have liver cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C virus infection fare when treated with metformin.
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...
