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By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Functional magnetic resonance imaging reveals different activity in the brains of cocaine addicts who have a lack of self-awareness, a new study has found.Compared with healthy controls and addicts who demonstrate normal self-awareness, the addicts with impaired insight had less activity in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) when they made errors on a test.
The FDA approved resmetirom for the treatment of adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis.
Neil Baum, MDNeil Baum, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Urology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA, and author of Marketing Your Clinical Practice: Ethically, Effectively, and Economically, Jones Bartlett Publishers. Patients with a computer and access to social media can now easily and effortlessly comment on your practice and your services. Most comments about physicians are positive. However, a negative one may be posted by a disgruntled patient. So how do you manage your online reputation?
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with oral clefts perform significantly worse in school than their peers, a new study has found.
Tara is a 56-year-old woman who grew up hearing that 3 glasses of milk a day is good for her bones. She is concerned about osteoporosis, and comes to visit you to consult on her diet.
A new study investigated rates of vaccination against influenza in patients following surgery, and whether vaccination was associated with harmful side effects in these patients.
A roundup of COVID-19 news, including infection rates among patients with cancer, the effects of alternating body positioning in patients on respirators, and viral shedding in infected patients' tears.
A recent study sought to examine the risk factors for with weight gain in patients beginning antiretroviral therapy for the management of HIV. Lead author Moupali Das, MD, MPH, answered our questions in this Q&A.
<p><span>The cost of supporting people with autism spectrum disorders throughout their lives could be as high as $2.4 million per person, according to a new estimate.</span></p>
In this "Test Your Knowledge" quiz, Daniel S Fierer, MD, asks you about a new patient with Hepatitis C, and her eligibility for a simplified treatment regimen.
New estimates assessed the global impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes-related mortality.
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium. C difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
<p>This article features several cases of skin lesions caused by leisure activities, such as swimming, beach-going, and sports. It features curaneous larva migrans, swimmer's itch, second-degree sunburn, seabather's eruption, and more.</p>
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, discusses precision medicine and the goal to tailor medical treatments to each patient’s individual genetic profile and biology.
In a new study, researchers examined whether a collaborative care intervention for adolescents with depression can improve depressive outcomes compared with usual care.
There is a rare, but potentially fatal interaction between the antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone and the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir.
A recent study examined how sleep duration and restriction affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.