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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Genomic Research and Personalized Medicine: An Expert Interview With Francis Collins, MD, PhD
Dr. Francis Collins talks about how close we are to the achievement of personalized medicine.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Congress Passes Genetic Privacy Bill
In this videoblog, Dr. Eric Topol updates us on some of the details and discusses what this might mean for the future if it is signed into law.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Can A Topical Immunomodulating Agent Obviate Need for Surgery in Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia?
Results of a small placebo-controlled study suggest that a topical cream may serve as an alternative to surgery for some patients with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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CME
A 33-year-old Woman with Sudden-Onset Severe Headache and Vomiting
A 33-year-old woman presents to the ED with a severe headache, associated vomiting, blurred vision, and weakness in her left leg. She states that it is the worst headache of her life, and it is worsening despite her use of acetaminophen. She has a 4-year history of oral contraceptive use. Her pupils show a slightly sluggish reaction to light, and bilateral papilledema is noted on the funduscopic examination. A magnetic resonance venogram (MRV) is taken. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, May 2008
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How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008
Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
Editorial, May 2008
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Patients: An Untapped Safety Resource
Julia A. Hallisy, DDS, a dentist in San Francisco, California, teaches how patients can protect themselves.
Editorial, May 2008
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Genes That Mediate Risk for Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Genetic inheritance and early traumatic life events contribute to the development of MDD and PTSD in adults. Emerging data indicates that specific genes may be used to identify individuals at risk.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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The Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection: An Expert Interview With Gonzalo M. Bearman, MD, MPH
How is the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) shifting? Why is the severity of CDI increasing? Gonzalo M. Bearman, MD, MPH, answers these questions in an Expert Interview.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Underutilization of Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Heart Failure
Gregory Piazza, MD, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, discusses how poorly many hospitals are preventing deep vein thrombosis.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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CME
A Young Woman with General Malaise and a Persistent Fever
A 21-year-old woman presents to the ED with a history of fever, general malaise, mild diffuse cramping and abdominal pain, and a cough with occasional blood-tinged sputum. She was recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, but she is not currently on antiretroviral medications. The patient appears cachectic and fatigued, and she is noted to be tachycardic, febrile, and has mild tachypnea. Diagnostic laboratory studies are conducted, and a chest radiograph and CT scan are taken. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, April 2008
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CME
Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Treatment Over Time
Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli guides us through the challenging diagnosis and management of inflammatory breast cancer.
Clinical Case, April 2008
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Transmission of Influenza Virus: What Is Keeping the Next Pandemic at Bay?
Can we predict whether the next pandemic will be like the mild 1968 Hong Kong influenza or more similar to the devastating 1918 pandemic, which may have killed more than 50 million people worldwide?
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Announcing the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section of The Medscape Journal of Medicine
David Goldenberg, MD, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, announces this new section of The Medscape Journal.
Editorial, April 2008
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"Jake Leg," Other Poisonings, Physicians as Canaries, and the FDA
Emily Friedman, an independent health policy and ethics analyst, reminds us why doctors must be "canaries" and the FDA must act.
Editorial, April 2008
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Readers' and Author's Responses to "Clinicians Must Reinvent the Medical Record to Stimulate the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records"
Two readers and an author discuss the merits of electronic medical records.
Letter, April 2008
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Hot Topic: Epidemiology of Invasive Infections Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States
A discussion of a study that supplies important new information on the changing epidemiology of invasive MRSA infections.
Journal Article, April 2008
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Surgery for Diabetes?
Kelvin D. Higa, MD, FACS, President of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, explains why surgery may be the best choice for treating morbid obesity.
Editorial, April 2008
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National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Prostate Cancer Guideline, Version 1.2008
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network presents its current clincial guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Article, April 2008
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National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Breast Cancer Guideline, Version 2.2008
Check out the newly released update to the National Cancer Comprehensive Network Breast Cancer Guideline, available for the first time on Medscape.
Article, April 2008
