What is robotic cardiac surgery?
Our lives are driven by technology. As a cardiac surgeon, it has been my experience that many people are just
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Esophageal cancer awareness: Q&A with Dr. Shawn Groth
In 2020, more than 18,000 people will develop esophageal cancer. It is the seventh most common cause of cancer-related deaths
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Tips to navigate hearing loss and communication during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our day-to-day lives and completely transformed the way we communicate with our families and friends.
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COVID-19 and women’s health: How to get better sleep during the pandemic
Strange dreams, insomnia, overall restlessness. While sleep problems like these have long been an issue in the United States, the
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Do patients really need opioid painkillers after colorectal surgery?
Although the opioid epidemic in the United States is currently overshadowed by the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, the danger
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The telehealth revolution: Strengthening the doctor-patient relationship
My work in telehealth started about five years ago when the system was still quite primitive. Even back then, it
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COVID-19 treatments: Fact vs. fiction
Researchers across the country are working to develop a vaccine and treatments for the coronavirus. But currently, the U.S. Food
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What you should know about esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers in the United States and has been for the past 30-40 years,
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COVID-19 and advanced heart and lung disease
As a heart and lung transplant surgeon who routinely treats end-stage disease, I have been studying the effect of COVID-19
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What do doctors want you to know about the novel coronavirus?
As physicians and, more importantly, as human beings, it is difficult to witness the reactions to the current COVID-19 pandemic,
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