PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins
In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and vice chairman of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, look at the top… Continue reading
Judge Orders Chris Brown to Stay in Jail
Judge orders Chris Brown to stay in jail
Orange is the new Brown wardrobe. Chris Brown's lawyer was unable to persuade a Los Angeles judge to let the singer out of jail on Monday. Brown, 24, wore an orange jail jumpsuit at court, with his mother sitting behind him, while… Continue reading
Sepsis: Advances in Usual Care Boost Survival
Sepsis: Advances in Usual Care Boost Survival
Taken together the studies suggest that over the last decade, emergency physicians learned the important lessons of aggressive septic shock treatment with early detection, coupled with fast antibiotic and fluid therapies — knowledge translated into …
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One-in-a-Million Girl Dies of Rare Lung Disease
One-in-a-million girl dies of rare lung disease
The physicians at the Children's Heart Institute are academic faculty at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School and leaders in the field of pediatric heart care, providing a broad range of services for children …
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Local 12: How to Avoid Common Complications in Training
Local 12: How to Avoid Common Complications in Training – Dr. Emily Dixon from TriHealth Physician Partner Ohio Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and a faculty member with the sports medicine fellowship at Beth…
My recovery from heroin
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Study Feeds Concerns About MI Risk With Testosterone Tx
Study Feeds Concerns About MI Risk With Testosterone Tx
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"Thus, the pattern of change in risk by supply of testosterone is consistent with an effect of the drug, and underscores the concerns raised by three recent studies in predominantly older men." A… Continue reading
Six Problems: Third in a Series on the WaPo Nonprofit “Asset Diversion” Database
Six Problems: Third in a Series on the WaPo Nonprofit “Asset Diversion” Database
Filed under: Houston Drug Treatment Centers
One of the external board memberships of the foundation president and CEO is Phoenix House, a nationwide network of heroin and other addiction detoxification and treatment centers. This year, an audit… Continue reading
Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment
Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment
Filed under: Drug Addiction Help Houston
Rates of substance abuse treatment increased when states enacted so-called parity legislation barring insurers from limiting coverage of it more strictly than for other conditions, researchers said. Treatment rates went up 9% (P<0.001) following …
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Michael Jackson Drug Related Death, Addiction Expert Mark Menestrina MD
Michael Jackson drug related death, addiction expert Mark Menestrina MD – Michael Jackson is dead at 50, apparently due to a drug related substance. Addiction expert Dr. Mark Menestrina, Medical Director of the Detoxification progr…
Skin Antibiotics Effective in Trial
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