Updated Guidelines for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
In the 13 years since the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America have issued guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia much has changed, resulting in a...
1 Okt 202013min
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence--also known as domestic abuse--may affect as many as 1 in 3 women. It's often underreported but that shouldn't be the case. Harriet L. MacMillan, MD, from the Departments of ...
22 Sep 202037min
Failing the Boards—What Happens When the Board Fails Itself?
When trying to administer its qualifying examination during the COVID-19 shutdowns, the American Board of Surgery failed. Jo Buyske, MD, president and chief executive officer of the American Board of ...
15 Sep 202048min
Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A new clinical trial suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (in patients unable to tolerate treatment with CPAP or other devices) can be treated with airway surgery. The author of the study published i...
4 Sep 202018min
Understanding Stepped-Wedge Clinical Trials
Cluster randomized trials are performed when an intervention must be delivered to a group of patients like when testing new nursing protocols on award or different means for cleaning beds on a ward. O...
3 Sep 202018min
What Is It Like to Have COVID-19?
COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread throughout the world. In the past few months, the population affected by the disease has shifted from older to younger patients. Public health officials are concer...
1 Sep 202019min
Update on Bariatric Surgery—2020
Bariatric surgery is unequivocally the most effective means for inducing weight loss and managing diabetes for obese patients. There are numerous other benefits for these operations including improved...
1 Sep 202026min
Update on Ulcerative Colitis—2020
The new American College of Gastroenterology guideline on ulcerative colitis is discussed by one of its authors, David T. Rubin, MD, from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the University of Chi...
27 Aug 202023min
