Medical News

By Steven C. Quay, M.D., Ph.D., FCAP Women have consulted with their physicians for generations to gain insight about the risks of breast cancer and ...

By Dr. Ismael Nuño, MD Chasing ghosts in the operating room sounds supernatural, but it is actually something we surgeons really do. Each one of ...

By Karin Hehenberger, M.D., Ph.D. The prevalence of autoimmune disorders—such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis and type-1 diabetes—is comparatively high throughout the developed ...

By Thomas K. McInerny, MD On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two historic decisions affirming the right of same-gender couples to marry. The American ...

By Harvey B. Lefton, M.D. For the past 45 years, the United States has engaged in a “war on drugs.”  This was popularized in the ...

By Randy Robinson, M.D., and Mason Reiner “Dear, how much were the groceries?” An efficient, effective healthcare system is built upon an enduring relationship between ...

By Harvey B. Lefton, M.D. We are practicing in an age of rapidly changing treatment modalities and increasing pharmacologic options.  What is changing even more ...

By Alvin Tran More than 17,000 fourth-year medical students found out where they’ll be completing the final years of their medical education on “Match Day” ...

By Michael McKenna, MD Under health care reform, every hospital and health system is under the gun to deliver care more efficiently and cost-effectively. While ...

By Harvey B. Lefton, MD The sustainable growth rate (SGR) is the method that Medicare uses to calculate payments for physician services.  It was devised ...