The increased prescription of opioid medications has led to widespread misuse of both prescribed and non-prescribed opioids. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a […]
C. difficile, a bacterium that can cause life-threatening diarrhea, colitis, and septicemia, is a major health threat. More than 14,000 Americans die annually from C. difficile, […]
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 13,170 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in […]
Arti Hurria, M.D., an acclaimed and beloved geriatric oncologist, died in an automobile accident this week in California. She is survived by her husband and daughter. […]
Smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States and costs the United States billions of dollars each year. […]