Data Protection Remains a Key Clinical Concern
There is a rash of data theft. The New York Times detailed one such incident involving the hijacking of systems data and more than 100 years of municipal records from a Florida city.
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Bacteriophage Therapy in Dentistry
Used in therapy for more than 100 years in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing.
New Avenues for Pain Management
We all deal with pain, that of our patients, our loved ones and our own.
Corporate Health Care Determinants
An article in The Wall Street Journal details plans by a number of large corporations to choose the physicians to be included in their health care plans with the stated goals of improving patient outcomes and reducing health care costs.
Flossing Study Raises Concerns Over Materials
A recent article in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology raises concerns about the use of dental floss containing polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) — perhaps best known by the trade name Teflon.
Proteomics Is Reshaping Health Care
Significant changes in the way we diagnose and treat diseases are on the horizon.
Alzheimer’s Might Be Transmissible
A finding that could have significant clinical implications suggests a medical procedure transferred a key component of Alzheimer’s disease from one person to another.
Controversy Over Genetic Engineering
Not long ago, He Jiankui, PhD, an assistant professor at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzen, China, made headlines after announcing he had used CRISPR-Cas9 technology for in vivo genetic modification of human…
The Impact of Student Loan Debt
An article in The Wall Street Journal about student debt recounts the story of a 37-year-old orthodontist who accrued more than $1 million in student loans for his dental and orthodontic education.
Fake News and Conflicts of Interest
Our society is inundated with misinformation, much of it frivolous and of no consequence — hence the term “fake news.” Unfortunately, some of it comes from individuals or organizations with ulterior motives. As a result, we have learned to…
