Frank's passion is to assist and comfort individuals through various changes in their lives. This includes daily stress relief and injuries to traumatic events and life altering circumstances.
In women with uncomplicated pregnancies, epidural analgesia during labor is linked to prolonged labor stages and increased clinical interventions compared with non-pharmacological pain relief methods.
European visitors may not change the medicine, but they do change the consultation — forcing faster diagnostics, clearer communication, and tighter follow-up plans.
As doctors take to social media, the line between education, advice, and promotion can blur. European guidance is spelling out where physicians should draw it.
Menopausal hormone therapy is tied to a higher coronary heart disease risk in women with high LDL cholesterol levels on estrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate but not in those with low LDL levels.
Nearly one third of children born very preterm have abnormal pulmonary findings at preschool age, with greater bronchodilator responsiveness and a higher burden of respiratory risk factors.
A new study assesses breast and ovarian cancer risk in women who carry a BRCA variant of uncertain significance or have a noninformative negative result.
Physicians can reach thousands through social media, raising questions about professional oversight and the consequences of unverified medical advice online.
Public trust in institutions has waned but patients trust their personal doctors. Clinicians can be influencers without TikTok or a podcast writes this podcasting cardiologist.
Frank Herd 