By Peter Galvin, MD Diverticulosis is a condition where outpouchings form in the intestinal wall, usually involving the left-side of the large Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Over the years, the nature of lung cancers associated with cigarette smoking has changed. Once, most people who Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Plastics production and use reached 435 million tons in 2020 (up from 234 million tons in 2000) and by 2040 is expected to Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Today’s case study comes from Weill Cornell Medicine in Manhattan. But before I get to the case, Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the U.S. A bite from infected Ixodes scapularis Read More
Not too long ago, an opinion piece, or oped, ran in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was written Read More
Sometimes, especially in primary care practices, clinicians are sometimes under pressure to give in to patients’ demands for inappropriate treatment. For example, Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD A previously healthy 8-year-old boy was brought to the dermatology clinic with a seven-day history of an itchy Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD A healthy 30-year-old man presented to the ophthalmology clinic in Alicante, Spain with a three-day history of recurrent, Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Progressive clouding of the natural lens of the eye is called a cataract. Worldwide, cataracts were responsible for Read More