Do Doctors Really Celebrate on National Doctor’s Day?
The following was originally posted to Paragonfire. As a doctor, do I actually celebrate Doctors’...
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Month: March 2018
The State of Bacterial Vaginosis
Recent research on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of bacterial vaginosis (BV) reveals a...
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Three Ways to Build a Healthcare Quality Measurement Framework
Do What You Do Well It sounds like a good idea at first – measure the things you do well and let...
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Computational Oncology and Tumor Modeling – The Next Phase in Personalized Therapies for Cancer Patients
In this episode of The OncoZine Brief, Peter Hofland, Ph.D and Sonia Portillo talk with Thomas Yankeelov, Ph.D, a computational biomedical engineer who came to The University of Texas at Austin from Vanderbilt University, where he served as the Ingram…
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The Development of Probody Therapeutics for the Targeting of Cancer
In this edition of The OncoZine Brief, Peter Hofland, Ph.D and Sonia Portillo talk Sean McCarthy, D.Phil, President and Chief Executive Officer of CytomX, a biotechnology company developing a novel ‘Probody Platform’ which allows them to design…
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A Novel Treatment Option for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
In this episode of The OncoZine Brief, Peter Hofland, Ph.D and Sonia Portillo talk with Gisela Schwab, MD, President, Product Development and Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Exelixis.
Following early work in model genetic systems,…
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Discharge Against Medical Advice in Elderly Patients
Data indicate that discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is associated with greater risk of...
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Overhauling Healthcare from a Physician’s Perspective
As a physician, I’ve always felt confident in my knowledge, skills, and ability to...
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#PWChat Recap: The Mental Healthcare Crisis in the United States
Physician’s Weekly co-hosted another installment of the #PWChat series on Wednesday, March...
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Identifying Allergic Drug Reactions
With recent data suggesting that for each allergist in the United States there about 6,000 people...
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The Impact of Critical Access to Hospitals
A designation of critical access hospital was developed about 20 years ago to help ensure...
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Surgery, Survival, & Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) ranks among the most common and fatal types of brain tumors that...
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Delivery Dates: How Obstetricians Can Collaborate to Advance Patient Care
A Baylor College of Medicine study from 2017 found that women who deliver on the weekends – and...
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Charges dropped against surgeon accused of assaulting nurse
Last month in this space, I wrote about “Things doctors should not do—like attacking their nurses”...
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The Importance of Genetic Testing in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
The majority of patients who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often have surgery...
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Enhancing Adherence With ART
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been shown to effectively control the HIV disease process and...
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Answering Questions about Medicines & Pregnancy: The FDA Has Resources
Physicians play an important role in helping their pregnant patients make informed health choices,...
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Do You Know the Costs of ED Care?
The relationship between cost efficiencies and quality of care cannot be overstated. Previous...
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Conference Highlights: ACC 2018
By Chris Cole Managing Editor Pros & Cons With Perioperative Beta-Blockers Previous research...
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Conference Highlights: CROI 2018
PAD Risk & HIV Though research indicates that cardiovascular disease risk in higher among...
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