Yale School Of Medicine
Hooked on Rheum with Deborah Dyett Desir, MD
How I became a rheumatologist is kind of an odd story.
Studies offer insight into telehealth availability, patient use for cancer management
Data from two studies revealed disparities in telehealth availability and use among patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to presenters during the virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
Patients with CKD have higher nocturnal blood pressure compared with those without CKD
Q&A: Nephrologists offer next steps in addressing the COVID-19 omicron variant
High liver fat associated with impaired glucose, type 2 diabetes in pediatric obesity
Children with obesity and a high level of liver fat content are more likely to have impaired glucose tolerance, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes compared with those with normal liver fat content, according to a speaker
Hospitalizations for hypertensive emergencies rose sharply in US from 1999 to 2019
Among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, hospitalizations for hypertensive emergencies more than doubled from 1999 to 2019, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
VIDEO: Expert discusses new ACG guidelines, importance of microbiota
In this video, Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, spoke about new changes to the American College of Gastroenterology’s guidelines on Clostridioides difficile infection treatment, which were discussed at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
BLOG: Why anteromedialization TTO is important in some patella instability surgery
Since describing anteromedialization tibial tubercle osteotomy for realignment and unloading of the patella in 1983, I have done about 1,500 anteromedial tibial tubercle transfers.
Patients with major depressive episode, suicidality face significant care barriers
U.S. adults with a major depressive episode and suicidal ideation or behavior with intent had higher mental health care resource utilization and more barriers to care than those with only a major depressive episode.
Electroconvulsive therapy correlates with lower all-cause mortality
When used correctly, electroconvulsive therapy can be associated with lower all-cause mortality, according to findings published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.