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New Diagnostics to Combat MRSA 'Superbug'
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/new-diagnostics-to-combat-mrsa-superbug/4276/The 'superbug' methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a top concern for hospitals and doctors nationwide. So what are we doing to combat this? Dr. Gian Han, director of Diatherix Laboratories, tells host Bruce Japsen about molecular diagnostic technologies being developed for doctoGenetic Screening Guidelines: Looking Back, Looking Forward
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/genetic-screening-guidelines-looking-back-looking-forward/4120/The field of genetics was developing so rapidly in 1975, that the National Academy of Sciences published a set of genetic screening guidelines. These guidelines are still considered classic over three decades after their publication. Do all of the recommendations remain true today? Host Dr. Lee FreeCulturing the First Synthetic Viruses
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/culturing-the-first-synthetic-viruses/4082/Understanding the mechanisms through which animal viruses mutate and emerge as human pathogens helps us to predict and restrict the impact of natural pandemics and intentionally spawned virulent diseases. Toward this end, the cultivation of complex synthetic viruses is a promising area of research.Protective Hypothermia: Medical Ice Slurry Technology
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-heart-health/protective-hypothermia-medical-ice-slurry-technology/4005/Dr. Ken Kasza, a senior mechanical engineer at Argonne National Laboratory, discusses with host Dr. Larry Kaskel how doctors can use medical ice slurry to reduce the brain and other organs' demand for oxygen, thus giving doctors additional time to diagnose and treat critical patients in emergencies.The Expanding Role of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-neurology-and-psychiatry/the-expanding-role-of-minimally-invasive-spinal-surgery/3938/At first glance, minimally invasive spine surgery sounds like a contradiction in terms: how could an operation on an area of the body so complex, be navigated successfully through only a few simple incisions? Dr. Paul Holman, a neurosurgeon for the Methodist Neurological Institute at the Methodist HThe Diagnosis and Management of Anaphylaxis
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-allergy/the-diagnosis-and-management-of-anaphylaxis/3919/What are the scenarios that characterize anaphylaxis, according to the National Institute of Health? Dr. Richard Nicklas, clinical professor of medicine at George Washington University Medical Center, discusses the manifestations of anaphylaxis and how physicians can best manage patients with a histDoctor Shortage – The Solution
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/doctor-shortage-the-solution/3760/We have heard much about all of the problems facing American medicine today— the growing numbers of the uninsured, lack of physicians, and inefficient systems, to name a few. Dr. Richard Scheffler, professor of health economics and public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and chair oIn Pursuit of Success Against HIV
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/in-pursuit-of-success-against-hiv/3572/Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health discusses the sentiments and mood after the XVII International Conference on AIDS at Mexico City. He emphasizes the need for societies and individuals to implement effective andGlobal Humanitarianism: Lessons from Army Medicine
https://reachmd.com/programs/the-strength-to-heal/global-humanitarianism-lessons-from-army-medicine/3450/Bringing medical forces into a foreign land often provides an opportunity unlike any other to become intimately familiar with this nation. Col. Dr. David Crudo, pediatrician and deputy surgeon in the U.S. Army Pacific at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, has participated in many of these missThe Psychology of Religious Violence and Terrorism
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-disaster-medicine-and-preparedness/the-psychology-of-religious-violence-and-terrorism/3408/Religious terrorism has become commonplace in our lifetime. What causes a person to kill innocent strangers in the name of religion? Our guest Dr. James Jones is uniquely qualified to address this question. Dr. Jones, a professor of religion and adjunct professor of clinical psychology at Rutgers