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By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Training at high speed or low speed may not make a difference to stroke victims learning to regain motor control, a new study suggests.Stroke patients "improve accuracy of reaching after four days training whether they are trained to move fast or slow," said John Rothwell, a physiologist who studies motor control at the UCL Institute of Neurology in London.
Amanda Balbi: Hello everyone, and welcome to another installment of Podcasts360—your go-to resource for medical news and clinical updates. I’m your moderator, Amanda Balbi with Consultant360 Specialty Network.
Patients who are immunocompromised are at a higher risk for the consequences of alcohol use disorder. In this study, researchers examined the impact of a screening tool among patients with HIV.
In this podcast, Charles Bernstein, MD, discusses the definition of mild Crohn disease, treatment and therapeutic options for managing patients with mild Crohn disease, and a holistic approach to managing patients with mild Crohn disease. Dr Bernstein also spoke about these topics during a session at The Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) conference 2022 titled “Managing Mild Crohn’s.”
Researchers conducted interviews at 3 academic institutions to determine how aware physicians were of central venous catheters in their hospitalized patients.
Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, reviews some of the diets included in U.S. News and World Report’s best diet rankings for 2020, including the Flexitarian diet, Nordic diet, Ornish diet, and more.
An excellent read on the life of Sir William Osler can be found in Charles S Bryan’s Osler: Inspirations from a Great Physician.1 Here are some important take-home messages:
In this video, Anna Jo Smith, MD, MPH, MSc, discusses the use of two FDA-approved immunotherapy treatments for endometrial cancer in patients. She talks about health care disparities surrounding the delivery of immunotherapy treatments to patients, why gynecologists and oncologists should consider this method of treatment for eligible patients, and what the next steps are for research on this topic. Dr Smith presented her findings at The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.
A new briefing paper calls the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis the “biggest threat to global health you’ve never heard of.”
In this video, Kari E. Hacker, MD, PhD, discusses the results of her team's study examining the rate of HER2-expression among patients with endometrial cancer, as well as the eligibility of these patient for novel therapeutics such as antibody drug conjugates.
Increased Availability to Food Contributes to Increased Obesity Rate
Although it is well known that patients with HIV have higher rates of incident heart failure and worse outcomes after an event, the role of NT-proBNP concentrations has not been explored. New research investigated.
In this slideshow, click through the case reports to brush up on cases involving malnourishment, including vitamin D deficiency and rickets.
Primary care physicians need to continue promoting good nutrition and better eating habits at every patient visit. Consultant360 recently highlighted a few new studies reinforcing this mission.
In a recent study, researchers compared the rates of screening and sensitivity of universal vs risk-based screening for hepatitis C virus in pregnant women.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acting out is common among children with cerebral palsy, but two programs can teach parents how to reduce their child's behavioral problems, a new study has found.
New research highlighted the link between body mass index, body fat percentage, and mortality among middle-age men and women.
By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at lower risk of injury when they are on medication, especially brain injury, new findings suggest.