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The American Diabetes Association has updated its 2019 standards of care for diabetes focusing on the improvement of cardiovascular and renal health in individuals with diabetes.
<p>In a newly revised document, child and adolescent psychiatrists apply new research about autism spectrum disorder to recommendations for pediatricians and other clinicians.</p>
In this commentary, John W. Harrington, MD, writes about the struggles faced by some young adults with autism when finding employment and staying employed, managing work-related stress, and misinterpreting social interactions.
In a new literature review, researchers aimed to better understand the connection between high daily intake of vitamin C and the development, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis.
In this podcast, Meredith Duncan, from Vanderbilt University, discusses her latest research on how smoking cessation affects cardiovascular disease risk.
Joshua Z. Goldenberg, ND, answered our questions about his team’s study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of biofeedback-based interventions for treating irritable bowel syndrome among adults and children.
By Shereen Jegtvig
Researchers have developed a new method using inexpensive ultrasound technology to treat AD and restore memory.
A new study investigated the connection between venous thromboembolism risk and heart failure in hospitalized patients.
In this podcast, Daniel S. Fierer, MD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talks about his research on the sexual transmission, and retransmission, of hepatitis C virus among HIV-infected men who have sex with men. This was also a topic he presented at CROI 2019.
Rilpivirine-based therapy was associated with reduction in the progression hepatic damage in people living with HIV, according to recent research.
A recent systematic review examined whether music therapy had positive effects on mental state and social functioning in patients with schizophrenia.
A new study examines the relationship between the varicella vaccine and pediatric arterial ischemic stroke. Consultant360 spoke with the lead author about the findings.
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<p><span>The Brodsky scale for evaluating the size of children's tonsils may give the most consistent results compared to the Friedman scale and a new modified 3-grade scale.</span></p>
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A 63-year-old man with hypertension was prescribed amlodipine for blood pressure control. Three days after initiating treatment, he developed an extremely pruritic rash on his back.