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March 27, 2013

Many Cancer Institution Websites Lack Nutritional Guidance, Others Give Conflicting Messages

Radiation oncologists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital are stressing the need for evidence-based, standardized guidelines on dietary recommendations for cancer patients — and with good reason.

March 22, 2013

Aspirin is as Successful as Warfarin at Preventing Clots Following Joint Replacement Surgery

Research from the Rothman Institute at Jefferson University Hospital has shown aspirin to be just as effective in preventing clots, specifically pulmonary emboli (PE), life-threatening blood clots that can develop in the arteries of the lungs following joint replacement surgery.

March 21, 2013

Optimal ESR and CRP Cut-Off Values Based on New Criteria for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Javad Parvizi, MD, and colleagues at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have worked for years to find a solution to periprothesthetic joint infection, which is of grave concern to the orthopedic community.

March 21, 2013

Platelet Rich Plasma Significantly Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Tennis Elbow

Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson participated in a multi-center randomized prospective study to evaluate the clinical value of PRP versus an active control group to determine its effectiveness in managing the pain and tenderness associated with tennis elbow.

March 20, 2013

Rothman Institute at Jefferson Researchers Develop Novel New Anatomically-based Classification for Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis Patients

Physician-researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have developed a new, clinically meaningful scale of severity for diagnosing patients with cervical spinal stenosis.

March 04, 2013

Berkowitz Family Foundation Funds Lecture Highlighting Humanism in Medicine

First annual lecture, March 5th, brings Art Caplan, PhD, back to Philadelphia.

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Featured March 25, 2013

Dr. Monti On Holistic Medicine

Dr. Daniel Monti talks to FOX 29 about holistic medicine and the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine.

Featured March 20, 2013

Dr. Pribitkin On Taste and Smell

Edmund Pribitkin, MD, in the Department of Otolaryngology at Jefferson, is interviewed by CBS This Morning about the loss of taste with age.

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