Gender & Heart Failure Survival
Women with heart failure (HF) appear to have better survival than men irrespective of ejection...
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Articles
Motivating Patients to Change for the Better
One of the great challenges for physicians is to motivate their patients to make positive health...
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Antibacterial Scrubs Reduce MRSA Burden
Antimicrobial scrubs appear to reduce the burden of MRSA on hands and apparel, but not...
Read MoreWhat Happens When a Doctor Is Paged
It’s 8:15 p.m. I am at home. My beeper goes off, and I check it instantly. It reads, “555-1212” [Number changed to comply with HIPAA regulations]. It’s the inpatient surgical floor. Within 10 seconds, I have dialed the number....
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A New Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
The FDA has approved pertuzumab (Perjeta, Genentech) for the treatment of patients with...
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Fat Physicians Need Not Apply
Texas-based Citizens Medical Center recently made the decision to refuse employment to obese...
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The Endocrinologist’s Role in Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is indicated for certain high-risk patients who have clinically severe obesity....
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2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
New research was presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s 165th Annual Meeting from May...
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Managing Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
There has been increased focus on the need for higher-quality, safer, and more appropriate care in...
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Long-Term Use of Analgesic After Surgery
An investigation of older, opioid-naïve patients who were given an opioid within 1 week of a...
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Running After Hip Resurfacing
French research suggests that running is possible for patients after they undergo hip resurfacing...
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High Speed CT System Enters the Market
A CT scanner (Aquilion Prime CT system, Toshiba) capable of generating 160 unique slices per...
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Spinal Surgery Device Approved
The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for a sheathed bipolar sealer (Aquamantys SBS 5.0,...
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A Look at Births in 2010
Preliminary data in a report from the CDC indicate that births in the United States dropped 3%...
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Analyzing Outcomes With Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
Metal-on-metal total hip replacement appears to be associated with high failure rates, according...
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Intrauterine System Beneficial in Endometriosis-Related Pain Relief
A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system appears to be effective and well accepted by...
Read MoreAre You Afraid to Be Wrong?
Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via...
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HIV: From Prevention to Care and Treatment
The incidence of HIV in the United States has remained stable over the last 15 years, while the...
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Pediatric Fracture-Related Pain: The Crowding Effect
According to published studies, pain is the most common reason for seeking care in the ED,...
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