Clinical

What We Owe Long COVID Patients

Sep 13, 2022 at 03:00 pm by admin

  By DR. ZIJIAN CHEN The complexity of delivering an accurate diagnosis   When Gov. Andrew Cuomo shut down New York City in March 2020, we knew little about trea.... Read More

Easing the Toll of PTSD for Military Veterans

Jul 15, 2022 at 11:50 pm by admin

Photo: Boris Jovanovic   Only 10 VA facilities offer the game changing SGB procedure   By LYNNE JETER   An intricate shot in the neck has proven to be a m.... Read More

Men's Health: Restoring Function and Confidence

Jul 15, 2022 at 11:38 pm by admin

Photo: Chinnapong    Conrad/Pearson’s Dr. Michael Granieri finds fulfillment in making a meaningful difference.     By LAWRENCE BUSER   Fo.... Read More

The Lifeline and 988

Jul 15, 2022 at 09:57 am by admin

988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While some areas may be currently able to conn.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Public Health Policies to Improve Health of Nation

Jun 14, 2022 at 09:41 am by pjeter

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA), the premier national physician organization in the country, voted this week to adopt new policies aimed at improving the heal.... Read More

Destigmatizing and Demystifying Testing Tools to Fight the Ongoing Opioid Epidemic

May 14, 2022 at 12:03 am by pjeter

Our country and community are in crisis. As of January 2020, 49 U.S. states have reported fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, with deaths attributed to such pills in 38 states..... Read More

Is Paxlovid, the Covid Pill, Reaching Those Who Most Need It? The Government Won’t Say

May 12, 2022 at 02:35 pm by pjeter

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other covid-19 prevention strategies, elected officials a.... Read More

The Murky Waters of Long COVID

May 11, 2022 at 03:27 pm by pjeter

The impact on women's health, need for more research, depression issues and new initiatives   By LYNNE JETER The suicide last May of Long COVID sufferer Heidi Ferrer r.... Read More

Treatment of Chronic Pain from Covid-19

Jul 14, 2021 at 02:22 pm by admin

By now, we are all too familiar with the fatal devastation COVID-19 has wrought on this country, with hundreds of thousands dead. We view those who recovered from the virus as.... Read More

FDA Approves Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

Jul 14, 2021 at 02:17 pm by admin

On June 7, the Food & Drug Administration approved Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat Alzheimer's patients, making it the first new drug approval for a disease impacting more t.... Read More

Expanding Evidence-Based Care for Dementia

Jul 14, 2021 at 01:02 pm by admin

Alzheimer's Association Creates Training, Certification Program The Alzheimer's Association recently launched a new training program with certification exam to advance the dep.... Read More

McDonald Murrmann: Celebrating Women for 25 Years

May 05, 2021 at 03:40 pm by admin

: Independent OB/GYN practice reflects on what makes it work A little over 25 years ago, I proposed an idea to Dr. Mary McDonald that we should leave the comfort of our 8 p.... Read More

TFA Affords Women Another Option to Treat Symptomatic Fibroids

May 05, 2021 at 03:22 pm by admin

Gynesonics' Sonata System Proving Efficient, Effective & Safe Almost always benign, women with symptomatic fibroids would be quick to say it doesn't mean the tumors aren'.... Read More

NCI Director Updates Cancer Progress

May 05, 2021 at 03:05 pm by admin

In April, National Cancer Institute Director Norman E. "Ned" Sharpless, MD, FAACR, addressed the virtual attendees of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeti.... Read More

MLH and Tenet Future

Dec 23, 2020 at 09:51 am by admin

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Tenet have made the decision to continue to operate MLH and Saint Francis hospitals as separate health entities. With the Federal Trade Com.... Read More