Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement
Thomas Valley, MD, MSc discusses the ongoing need to better understand and develop pulse oximeters that work accurately in all patients.
Thomas Valley, MD, MSc discusses the ongoing need to better understand and develop pulse oximeters that work accurately in all patients.
A new ADA consensus report, chaired by Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, provides guidance on the best approaches for screening and diagnosing heart failure in individuals with diabetes or prediabetes.
Michael Ghannam, MD weighs in on what to avoid to prevent an atrial fibrillation episode.
Njira Lugogo, MD and Anna Kovalszki, MD discuss how to improve control of asthma and allergy symptoms and how to advocate for treatment.
Maria Papaleontiou, MD discusses her study that looked at the association between the intensity of thyroid hormone treatment and cardiovascular mortality.
Dina Hafez Griauzde, MD, MSc helps lead efforts to ensure that more people with obesity can reduce their risk of developing, or suffering complications from, obesity-related conditions.
Tycel Phillips, MD finds that eighty percent of patients with a subset of lymphoma saw their cancers shrink after taking zanubrutinib in a clinical trial.
Dr. Shiwei Zhou and a group of international researchers take a new approach that leans on online collaboration and high quality data to improve the process for establishing medical guidelines.
Julie Bynum, MD, MPH finds that the hospice patients enter may determine whether they receive antipsychotics or benzodiazepines to quell end-of-life symptoms.
Deeba Minhas, MD provides a perspective on addressing implicit biases among patients with rheumatic disease and pain.
Preeti Malani, MD, MS, MSJ and Lindsay Petty, MD address questions about Paxlovid including when you should take it, who can take it, and where to find it.
Grace Jenq, MD and Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP discuss the benefits and challenges of home-based post-acute care programs.
Jeffrey Berinstein, MD and team show that care coordination programs are an effective way to improve symptoms without increasing costs for patients.
Dale Bixby, MD, PhD discusses the importance of diagnosing acute promyelocytic leukemia early and the availability of all-trans retinoic acid to treat it.
Kara Mizokami-Stout, MD, MSc and team find that adults with type 1 diabetes and symptomatic diabetic autonomic neuropathy had an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, gastroparesis, opioid use, and depression.
Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Department of Internal Medicine Staff Award for Excellence, Administrator of the Year Award, and Milestone Anniversary Award.
J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD and team find that nonlesional lupus skin contributes to inflammatory education of myeloid cells and primes for cutaneous inflammation.
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc discusses the new USPSTF guidelines for the daily use of low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
MeiLan Han, MD, MS describes how the lungs function, what can go wrong with them, what medical devices she uses, and her advice for companies developing technology.
Jonathan Golob, MD, PhD discusses the importance of reporting positive test results to your primary care provider and local public health department.