The Effect of Hearing Loss on Cognitive Decline
Even limited hearing loss might be associated with cognitive decline. If true, early intervention with hearing aids might help people have better cognitive performance. Michael Johns III, MD, online e...
19 Maj 202018min
My Father Was Murdered by Terrorists: Recollections of a Trauma Surgeon
When she was a teenager Melissa Red Hoffman's father was killed by terrorists. Dr Hoffman recalls her father's death and how that has influenced her career and how she can identify with patients and t...
5 Maj 202016min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Ventilatory Management for COVID-Related Respiratory Failure
Management of COVID-19-related respiratory failure differs from what is necessary for ARDS. Rather than having alveolar edema, COVID-19 patients have pulmonary vascular dysregulation. Gas exchange is ...
24 Apr 202026min
Parkinson Disease Information for Patients
More than 6 million people worldwide have Parkinson disease. Even though it is classically associated with tremors, the disease has many manifestations and is very treatable for most patients. Michael...
14 Apr 202015min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators
Shortages of face masks and N95 respirators have forced clinicians and hospitals to reuse these normally disposable items. Ron Shaffer, PhD, former CDC PPE Research Branch Chief, discusses effective s...
8 Apr 202040min
Treating Pediatric Eczema
Eczema is extremely common in children. Most the time it is easily treated with topical steroids but on occasion it requires systemic therapies. JAMA Pediatrics Editor Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and...
7 Apr 20207min
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Safe Shopping at Stores and Pharmacies
Food and medicine shopping is essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, but requires getting out and standing close to strangers at a time when social distancing and sheltering-in-place are recommended ...
3 Apr 202019min
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: PCR Testing and Shortages
The lack of availability of COVID-19 testing has interfered with the ability to contain the spread of disease. Omai Garner, PhD, laboratory director for Clinical Microbiology in the UCLA health system...
27 Mars 202031min
