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
By Peter Galvin, MD It is estimated that approximately 600,000 people died in the Civil War, but two-thirds of them died from disease, Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD This case comes from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. A 76-year-old retired cardiovascular nurse Read More
By Peter Galvin, MD When we think about cardiac arrest, we usually attribute it to older individuals. Unfortunately, the incidence of cardiac Read More