Drawing on 30 years of clinical and research experience, Dr. Samuel Mann gives readers information so that they can talk to their physician to be sure they are on the medications that are right for them, with the goals of controlling their hypertension, avoiding side effects, and keeping prescription costs down.
In a randomized, controlled study of 756 patients, Dr. Mary Charlson created and utilized a script to provide patients with a tool to "fulfill their promise to themselves that they will do what's needed for their health." The results have been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
A study in the journal AIDS identifies a connection between the use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and the blood disorder polycythemia among HIV-infected men. This is the first study on polycythemia in HIV-infected men and has led to additional recommendations for the treatment of patients with HIV.
An authority on preeclampsia (a hypertensive disorder that may occur during pregnancy), Dr. Phyllis August will receive a "Saving Grace" award at the Preeclampsia Foundation's 7th annual gala. Dr. August has also played a pivotal role in putting the condition of preeclampsia on the map. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of mother and baby mortality in pregnant women.
Located on Floor 12 of the Weill Greenberg Ambulatory Building, 1305 York Avenue, the stunningly attractive facilities represent state-of-the-art patient care at its best. Individual treatment bays are equipped with flat screen televisions and provide sweeping views of York Avenue.
The partnership program gives WCMC medical students the opportunity to conduct a six-week primary care clerkship in Ithaca in which they shadow local physicians. WCMC students are afforded clinical experience that would be atypical at Manhattan hospitals such as managing mononucleosis on a university campus, or conducting family medicine in rural villages and farms.
Dr. Elizabeth Leef Jacobson and Dr. David Resnick offer the following advice for allergy sufferers during the summer months.
Dr. Mark S. Lachs is part of an expert panel convened by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to testify on nationwide trends of elder abuse. The hearing, Justice for All: Ending Elder Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation, will take place today in Washington, DC, and will include personal testimony from actor and abuse survivor Mickey Rooney.
Established in 2005, the award recognizes physicians who exemplify a spirit of collegiality and collaboration with the nursing staff. Dr. Sandra Hall-Ross, one of six recipients this year, was selected for her "open-minded, objective and inclusive approach" to patient care with the nursing staff.
As the aging population of the United States continues to grow, patients and caregivers are coming face-to-face with a widespread but largely overlooked problem. Medical ageism often results in a patient's ailments going untreated or being overtreated. Because their symptoms are dismissed as "just part of getting older," such discrimination of the elderly extends throughout the healthcare system, disproportionately affecting the quality of life for elderly patients.
