GJ is a 79-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, and New York Heart Association class II heart failure with…
Periprocedural Bridging Anticoagulation: Measuring the Impact of a Clinical Trial on Care Delivery
Use of bridging anticoagulation has been shown to be harmful and without benefit in warfarin-treated patients with atrial fibrillation. We…
After the Match: Cultivating a Community of Support, Retention, and Mentoring to Enhance Diversity
In 2004, the Association of American Medical Colleges defined underrepresented in medicine as “racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented…
The Necessity of Sham Controls
A fundamental issue in biomedical research is how we prove a therapy is effective. When considering medications intended to improve…
More Sub-subs Are Coming!
Prior to World War I, most US physicians were general practitioners.1 A smaller number considered themselves to be ‘specialists.’ Specialties…
Public Awareness and Perceptions of Palliative and Comfort Care
In April 2018, Barbara Bush, champion for universal literacy and former First Lady of the United States, died at the…
Reducing Unnecessary Vitamin D Screening in an Academic Health System: What Works and When
Vitamin D deficiency is relatively common, with an estimated prevalence between 19% and 77% in the United States.1,2 Low serum…
A New Option for Reversing the Anticoagulant Effect of Factor Xa Inhibitors: Andexanet Alfa (ANDEXXA)
The use of direct oral anticoagulants over traditional warfarin has increased in the United States over the past 10 years…
Should Patients Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi No Longer Be Referred to as Having Lyme Disease?
In 1977, a seminal paper described what was subsequently called Lyme arthritis.1 The name ‘Lyme’ originated from the initial investigation…
Medical Principles in Obstetrical Consults
The ideal pregnancy should be medically uncomplicated. In contrast, maternal mortality in the United States equates to approximately 3 deaths…