Videos

Dr. Nina Silverberg of the National Institute on Aging, discusses Alzheimer's Disease.

The terms Alzheimer's and Dementia are often used interchangeably, are they in fact the same condition?

DoubleCheckMD is the first-ever online medical search technology that empowers users to quickly and easily find accessible, accurate information on drug interactions and side effects.

David Liebovitz, MD, discusses electronic medical records and potential cost savings, safety and efficiency savings for inpatients.

Vineet Arora, MD, discusses the use of point of care technology with hospitalists.

Sreedhar Potarazu, MD, MBA discusses the difficult task of defining quality of care in the healthcare system.

Donald W. Kemper, MPH, Chairman and CEO of Healthwise.org speaks about the company’s mission to help people make better health decisions.

New research based on transplanting Islets of Langerhan cells onto the anterior chamber of the mouse eye may pave the way for new diabetes treatment.

Ted Eytan, MD, MS, MPH, speaks to how the doctor/patient roles and methods of communication have evolved in the current digital environment.

David M. Cognetti, MD, discusses the evolution of treatment modalities for head and neck cancers.

Drs. Thomas Hansen and Craig Rubens talk about their campaign to have patients actively challenge physicians and nurses when it comes to hand hygiene.

The Cancer Foundation for Personal Appearance provides education, guidance, hair replacements, and wigs to patients suffering from hair loss due to cancer treatments.

George L. Foltin MD, FAAP, FACEP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and NYU provides physicians with important information about Swine Flu.

Learn about the struggles patients with rheumatoid arthritis face everyday.

Patrick C. Alguire, MD, FACP, Director, Education and Career Development, American College of Physicians discusses why physicians may want to work part-time and gives constructive options for the physician to consider.

Former ADA President Gerald Bernstein discusses the history of and recent advances in the delivery of insulin.

Dr. Desmond Leddin, the head of gastroenterology at Dalhouse University, discusses crohn's disease.

The risk of developing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is associated with iron levels in drinking water, according to a study in Norway.

Douglas Burkett, PhD, president of Champion Biotechnology Inc, discusses the Biomerk Tumorgrafts� ("tumor xenograft") that is being developed by researchers at Champion.

The American Journal of Managed Care co-Editor-in-Chief, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, explains the concept of "value-based insurance design."

Christopher D. Nielsen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses issues with a patent foramen ovale.

Pamela B. Morris, MD, Director, Preventive Cardiology, Co-Director, Women's Heart Care, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses cardiovascular disease in women.

S. Ausim, Azizi, MD, PhD, Chairperson/Professor, Department of Neurology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses Parkinson's Disease.

Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses adrenal masses.

Nicole Artz, MD, a hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Hospital, discusses implications of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients.

The use of breast MRI as part of the screening for breast cancer, by Dr. Thomas Pope Director of Breast Imaging MUSC Medical University of South Carolina.

A 58-year-old woman with a longstanding history of hypertension presented with numbness on the right side of the body and drooping of the right side of the face. The episode lasted about 30 minutes, after which there was a significant improvement of symptoms... Read the rest of the case report inside and take the quiz!