September 9, 2019
Thyroid cancer rates are rising faster than any other cancer in the United States, tripling in the past 3 decades. Part of this is due to […]
August 17, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. In 2017, 10 million people around the world became sick with TB disease, and there were 1.3 […]
August 5, 2019
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after exposure to a potentially traumatic event that is beyond a typical stressor, such as violent assaults, natural or human-caused […]
July 14, 2019
Each year, approximately 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC by state health departments. Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected […]
July 7, 2019
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Seventy-nine million Americans, most in their late teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV. […]
June 10, 2019
In 1986, the World Health Organization released the Pain Relief Ladder. The principle is that the lowest effective dose of an opioid should be used to […]
May 26, 2019
Food Allergy is a costly, potentially life-threatening health condition that can adversely affect a patient’s wellbeing. There are more than 170 foods that have been reported […]
May 20, 2019
THE WEEK’S CME TRENDING TOPIC IS INSOMNIA A third of US adults report that they usually get less than the recommended amount of sleep. Not getting […]
May 11, 2019
With an increasingly mobile population, people are traveling all over the world. Depending on their destination, they will need different types of immunizations, vaccinations, prophylaxis, etc. […]