By Peter Galvin, MD [Today’s topic was requested by a reader. The reason I write this column is to provide medical Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Today’s case is from the Hiroshima-Nishi Medical Center in Hiroshima, Japan. A 75-year-old man presented to the Read More
Eating disorders are substantial disturbances in eating or behavior related to eating. They may be associated with medical and psychiatric complications, impaired Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD There are two main types of lung disease – obstructive and restrictive. In obstructive disease, the air sacs, or Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD In all my years as a primary care physician, one of the most difficult issues I encountered was Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD West Nile virus is an infection that is spread to humans by mosquitoes of the Culex species. The Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD Lately, carbohydrates, or carbs, have gotten a bad rap – but not all carbs deserve it. What makes a Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD In men, hypogonadism (low testosterone level) generally has readily recognizable clinical manifestations, such as decreased libido and sexual Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD A 27-year-old man with a history of asthma presented to the ER at a hospital in Malaysia with Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD The terms metastasis, metastasize, etc. refer to the spread, usually hematogenous (via the bloodstream), of cancer. As a Read More