Disease

The results of the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical And Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA) were presented at the American Heart Association meeting this weekend.

“Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions.” Robert Fulgham  

Using nicotine habitually is a bad idea. It is worse when delivered by combustion, with fewer health consequences when vaporized. We have always said that vaping nicotine is a gateway or path to smoking cessation.

I have written in the past on Genome-Wide Association Studies or GWAS. The promise of a more personalized, genetic understanding of disease has made this form of scientific investigation increasingly prominent.

Human physiology is complex, involving many chemical, cellular, and neuronal mediators. As a result of the multiplicity of interactions, there are continuous, tiny fluctuations, whether we measure chemical or electrical biomarkers.

Former Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina died yesterday at the age of 66 from complications caused by an infection with the Powassan virus. What is that?

“I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.” Emo Philips, American Comedian

Perhaps you remember the apocryphal story of how Target targets expectant mothers by me

Influenza, “the flu,” is more than a bad cold.  Seasonal outbreaks yearly cause not only tremendous misery and debility but huge numbers of hospital admissions and deaths.

As a vascular surgeon, while having cared for many frail individuals, I was first exposed to the concept of frailty as a syndrome in 2011. Frailty requires special handling, like a prized antique.