Commentary
Opinion
Overcoming death anxiety: Understanding our lives and legacies
The modern psychiatrist should not forget fundamental truths of behavior and humanity that were once the staple of psychiatry.
Expert Commentary
Does the current age cutoff for screening miss too many cases of cervical cancer in older women?
Women aged 65 and older were more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage of cervical cancer than younger women (71% vs 48%), and...
Commentary
Doctor spots a gunshot victim staggering down his street
Afterwards, people asked me, “Weren’t you worried that you were going to get shot?” That does happen in North Philadelphia. But it didn’t even...
Perspectives
Fatigue is a monster for patients with pulmonary disease
Outside of sleep medicine, I see little focus on fatigue among pulmonologists.
News
Boys may carry the weight, or overweight, of adults’ infertility
Plus: The promise of fecal beads and the air of sleep-dieting.
Commentary
Diagnosis of Indolent Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini Infections as Risk Factors for Cholangiocarcinoma: An Unmet Medical Need
Cholangiocarcinoma is a heterogeneous, highly aggressive cancer of the biliary tract epithelium with an overall 5-year...
Opinion
Medications that scare me
Many medications can cause cardiac symptoms and other serious side effects in elderly patients.
Commentary
Why the approval of MiniMed 780G is a ‘quantum leap’ forward
The FDA approval of the MiniMed 780G artificial pancreas promises better glucose control in patients with type 1 diabetes, and Dr. Ann Peters is “...
Commentary
Surprising brain activity moments before death
The electrical patterns of the brains in these patients looked very similar to the patterns seen in dreaming humans, as well as in patients with...
Commentary
Some decisions aren’t right or wrong; they’re just devastating
One might wonder: Why is it so hard to do the right thing? Ask any clinician and I think you will hear the same answer: because we do not have the...