05/22/2022
What is the required treatment for an individual with simple pulmonary eosinophilia? Take the quiz to find out!
05/20/2022
In this episode, Michael R. McClung, MD, explains what is new in osteoporosis, including the evaluation and treatment of patients with osteoporosis, what the update of FRAX entails, and how it impacts clinical practice in rheumatology. Dr McClung presented on this topic at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology in Destin, Florida on May 14, 2022.
05/20/2022
Researchers examined patterns of screening for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among gun owners and non-gun owners in the United States.
05/20/2022
Nearly 4 million adults in the United States are taking or have taken some type of probiotic for digestive health. But do probiotics really provide benefit to patients? Tell us what you think!
05/20/2022
PrEP has become more mainstream in the media, and the USPSTF recently recommended PrEP for all at-risk populations. Richard Chaisson, MD, shines light on these at-risk populations.
05/20/2022
A 35-year-old woman presented to our clinic with chronic bilateral lower extremity ulcerations that had worsened over the past 2 weeks. The lesions had started as small, tender nodules that subsequently formed superficial bullae that broke down to ulcerations, which released serosanguinous fluid.
05/20/2022
Dr Harrison discusses how specialists can help educate PCPs on NAFLD, the importance of PCPs recognizing which individuals with NAFLD can progress to more severe liver disease, and more.
05/19/2022
A 1990 Florida law prevents anyone over aged 25 years from suing physicians for pain and suffering claims in malpractice lawsuits over the death of an unmarried parent. The law also prevents parents of adult children from suing for non-economic wrongful death damages if the children were older than 25-years-old, even if they were unmarried and had no children of their own (surviving spouses and minor children are permitted by law to make such claims.) The law was enacted in 1990 to keep medical malpractice insurance rates down and keep doctors from fleeing the state. What is the law today?
05/19/2022
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects the lungs and the heart. Do you think cardiologists alone or pulmonologists alone should manage patients with PH? Let us know by taking our poll.
05/19/2022
In this Q&A, Sara Reece, PharmD, CDCES, discusses the use of GLP-1 agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors to improve cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
05/19/2022
The FDA has approved a new form of treatment for adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig disease.
05/19/2022
In this episode, Seth Martin, MD, speaks with Francoise Marvel, MD, about innovative approaches to implementing prevention guidelines, including the future of digital health and cardiovascular care.
05/19/2022
Dr Cennimo discusses serious health complications that can arise from acquiring influenza virus, as well as vulnerable populations that are the most susceptible to these complications.
05/19/2022
In this podcast, Thomas Holland, MD, from Rush University, answers our questions about his team's latest research on the effect of flavonols on the risk for Alzheimer dementia, as well as his other research in this area.
05/19/2022
In part 2 of this 2-part episode, James Matera, DO, FACOI, speaks about the infrastructure required for urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) and the urgent-start PD clinical pathway from patient presentation to discharge home.
05/19/2022
Dr Mitchell reviews the link between the vaginal microbiome and reproductive health, the shift in the vaginal microbial community’s composition after menopause, and more.
05/19/2022
A 26-year-old incarcerated man presented to the emergency department with a complication of osteomyelitis of the left ischium, which had been diagnosed previously.
05/19/2022
Social media is a powerful tool in today’s society and is an important platform for health care providers and organizations to spread positive messages to their patients, their patients’ guardians, and the public. Jennifer A. Manganello, PhD, MPH, answers our questions about child injury prevention messages on social media.
05/18/2022
In this Q&A, Jàn Varga, PhD, from Šafárik University and L. Pasteur University Hospital, discusses his recent study examining the predictive factors of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer.