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<p><span>A portable ultrasound may be effective at diagnosing pediatric pneumonia, a small study suggests, potentially offering a more affordable and accessible alternative to chest X-rays.</span></p>
<p>Children who carry presenilin 1 E280A mutations associated with autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease show functional and structural brain changes and abnormal levels of plasma Abeta1-42.</p><p> </p>
By Kathryn DoyleIt's known that women, as a group, outlive men, but the female survival advantage begins at birth and may stem from some fundamental vulnerability of boys, according to a new study.Researchers looking at U.S. national data on both boys and girls from infancy up to age 20 found boys more likely to experience a range of illnesses, and to die of them, than girls.
Physician decision-making about NFCE rests solely with clinical evaluation of the patient.
The HIV Medicine Association of the Infection Diseases Society of America has released new guidance for the treatment of individuals with human immunodeficiency virus in primary care.
You would think that on my fifth visit to Nicaragua that my Spanish would be pretty good.
Late-life mood disorders are the most common reasons for using CAM therapies in older persons.
Allison Musante, ELS, is the associate editor of Clinical Geriatrics and Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. E-mail her with thoughts on this post at amusante@hmpcommunications.com, or post comments directly below.
Care coordination is helps ensure that the patient’s needs and preferences for health services and information sharing are met over time.
New research examined the effects of obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness on the prevalence of depression.
Commercially available heart failure drugs may help slow the progressive decline in heart function for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
In a recent study, researchers examined illness characteristics in symptomatic school-aged children with COVID-19.
In this episode, Lisa Jones interviews Sherri Jones, MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, SSGB, CPHQ, FAND, about tracking nutrition care outcomes and advancing evidence-based nutrition practice research. This is episode 4 of a 4-part series.
Attempting to fully understand the mechanisms that are in place to pay for pediatric health care services can be daunting.
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is common and often not recognized as distinct from Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Screen_shot_2012-06-14_at_11.40.45_AM.png" width="90" height="90" style="margin: 5px; float: left;"><br>The artificial pancreas, or closed-loop insulin delivery, may improve glycemic control in children with diabetes, even in those younger than 7 years, as the method saw significantly fewer patients spending time above 300 mg/dL at night compared with those using open-loop delivery. </p>
Stem cells have long held the promise of treating incurable diseases. Now, a group of researchers tested these cells' ability to improve kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease.