May 11, 2021

Understanding the Growing Nursing Shortage Problem in the United States

Content solely for the use of sma.org Content by: JBrigham The demand for nurses in the healthcare industry today is staggering — an issue that reached a critical point last year. As early as 2009, studies had estimated a shortage of 1 million nurses for the year 2020, and the...

February 22, 2021

Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease

Recent studies have revealed that several diseases that comprise the leading causes of illness and mortality globally may be sustained by systemic chronic inflammation. The underlying reasons for this inflammation are not always clear but may be linked to lifestyle, environment, social or genetic factors.  Inflammation is associated with conditions...

February 15, 2021

HIV Prevention in the South: Improving HIV Testing, Treatment, and Prevention in the Primary Care Setting

In 2019, the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services proposed the “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” initiative, with the ambitious goal of reducing new HIV infections by 75% in 5 years and by 90% in the coming decade. This plan is based on the...

June 11, 2020

Comparative Analysis of Chronic Diseases in the Southeastern United States vs. the United Kingdom: Focus on Cardiovascular Disease

This is the first in a series of comparative investigations into the prevention and management of the top chronic diseases and causes of death in the United Kingdom versus those in the Southeastern United States. It will cover primary and secondary prevention, pharmacological management, lifestyle factors, patient education, access to...

Posted in: Cardiovascular Disease3

April 9, 2020

How COVID-19 is improving health care for the future

Could the current pandemic lead to long-term advances in medicine, producing better outcomes, quality, and lasting innovation? As I write, the situation regarding COVID-19 in the United Kingdom is increasingly severe day by day: 51,608 individuals have now tested positive, 17,911 have been admitted to hospital with the virus, and 5,373...

April 2, 2020

SMJ : April 2020 Vol. 113, No. 04

The Southern Medical Journal is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Medical Association. It has a multidisciplinary and inter-professional focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists, including medicine; surgery; women’s and children’s health; mental health; emergency and disaster medicine; public health...

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