STI History Among Adolescents
A study has found that about one in 10 sexually active adolescents presenting to the ED appear to...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Cardiac Rehab After Open Heart Surgery
A study has found that early enrollment into cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after open heart surgery...
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OSA, Stroke, & AF
Research suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to be an independent predictor of...
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Team Approach Benefits ED Residents
Emergency medicine (EM) faculty physicians are often challenged to develop clinical experiences...
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Heart Failure Care by Provider Type
Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) care that is delivered by cardiologists appears to result...
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Anesthesia-Related Injuries & Mortality
There have been significant improvements in patient safety with the administration of anesthesia,...
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Defining Rx Opioid Overdose Risk
Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear...
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Comparing Ventral Hernia Repair Approaches
Among patients with a small umbilical or epigastric hernia, mesh repair appears to halve the...
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Medscape’s 2015 Physician Compensation Report
Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey....
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Blind Man Receives Bionic Eye – Video
A man’s sight is artificially restored by a bionic eye as he sees his wife for the first...
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Managing CKD in Patients With HIV
Studies indicate that up to one-third of people with HIV has abnormal kidney function. Chronic...
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The 2015 Immunization Schedule for Adults
Based on three changes in the area of adult immunizations that occurred recently, the CDC’s...
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The Burden of COPD & Symptom Severity
In 2000, the first “Confronting COPD International Survey” found that many patients with diagnosed...
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Including Emphysema in Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer screening based solely on the National Lung Screening Trial criteria appears to miss a...
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Addressing Cultural Differences in Diabetes
Patients often remain strongly influenced by their cultural background, even if they’ve been in...
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Rant: Vocabulary Matters
We had a speaker at our regular Wednesday trauma meeting today, some administrator who was telling...
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Lung Flute COPD Therapy – Video
This video features Sanjay Sethi, MD, and one of his patients who uses the Lung Flute. This device...
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Top 10 Best & Worst States for Docs to Work
A recent article published in Forbes announces the best and worst states for doctors to work, released by WalletHub. Based on 12 metrics, including earning potential, compensation, hospitals per capita, insured population rate,...
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