Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Use of cannabinoids in dermatology here to stay
Different state-based requirements exist for recommending cannabinoid products to your patients “so it’s important to know those requirements.”
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Undeterred during COVID-19, hospital chaplains transform delivery of spiritual care
“We offer the hope of a caring presence,” said Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger. “If someone is in a hole, our job is to climb down into the hole with them...
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Menstrual cup use with copper IUDs linked to higher expulsion rates
“The study is innovative and important in being the first prospective study to evaluate the association between menstrual cup use and IUD...
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DLCO found to predict outcomes in subset of COPD patients
Survival was associated with reduced DLCO across the observed range of pulmonary artery pressures and pulmonary vascular resistance.
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U.S. prevalence of antinuclear antibodies has steadily risen, study finds
“In another test format, the frequency may have been lower,” Dr. David Pisetsky said. “It could have been higher.”
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FDA approves emergency use of saliva test to detect COVID-19
“We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is quicker and more scalable than swab...
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Expert discusses her approach to using systemic agents in children and adolescents with severe skin disease
In the clinical opinion of Kaiane A....
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‘We’re in great distress here,’ infusion center CMO says
Thrivewell is also deploying a mobile infusion unit to recovered COVID-19 patients who require an infusion for their autoimmune disease.
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Infusion center directors shuffle treatment services in the era of COVID-19
“We look for ways to try to reassure patients and to comfort them, and work with them to make the best of the situation,” Dr. Christopher R....
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D.C.-area blacks face increased risk of mortality from SJS/TEN
“It’s possible that the diagnoses are being delayed and so treatment is being delayed.”
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AAP issues guidance on managing infants born to mothers with COVID-19
Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 should be tested for the virus at 24 hours and, if still in the birth facility, at 48 hours after birth.
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Enhanced team-based CVD care found to benefit diabetes patients
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – “This implementation strategy could be scaled up within primary care settings in China and other low to middle income countries...
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San Diego County CMO vigorously leads COVID-19 response team
“We are living and making history every day. It’s unbelievable,” Dr. Yphantides said.
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Low-income DC communities have restricted access to iPLEDGE pharmacies
“Not only are there fewer such pharmacies available in low-income communities, but the residents must also travel further to reach them,” Nidhi...
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FDA okays emergency use of convalescent plasma for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
“It’s crucial that data be captured for every patient so that we really understand what safety and effectiveness looks like on as close to a real-...