COVID-19: A Physician’s Perspective

Since the onset of the pandemic, Dr. Dasgupta has been actively treating patients as a pulmonary critical care physician. Then in July 2020, he went from being a physician to a patient when he and his family contracted COVID-19. 

Myths & Facts: Alzheimer’s Disease

Government and researchers continue to pursue plans and studies to gain a greater understanding of this devastating and deadly disease to prevent, treat and, ultimately, cure it.

Understanding Cogan’s Syndrome

This extremely rare disease affects mostly younger adults, and its cause remains a mystery.

Rabies: A Physician’s Perspective

Dr. John J. Ross emphasizes that all patients with undiagnosed neurological disease should be suspected of having rabies.

Rabies: A Patient’s Perspective

In 2004, Jeanna Giese-Frassetto became the first person to survive the rabies virus after it was too late to receive a preventive vaccine. While not a distinction anyone would relish, she has embraced the notoriety and helps raise awareness about this typically fatal disease.

Myths & Facts: Fibromyalgia

Dispelling the many popular myths surrounding this chronic painful disorder that afflicts millions of people will ensure patients can get the treatment they need.

An Update on Ebola

Progress is finally being made to control this deadly disease, including a vaccine to prevent it, but a better understanding of how to diagnose it and care for survivors is needed.

Myths & Facts: Chronic Inflammation

This elusive condition often goes undetected, and when left untreated, it can contribute to a host of serious health risks.

Childhood Obesity: An Expanding Epidemic

With the childhood obesity epidemic escalating, pediatricians can help to prevent and treat it.

Myths & Facts: Bipolar Spectrum Disorder

A great deal of stigma surrounds this disorder due to a misunderstanding of what it is and how effectively it can be treated and managed.