Disease

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is perhaps the world’s most prestigious medical journal, so it is both interesting and informative to see its editors’ compilation of what they consider its “notable articles” of the previous year. T

One of our standard medications used in caring for the critically ill is steroids, more specifically glucocorticoids.

Cancer of the prostate gland is extremely common – so common, in fact, that in some form it will affect most men if they live long enough.

Medicine is notoriously slow to change, which is, in many ways, a good thing because it allows time for a concept to be tested and shown to have value.

Many factors contribute to the burnout of practicing physicians, which has been accelerated by the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Let me begin with the caveats – it is a research study of the UK Biobank, which in the authors' words, “is not fully representative of the UK population regarding lifestyle and characteristics.” Ninety-four percent+ of the participants

Sixty percent of Americans have at least one chronic illness, and 40% of us have two or more. Unlike an acute illness, chronic disease requires patient self-care; you must help yourself, at least between doctor visits.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most devastating events in public health in the U.S. over the last half-century. It’s also the most scrutinized health emergency in history.

We have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, new viral variants, such as the many subtypes of Omicron, are less susceptible to the vaccines developed to protect against th

The Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE) study looked at the effect of a 25% reduction in caloric intake, without sacrificing essential nutrients, in healthy adults over two years.