Gyms, Restaurants, Mass Transit, and Community COVID-19 Exposures
Lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 have had a devastating effect on everyone's personal lives and the economy. What factors in people's daily lives are most associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission betw...
10 Joulu 202026min
The Effect of Cannabis Intoxication on Driving Ability
It is well known that alcohol use severely affects driving ability, but does cannabis? There are many fewer traffic crashes related to cannabis than alcohol intoxication. Johannes Ramaekers, PhD, of t...
8 Joulu 202013min
Air Handling Standards for Increasing the Safety of Indoor Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Closing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for individuals and the economy in general. Proper air handling combined with the use of masks and physical distancing ...
7 Joulu 202028min
Understanding Permuted Blocks and Stratification in Randomized Clinical Trials
Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD, discusses Randomization in Clinical Trials from the JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods Related Article(s): Randomization in Clinical Trials
3 Joulu 202023min
Hearing Loss in Children
Judith Lieu, MD, from the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at Washington University in St Louis, discusses the need for screening young children for hearing loss and the importance of ...
1 Joulu 202018min
Health Care Facility Certificate of Need Regulations—Laws That Have Outlived Their Usefulness
Certificates of Need are regulations required by some states before any construction or expansion of services at medical facilities are undertaken. Originally developed to prevent excessive constructi...
24 Marras 202018min
Hematuria and Bladder Cancer
Mark Litwin, MD, chair of Urology at the UCLA School of Medicine, discusses the evaluation of hematuria and also the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of bladder cancer. Related Article(s): Blad...
17 Marras 202030min
Elevated Liver Function Tests Following Liver Transplant
There are hundreds of thousands of liver transplant patients, all of whom will be seen in general clinical practices. It is common for them to develop elevated liver enzymes--a potentially serious pro...
10 Marras 202017min
