Index by author
Brethauer, Stacy A.
Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidenceThe risks are not trivial, but they are acceptably low. The benefits: patients lose weight and keep it off, and many are cured of obesity-related diseases, notably type 2 diabetes.
Cefalu, William T.
- Bariatric surgery: Part of the answer to the obesity epidemic
Bariatric surgery is not the total answer to obesity, but it can be an integral part of a comprehensive weight-management program.
Chand, Bipan
- Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidence
The risks are not trivial, but they are acceptably low. The benefits: patients lose weight and keep it off, and many are cured of obesity-related diseases, notably type 2 diabetes.
Factora, Ronan M.
- Does this patient have primary progressive aphasia?
Primary progressive aphasia is a distinct clinical entity in which the patient develops language deficits while other cognitive domains remain relatively preserved until late in the illness.
Gordon, Steven M.
- Health care worker, vaccinate thyself: Toward better compliance with influenza vaccination
At our hospital, workers can decline to be vaccinated, but everyone must go to our Web site and be counted.
Jacob, Jesse T.
- A 48-year-old man with acute, ‘knife-like’ rectal pain
He has lost 90 pounds in the last 9 months and has had white oral plaques, chronic diarrhea, low-grade fever, and anorexia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Kanter, Stuart J.
- Does this patient have primary progressive aphasia?
Primary progressive aphasia is a distinct clinical entity in which the patient develops language deficits while other cognitive domains remain relatively preserved until late in the illness.
Kedia, Navin
- A 48-year-old man with acute, ‘knife-like’ rectal pain
He has lost 90 pounds in the last 9 months and has had white oral plaques, chronic diarrhea, low-grade fever, and anorexia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Lang, David M.
- The controversy over long-acting beta agonists: Examining the evidence
Asthma drugs that contain salmeterol (Serevent, Advair) or formoterol (Foradil) now carry a warning about an increased risk of asthma-related death. This paper critically examines the evidence.
Mandell, Brian F.
- The surgical unsupersizing of America
For years, “fat surgery” was viewed with skepticism by many internists. The tide is turning, but there is still no free lunch.
