Passive smoking exposure is known to cause adverse health outcomes, but what is the association between passive smoking exposure and the risk of hypertension? In this Q&A, Onoja Apka, PhD, answered...
Ikuo Hirano, MD, the Chair of the Writing Committee, answers questions about the ACG/JTF guidelines on the management of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.
In this Q&A, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, MD, MPH, postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital discusses the results of a recent study on the effects...
In this Q and A, Grant Waterer, MBBS, PhD, MBA, answers questions on the recommendations regarding the diagnosis of adults with community-acquired pneumonia, including consideration for inpatient vs...
Dr Thomas van Sloten, MD
Increasing connections between physical health and depressive symptoms continue to be found in the psychiatric world, making the distinction between mind and bod
As the number of new hepatitis C virus infections continues to rise in the United States, rapid diagnosis and treatment of high-risk patients is more important than ever. In this Q&A, Benjamin Eckhardt, MD,...
Comorbidities are a large part of the disease burden for people living with HIV. A recent study aimed to examine the prevalence of both high-risk and functional comorbidities in this patient population....
In this Q&A, Sat Bir S. Khalsa, PhD, answered our questions about his team’s study that evaluated the efficacy of yoga vs cognitive behavioral therapy vs stress education for the treatment of generalized...
In a recent study, researchers examined how chronic kidney disease care differed among patients of different races and ethnicities. Lead study author Chi Chu, MD, MAS, answered our questions on his team’s...
