Update on Dexamethasone for the Treatment of COVID-19
Few treatments have proven to be effective for treating COVID-19. Recently, a clinical trial reporting the results of dexamethasone for treating COVID-19 was published and has received a great deal of...
5 Aug 202012min
Update on Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure is common and can have devastating effects on patients' quality of life. Until recently few treatments were available, but that has changed. Congestive heart failure managemen...
4 Aug 202022min
Treating Pediatric Appendicitis Nonoperatively
Accumulating evidence in adults has shown that nonoperative treatment of appendicitis is an acceptable means for treatment. A recent prospective study published in JAMA has shown the same is true for ...
27 Juli 202022min
Perioperative Risk Assessment
Jeffrey Berger, MD, from the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at the New York University School of Medicine, explains the ins and outs of perioperative cardiovascular risk assessmen...
21 Juli 202038min
Drug Treatment for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer
Some of the nearly 40 000 deaths each year in the US from breast cancer might be avoided through use of medications to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women. Patricia Ganz, MD, Distinguished Profes...
21 Juli 202031min
Remdesivir and Dexamethasone for the Treatment of COVID-19
Both remdesivir and dexamethasone have been promoted as effective treatments for COVID-19. JAMA Deputy Editor Greg Curfman, MD, and Professor Rachel Sachs, JD, from the Washington University School of...
20 Juli 202036min
How Is COVID-19 Transmitted?
Whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted by droplets or aerosol influences which public health interventions might slow its spread. Michael Klompas, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical Sch...
13 Juli 202025min
Complications From SSRIs
SSRIs are a commonly used medication. Although complications from them are not common because so many people take these medications, physicians will inevitably see problems such as dependence and with...
10 Juli 202012min
