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While congenital heart disease is associated with risk factors for stroke, the incidence of stroke in adults with CHD is not well understood. In a recent study, researchers compared the risk of stroke among adults with CHD with risk in the general population.
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, discusses precision medicine and the goal to tailor medical treatments to each patient’s individual genetic profile and biology.
A 46-year-old alcoholic male comes to your office stating his intention to quit drinking. He typically drinks 12-16 glasses of whisky per day.
By Shereen JegtvigNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's conventional wisdom that healthy foods cost more, but a new study is the most thorough yet in calculating how much more: just about a dollar and a half.
<p><span>Vitamin B12 supplements may significantly improve the weight and height of undernourished children, according to results of a new study from India.</span></p>
Andrew Canakis, DO, from Boston Medical Center, answers our questions about his study that investigated utilization of an electronic health record patient portal to improve vaccination rates among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease.
The American College of Physicians has released a new guideline on the to treatment of adults with major depressive disorder.
The GOLD has updated its recommendations for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidelines for the evaluation and management of hypertension in pediatric patients.
By analyzing the rates of mortality and re-admission on more than 34,500 participants, researchers evaluated the optimal timing of physician follow-up for patients with heart failure.
A 23-month-old girl was transferred from a local emergency department (ED) to a metropolitan children’s hospital with concern for foreign body ingestion.
The FDA approved ustekinumab-auub as an interchangeable biosimilar with ustekinumab for multiple inflammatory diseases.
A recent study sought to determine whether orthostatic hypotension in midlife is associated with the risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline over 20 years.
In the keynote address at the American Headache Society’s 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Chris Nowinski, PhD, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, spoke about his struggle with post-concussive headaches, the lack of research in this area of medicine, and how neurologists can help their patients with headache.
John is a 22-year-old college senior struggling to lose weight before he graduates. He tells you that many of his daily meals consist of prepackaged food sold at his school’s convenience store. When asked how he chooses which meals to purchase, he says that he buys whatever catches his eye, and never looks at the nutritional information.
Any clinician who has had patients with bipolar disorder will readily agree that the quality of life of such patients is quite poor.
John is a 32-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He regularly eats salty, crunchy snacks and worries about the difficulty in giving them up. At his most recent check-up, he asks if there are any healthier alternatives to his beloved snacks.
Research presented at APHA 2018 investigated the role of health care providers in barricading PrEP use in high-risk populations, including black and Hispanic MSM.
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.