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Dr John Anderson, Dr Pam Taub, and Dr Mark Greathouse review the relationship between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), including how T2D exacerbates CVD and the risk from CVD, and what the national medical associations recommend for patients with T2D and CVD.
In this commentary, Michael Bloch, MD, writes about renin-angiotensin system-blocking agents and how they affect the disease course of COVID-19.
In 2003, a task force determined that there was not enough evidence to make recommendations on the screening of older adults for dementia. Now, in a comprehensive review, they reexplore the issue.
Researchers analyzed data on more than 4700 participants to determine whether inflammation inhibition with low-dose methotrexate lowers cardiovascular event rates.
A new trial explored whether low-dose or high-dose fish oil reduces seizures or improves cardiovascular health in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
<p>Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) reduces recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with active cancer to an extent comparable with warfarin but with less clinically relevant bleeding.</p>
Preventing burnout is a very important aspect of one’s professional life. As you begin your career, consider not only what you want now but also what you want 10, 20, 30 years into your profession. While this “peering into the future” consideration is not completely accurate, you should be honest with yourself about who you are and what you want now and in the future.
You would think that on my fifth visit to Nicaragua that my Spanish would be pretty good.
Although most of the literature on home insulin pump use currently focuses on adults with type 1 diabetes, Sarah Lawson, MD, and her team recently developed a study that looks at the pediatric population. Dr Lawson discusses her team's findings and how it fills the current gap in the literature on this topic.
A recent study examined the potential association between cardiovascular health and the risk of cognitive decline.
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It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr Brunton to the Editorial Board of CONSULTANT. His 30 years of experience in the development of education for primary care clinicians make him well qualified to serve as one of our key advisors.</p>
By Lorraine L. Janeczko
<p><span>A portable ultrasound may be effective at diagnosing pediatric pneumonia, a small study suggests, potentially offering a more affordable and accessible alternative to chest X-rays.</span></p>
<p>Children who carry presenilin 1 E280A mutations associated with autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease show functional and structural brain changes and abnormal levels of plasma Abeta1-42.</p><p> </p>
By Kathryn DoyleIt's known that women, as a group, outlive men, but the female survival advantage begins at birth and may stem from some fundamental vulnerability of boys, according to a new study.Researchers looking at U.S. national data on both boys and girls from infancy up to age 20 found boys more likely to experience a range of illnesses, and to die of them, than girls.
As frontline health care professionals, registered nurses play a critical role in the provision of patient care and support, as well as administrative duties such as recordkeeping and directing nursing care systems.
I have watched more offices over the past few years close their phones and front desk during the lunch hour. If you close your office for an hour at lunchtime, what message are you sending your patients? You are declaring that serving your patients takes a back seat to serving yourself and your employees. Closing your phone lines at lunchtime means that you are creating missed opportunities for a vital 20% - 25% of your business day.
Neil Baum, MDNeil Baum, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Urology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA, and author of Marketing Your Clinical Practice: Ethically, Effectively, and Economically, Jones Bartlett Publishers. He is also author of Social Media For The Healthcare Profession, Greenbranch Publishing, 2011. He blogs at http://neilbaum.wordpress.com/
A new study out of the Mayo Clinic assesses the risk of death in patients with mild cognitive decline as compared to individuals with no thinking problems.