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Report From Capitol Hill with AMA Board Chair Dr. Rebecca Patchin
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/report-from-capitol-hill-with-ama-board-chair-dr-rebecca-patchin/5326/Dr. Rebecca Patchin, American Medical Association board chair, gives the view from Capitol Hill after several days of testifying and speaking with legislators about the various needs of healthcare reform. Topics include reimbursement rates, health insurance and others. Also on this week's program, DNICE-SUGAR: Blood Glucose Levels in the ICU
https://reachmd.com/programs/diabetes-discourse/nice-sugar-blood-glucose-levels-in-the-icu/4825/Lowering blood sugar levels in critically ill patients is a widely embraced practice. But according to the results of the NICE-SUGAR study, lowering blood glucose levels in ICU patients may not be safe. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, Dr. Irl Hirsch, professor of medicine and the DiabeteAMA Delegates Respond to President Obama's Speech
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/ama-delegates-respond-to-president-obamas-speech/4636/President Barack Obama delivered a lengthy address on his vision for health system reform to delegates of the American Medical Association (AMA) at their 158th annual meeting in Chicago. The speech generated a range of reactions from physicians in the audience. Host Dr. John Armstrong captures their“9-11 Cough” & Persistent Lung Ailments
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-allergy/9-11-cough-persistent-lung-ailments/4458/More than 40 thousand people, including fire and rescue workers, were exposed to toxic dust in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in September, 2001. Fast-forward more than a decade, and nearly a quarter of those first responders still have breathing issues. Dr. NormaCaring for Under-Served Communities With Asthma
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-allergy/caring-for-under-served-communities-with-asthma/4301/In what populations is asthma becoming more prevalent, and is asthma becoming a significant public health issue? How can physicians better care for under-served communities with a prevalence of asthma? Dr. Michael Foggs, chief of allergy, asthma, and immunology at Advocate Health Centers, discussesHighlights: The 2009 ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/highlights-the-2009-asco-genitourinary-cancer-symposium/4278/Reports and findings from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Genitourinary Cancer Symposium, held February 26th though 28th in Orlando, Florida.Practical Advice for Treating Bipolar Patients
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-neurology-and-psychiatry/practical-advice-for-treating-bipolar-patients/4147/What are the most successful methods of treating bipolar patients? Dr. Monica Basco, associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss her work with treating bipolar patients. Learn the best tools for increasing treatment adherence, reCentral Prescription Processing: A New Trend in Pharmacy?
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-pharmacy/central-prescription-processing-a-new-trend-in-pharmacy/3762/Central prescription and order verification, at its core, is a concept whereby the various aspects of pharmacy practice can be divided up into a series of assignments to be completed by separate pharmacy workers. It allows data entry for a patient to occur in one location, just as that patient's druAbstinence-Only Sex Education: Failing Teens?
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/abstinence-only-sex-education-failing-teens/3728/For the past 25 years, the U.S. government has funded abstinence-only sex education in public schools. Still, 47 percent of high school students report having had sexual intercourse and 70 percent are sexually active by age 19. Lorie Chaiten, director of the Reproductive Rights Project for the RogResurrecting Antibodies from 1918 Flu Pandemic Survivors
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/resurrecting-antibodies-from-1918-flu-pandemic-survivors/3652/First published in 2005, the story of how we've come to understand the complete sequence of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus begins years ago, in a remote Alaskan village, and continues today in research across the country. What are we learning about a virus that has taken many decades to comprehen