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Dr. FAQ: Daniel Le Grange on Eating Disorders
When we chatted with University of Chicago psychiatrists about the proposed changes to the DSM-V – the diagnostic manual for mental disorders – there was one much talked-about piece missing: eating disorders. Many media outlets writing about the DSM-V draft mentioned a change in the chapter on eating disorders that sounds small but could be […]
Dr. FAQ: Tammy Utset on Lupus
Autoimmune disorders are a strange type of disease, a case where the body’s biology isn’t breaking down but rather is functioning too well. In disorders such as Type I diabetes, arthritis and multiple sclerosis, the body’s natural defenses stage something of an internal coup, mistakenly attacking the body’s own tissues instead of viral or bacterial […]
Dr. FAQ: Martin Leland on Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
The latest in our video series where experts from the University of Chicago Medical Center answer frequently asked questions about popular medical topics. To suggest a topic or a question, please contact the editors. If you’re a frequent reader of the sports pages, you probably have a pretty good familiarity with the terminology of sports […]
Dr. FAQ: Jerry Krishnan on COPD
The latest in our video series where experts from the University of Chicago Medical Center answer frequently asked questions about popular medical topics. To suggest a topic or a question, please contact the editors. If you look at a list of the leading causes of death in the United States, many of the top finishers […]
Dr. FAQ: Mary Russell on Holiday Diets
The latest in our video series where experts from the University of Chicago Medical Center answer frequently asked questions about popular medical topics. To suggest a topic or a question, please contact the editors. As much a part of modern holiday tradition as presents, parades and parties is the New Year’s resolution to lose weight, […]
Dr. FAQ: William Dobyns on Autism
The latest in our video series where experts from the University of Chicago Medical Center answer frequently asked questions about popular medical topics. To suggest a topic or a question, please contact the editors. Last week, we heard from Sharon Hirsch on how autism is diagnosed and what established, evidence-based treatments for the disorder are […]
Dr. FAQ: Sharon Hirsch on Autism
Here at ScienceLife, we often focus on fresh laboratory findings that could be years away from being applied to patients in a clinic. Popular newspapers and magazines, meanwhile, sometimes get caught up in controversies surrounding health and medicine without focusing in on core questions that many patients have about common diseases and conditions. And with […]
