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Integrative Medicine: Bridging Western and Eastern Healing Methods
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/integrative-medicine-bridging-western-and-eastern-healing-methods/4063/When clothing designer Donna Karan lost her husband and then her best friend to cancer, she felt frustrated with the limitations of the strictly Western style of medical care they had received. Ms. Karan recognized the important contributions of science from Western medicine, but she also believed tPhysician Workforce Issues in the Nursing Home
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-long-term-care-medicine/physician-workforce-issues-in-the-nursing-home/4053/How can we address the shortage of physicians in nursing homes, and how does this relate to the broader issue of dwindling primary care physicians nationwide? Dr. Eric Tangalos addresses this topic with Dr. Paul Katz, professor of medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentisBorrowing from Airline and Space Industries to Reduce Medication Errors
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/borrowing-from-airline-and-space-industries-to-reduce-medication-errors/3975/Trying to reduce medication errors? Gary Conkright, chief executive officer of InformMed, a medication safety company, talks with host Bruce Japsen about how the healthcare industry is borrowing a risk assessment technique from the aviation industry as a way to improve patient safety.How to Help Women with Sexual Issues
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/how-to-help-women-with-sexual-issues/3957/Most research reveals 30 to 40 percent of women in the United States say they have sexual issues. A recent study examined how many women consider their sex issues to be a problem. With host Dr. Lauren Streicher, Dr. Jan Shifren, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive bioloDoes a Poor Economy Improve Public Health?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/does-a-poor-economy-improve-public-health/3941/One would think that the health of the nation would suffer during an economic downturn. But strange as it may seem, bad times can be good for the health of entire societies. Forgetting about individual health, Christopher Ruhm, professor of economics, explains the results of his study that showedMinimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/minimally-invasive-spinal-surgery/3937/Many of our patients who suffer from significant back pain put off surgery as long as they can, relying primarily on medical and physical therapy while hoping to avoid an elaborate operative procedure. Yet as with so many areas of medicine today, minimally invasive techniques are providing new optioStudying Our Aging Population to Improve Healthcare
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-geriatric-medicine-and-aging/studying-our-aging-population-to-improve-healthcare/3876/Dr. William Hall, director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York, discusses with host Dr. Maurice Pickard the unprecedented increase in members of our population age 85 and older, and the role this may play in exceptional longevity. We know more today than we evEvolving Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/evolving-treatment-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease/3845/Steroids used to be the standard treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. But now biologic and immunosuppresive therapies are often used. How can we increase the efficacy of these medications? What combinations work best? Dr. Richard Fedorak, professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterologHip Arthroscopy Indications and Latest Techniques
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/hip-arthroscopy-indications-and-latest-techniques/3801/Recent advancements in hip arthroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging have elucidated several sources of non-arthritic hip abnormalities which, if left untreated, could result in chronic disabling symptoms. What are the current indications for hip arthroscopy, and what management issues should cliniHow Do Unreasonable Patients Impact Our Practice?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/how-do-unreasonable-patients-impact-our-practice/3775/In all fields of medicine, we have all encountered patients who are ultra-challenging to manage. There can be those who can find dissatisfaction in any outcome that isn't ‘perfect,' according to their standards. There are others who have seen a series of healthcare providers who, despite their effor