News Archive

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was featured in Fergus Falls Daily Journal as a local speaker, calling on his generation to tackle the issue of food as previous generations had taken on smoking.

Roberta DeBiasi, M.D., professor of pediatrics, told WTOP that parents do not need to worry about a tuberculosis outbreak as school starts up again, as it is rare for a child to pick up tuberculosis at school or during extracurricular activities.

David Borenstein, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, commented on a study featured in Pain Medicine News finding that early use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose low back pain among patients filing workers’ compensation claims may not lead to better outcomes compared with…

Edward Farber, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was asked by The Chicago Tribune to give parenting advice to those who have an ex that gives their child too many toys. Farber says it's important not to turn the gifts into a conflict.

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The New York Times on the undertraining of physicians in the United States to meet healthcare industry demands and the industry's dependence on foreign doctors to fill the gap. 

Patience White, M.D., professor of medicine, was asked by The Washington Post about the causes of osteoarthritis, which many wrongly think can be caused by running or overuse.

Amir Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in U.S. News & World Report about whether BDSM, a sexual practice popularized by the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey," can be part of a healthy relationship.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine, has been interviewed by several media outlets on his new book, "Power Foods for the Brain," which describes how to lower a patient's risk of Alzheimer's disease by changing his/her diet.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, was interviewed by NBC4 about a minimally invasive procedure he performs called single-port intracranial endoscopy.

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of medicine and director of cardiac catheterization laboratories, was interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "The Situation Room" for a story on Former President George W. Bush's recently discovered blockage in an artery and subsequent installation of a heart stent…