More articles from From the editor
- Gene-based, rational drug-dosing: An evolving, complex opportunity
Pharmacogenomics promises the opportunity to match the right drug and dose to the right patient. We are not there yet, but the day is coming.
- The urge to know: What does iron have to do with infection?
Why might iron supplementation be harmful in the setting of infection?
- Hypertension: Don’t worry about the J curve—treat the patient
Concerns over being too aggressive remain theoretical. A far greater problem is that we are still not successfully treating hypertension to even a conservative target.
- The Journal at 80 years: ‘Same as it ever was’—sort of
In the 1980s, the musical group Talking Heads sang, “You may ask yourself, How did I get here?”—an appropriate question as we begin our 80th year.
- Why is fixing the plumbing so difficult?
For carotid stenosis, a catheter-based procedure would seem safer than endarterectomy, but reality is not always so simple.
- Preventing clots: Don’t let the complex overshadow the simple
Although we often approach anticoagulation therapy with a confidence born of familiarity, it is not for the faint of heart.
- Finding the right target for treating Alzheimer disease
It is not always easy to pick a therapeutic target. Sometimes, potential targets are actually embers of the pathologic process rather than flames driving the disease.
- Exchanging the skin bleb for the test tube
New blood tests are a positive step towards accurate recognition and treatment of patients with latent tuberculosis.
- HIV: Just another chronic disease
Did we ever expect a time when HIV would be viewed as a chronic disease, with patients warranting screening for coronary artery disease in order to decrease long-term coronary complications?
- Escaping the heat in the EMR pool
The electronic medical record (EMR) is a tool, and it performs at the skill level of the person using it.