Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: June 1, 2017
We should think twice when making a clinical diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: May 1, 2017
Vaccination against the varicella-zoster virus reduces the likelihood of shingles and postherpetic neuralgia.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: April 3, 2017
Back “in the day,” the giants of medicine relied on old-fashioned skills; today, we have an upgraded set of tools.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: March 1, 2017
Accessing information today is like drinking from a fire hose. We need some kind of valve to adjust the flow.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: February 1, 2017
In bacterial meningitis, precise diagnosis by lumbar puncture both offers benefit and poses risk.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: January 1, 2017
Christopher Columbus returned from the New World with a chronic illness, now believed to have been reactive arthritis.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: December 1, 2016
Immunosuppressive drugs can mask the signs of deep infection and thus delay its diagnosis.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: November 1, 2016
Of the seven deadly sins, the worst is pride—avoid a chauvinistic attitude when caring for international patients.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: October 1, 2016
Common diseases are indeed common, but patients with less-common ones do find their way into our practices.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: September 1, 2016
CCJM bids farewell to sales and marketing director Joe Dennehy and deputy editor Jim Pile.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: August 1, 2016
Why do some physicians persist in regularly following the T3 and T4 levels in addition to the TSH?
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: July 1, 2016
A tectonic shift has taken place in how we perceive and interact with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: June 1, 2016
Times have changed, and the difficulties and complexities of trying to help patients with ongoing pain have increased.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: May 1, 2016
All risk calculators—not just for anticoagulation—are based on the “average” patient. And no patient is average.
Article
- Author:
- Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Publish date: April 1, 2016
Zika reminds us that we live in a medically connected global community.
