The weight of suffering for an estimated 21 million Americans, the measurable lapse in federal funding and the astronomical cost of diabetes inflicting the nation: Dr. John Buse, President, Medicine and Science, American Diabetes Association, weighs in on the enormous challenge of the $174 billion diabetes epidemic.
The words most of us fear when requiring medical care are “We need to draw blood” and/or “We need to start an IV.” Immediately, the apprehension associated with having a clinician stick a needle into our vein begins to build. For many patients, the apprehension is intensified knowing they generally have to be stuck multiple times before venous access is properly obtained.
Dr. James H. Thrall, Radiologist-in-Chief at the Department of Radiology of the Massachusetts General Hospital provides a picture of the institution’s work.
James Philbin of Johns Hopkins Medicine tells EHM about innovations in medical imaging at one of the country’s foremost health centers.
Dr. Daniel Kopans on the potential advantages of using digital breast tomosynthesis in the fight against breast cancer.