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Surgeons Discover New Instrument, the Physician Assistant
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/surgeons-discover-new-instrument-the-physician-assistant/3520/Surgical physician assistants are becoming an important part of the workflow of hospitals. Guest Robert Blumm, a practicing physician assistant since 1970 and president of the Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants, outlines with host Lisa D'Andrea the capabilities and contributions ofPelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence in Women: A Very Treatable Problem
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/pelvic-organ-prolapse-and-incontinence-in-women-a-very-treatable-problem/3513/A large number of women suffer from pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in the United States, many of these women are postmenopausal. Statistics show that one in nine women will undergo surgery for this issue. Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler a urologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York joins host Dr. LiRenaissance of the IUD: Not Just For Contraception Anymore
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/renaissance-of-the-iud-not-just-for-contraception-anymore/3495/Intrauterine contraception is underutilized in America, compared with usage rates around the globe: despite its documented efficacy, a mere two percent of American women choose this form of birth control. Dr. David A. Grimes, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of NorthPlacebos, Pain, and Price: How Conflicts of Interest Emerge Despite Best Intentions
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/placebos-pain-and-price-how-conflicts-of-interest-emerge-despite-best-intentions/3437/Why do headaches often persist after taking a one-cent aspirin, yet disappear after taking a fifty-cent aspirin? Dan Ariely, behavioral economist and author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions, refutes the common assumption that clinicians and patients behave in funImplications of Graft vs. Host Disease in Modern Medicine
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/implications-of-graft-vs-host-disease-in-modern-medicine/3411/We know graft-versus-host disease is a common complication in transplant patients. How can this also be happening at an institutional level? Julie Salamon's recent book, Hospital-Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids, offers a glimpse ofNew Developments In Interventional Endoscopy
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/new-developments-in-interventional-endoscopy/3353/Advances in minimally invasive devices are fostering new endoscopic strategies in gastroenterology, including Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Dr. Christopher Thompson, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of developmental endoscopy at BrighaImmunizing Pregnant Women Against Pertussis: A Good Idea?
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/immunizing-pregnant-women-against-pertussis-a-good-idea/3327/Since the 1990s, we have seen a resurgence in infant deaths related to pertussis. Once thought to be a disease of childhood, pertussis attack rates are very high among non-immunized adults. Dr. Stanley Gall, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and women's health at the University of Louisville ScPreventing ACL Injuries in Young Athletes
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/preventing-acl-injuries-in-young-athletes/3206/We're making great progress in the diagnosis and treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries suffered by young athletes. It's no longer the injury that ends a sports career, but an ACL tear can still quickly end a season. Taking our work a step further, how can we equip our athletes withWhere Should Patients Seek Quality Consumer Medical Info?
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/where-should-patients-seek-quality-consumer-medical-info/3150/Consumers are inundated with information about healthcare, whether they peruse the Internet or learn about it on television in their homes. Are some educational materials more effective in providing patients the information they seek? Leah Binder, chief executive officer of the Leapfrog Group, tellsAsthma & the Olympics: Global Clinical Insights
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-sports-medicine/asthma-the-olympics-global-clinical-insights/3113/Is asthma management more complicated for Olympic athletes? Host Dr. Mary Leuchars welcomes Dr. Ken Fitch, current member of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee, to discuss the nuances of asthma management among patients who are elite athletes. Dr. Fitch also reviews his st