HCPLive staff

While Colonoscopy may be the most common form of colorectal cancer screening there have bee new developments in the field which could provide reliable results without patients undergoing a procedure which many fined uncomfortable.

As the number of people being screened for colorectal cancer increases doctors are able to catch more cases before they become a matter of life or death. While colonoscopy is currently the most common option there are new developments in the field every day.

Now that extensive facial transplant surgery has been proven effective doctors are looking for ways to improve the procedure and similar

In March of 2012 Eduardo Rodriguez, MD, DDS, was the leader of a surgical team in Maryland that completed a 36 hour full facial transplant surgery. Lessons from that operation will be used in future procedures of the face and other body parts.

For patients with skin of color there are a variety of conditions that they may face throughout their lifetimes. Some can be treated with topical creams while others use laser treatments.

When it comes to Craniosynostosis there really is no such thing as an easy case but doctors can measure how successful their work has been and how difficult the case is based on a variety of factors.

When working with such young patients with still developing skulls, the operations performed on patients with craniosynostosis can be very involved and intricate. Having the operation hold as the patient grows older is a key part of the process.

The FDA will review the sNDA for Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) tablets for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

Once a diagnosis of Craniosynostosis is made there is still much more work to be done including determining what kind of the condition exists. The form of the defect then determines what kind of operation is needed to remedy the condition.

A lot has changed about the treatment of Craniosynostosis from the diagnosis all the way through the operations available.

Crainosynostosis is a rare condition in which the bones of the newborn's skull fuse prematurely. How and when those children are treated can have a lasting impact on their overall outcomes.

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a genetically altered line of pigs with abnormal cardiac sodium channels-enabling them to better understand heart arrhythmias.

Researchers have reportedly identified several proteins that are highly prevalent in human psoriasis and may play an important role in the development and progression of the disease and its co-morbidities and complications, including psoriatic arthritis.

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a genetically altered line of pigs with abnormal cardiac sodium channels-enabling them to better understand heart arrhythmias.

The addition of a topical corticosteroid to once-weekly etanercept produces similar outcomes among patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis as a regimen of twice weekly etanercept at the same dose.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Banzel (rufinamide) as an adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome in children age 1-4 years.

The new formulation of Zohydro ER uses technology that provides abuse-deterrent properties without changing the release properties of hydrocodone when the medication is used properly.

The CDC has deemed the 2014-2015 flu season as reaching epidemic proportions. In part 2 of our flu series interview with Rob Pedowitz, DO, from CentraState Healthcare System, discusses what makes it an epidemic as well as issues with the current flu vaccine.

When diagnosing patients with the flu many doctors go with their instincts and symptoms over tests that have not always been able to diagnose various strains of the virus.

The 2014-2015 flu season has been one of the worst in recent years due to several factors. Robert Pedowitz, DO, of the CentraState Healthcare System explains some of the issues facing patients and doctors during the most recent epidemic.

Researchers recently evaluated the clinical utility of fecal concentration of elastase 1 as a means of identifying exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Study shows that regular acetaminophen use may be associated with an increased risk of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and that long-term NSAID use may be associated with an increased risk of PsA.

Study results show patients with psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis are at higher risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, and other adverse cardiovascular events.

Study shows ustekinumab more effective at certain doses and in treatment-naïve patients. Several factors associated with diminished treatment response also identified.

A trio of phase 3 trials will evaluate the safety and efficacy of certolizumab pegol evaluated for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

What are the risks and benefits of aspirin for high risk patients and those patients across the globe? Jeffrey Berger, MD, from NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, discusses these and other topics.

Jeffrey Berger, MD, from NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, discusses the implications of patients with atrial fibrillation taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs.

Aspirin can prevent heart attacks. But it carries risks and new studies show it is being used inappropriately. HCPLive went to NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan to discuss the issue with cardiologist Jeffrey Berger, MD

Over the counter or on a physician's advice, millions of people take aspirin prophylactically. Cardiologist Jeffrey Berger, MD, from NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, discusses the pitfalls and potential benefits of daily aspirin.

In Part 2 Lea Ann Chen, MD, discusses some potential issues associated with Fecal Matter Transplantation.