Gastric Sleeve Resection for Obesity: How good Is It?
Why is two-thirds of the US population overweight or obese? Obesity began to increase in 1980, and its incidence is still rising. One reason for this might be that the population has become tolerant o...
16 Jan 201829min
Surveillance for Thyroid Cancer
The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing. Like so many cancers, it is being diagnosed at earlier stages because of more aggressive screening and diagnostic testing. The aggressiveness of very ear...
2 Jan 201816min
Diagnosis and First-Line Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis
Sinusitis is one of the most common conditions seen by clinicians. Despite its frequency, it is often misdiagnosed. In this podcast, we review the proper way to establish a diagnosis and treat both ac...
19 Dec 201730min
Managing Hypertension: Understanding the New AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline, Part II
In November 2017, new guidelines were issued for hypertension treatment. They are a comprehensive overhaul of recommendations for both the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Last week, we discus...
12 Dec 201710min
Managing Hypertension: Understanding the New AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline
In November 2017, new guidelines were issued for hypertension treatment. The new guideline is a comprehensive overhaul of recommendations for both the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Based on...
5 Dec 201739min
Matching Drugs to Genetic Abnormalities to Precisely Treat Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a common autosomal recessive disease. It is caused by any one of many discrete genetic abnormalities that affect chloride transport. Identification of specific genetic abnormalities...
5 Dec 201726min
Mendelian Randomization: How the Natural Assortment of Genes Can Mimic Randomized Clinical Trials
The best evidence for proving cause-and-effect comes from randomized clinical trials. However, they are expensive and difficult to perform. The natural assortment of gene variants at birth can mimic r...
21 Nov 201729min
Bacteriophage Treatment for Serious Infections Is Back!
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. When they were first discovered in the early part of the 20th century, there was great enthusiasm for their potential use to treat all sorts o...
14 Nov 201737min
