Lumbar disk herniations are among the most frequent causes of sciatica. Fortunately for patients, sciatica is generally self-limited and resolves…
Penile Kaposi’s Sarcoma
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Surgery versus Conservative Care for Persistent Sciatica Lasting 4 to 12 Months
Sciatica that is caused by acute herniation of a lumbar disk is expected to improve with conservative care in 90%…
Universal Disease Screening and Treatment — The Egyptian Example
Thirty years ago, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity accounted for less than 45% of the global…
Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, and Harm — When Medical Care Ignores Social Forces
In a 2019 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Take Two Aspirin and Call Me by My Pronouns,” former…
Screening and Treatment Program to Eliminate Hepatitis C in Egypt
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major global health problem affecting 1% of the world population. The Sustainable…
How skin cells prepare to heal wounds
Researchers have published the first comprehensive overview of the major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells as they prepare…
Melanoma is killing fewest Americans in decades
Advances in treatment have led to the largest yearly declines in deaths due to melanoma ever recorded for this skin…
High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals
Neuroscientists can now capture millisecond electrical changes in neurons in the cortex of an alert mouse, allowing tracing of neural…