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Consultant360 reached out to study author Timothy M. Cook, MBBS, about a recent study examining in-ICU mortality rates among patients with COVID-19.
<p>Older men who take vitamin E and selenium supplements have the same risk of dementia as people who don't use these products.</p>
Mitchell Ladd, MD, PhD, answers our questions on his study that analyzed the impact of malnourishment on 30-day outcomes after surgery among children with Crohn disease.
Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC is a geriatrician working at Baycrest Health Science System. He is medical program director of the palliative care program, co-head of the clinical ethics program and a professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Late Stage Dementia, Promoting Compassion, Comfort and Care; Moments that Matter: Cases in Ethical Eldercare and Brooklyn Beginnings: A Geriatrician's Odyssey .
Many Nicaraguans walk barefoot, which seems impossible to me, but I see this all the time. The pathways, the beach, and the dirt roads are definitely not foot-friendly for Gringos like me. Nicaraguan soles must be like leather.
A new study evaluated the association between integrase strand transfer inhibitors with hepatic steatosis, which has been associated with increased ASCVD risk in the general population. Lead researcher Roger Bedimo, MD, MS, answered our questions about his team’s study.
Neurodegenerative disease processes can start before clinical manifestation of the disease, but the prodrome of MS is not well defined.
In this video, Margo Minissian, PhD, ACNP, speaks about cholesterol management guidelines, including managing patients with statin myalgia and patients at risk for polypharmacy, and strategies for LDL lowering therapies. She also spoke about this topic at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2021 virtual series.
<p>Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who don't adhere to prescribed doses of 6MP may have increased risk of relapse, according to researchers.</p><p> </p>
<p>A toddler thought to have been cured of HIV now has detectable levels of the virus in her blood, the child's doctors and U.S. health officials said on Thursday.</p>
A new study explored how urinary leukotriene E4 levels can identify aspirin intolerance in asthma patients.
By Kathryn DoyleNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids have a higher risk of depression and anxiety if their parents tend to fight with each other, or if the parents are overinvolved in the kids' lives, according to a new meta-analysis.The research team reviewed 181 papers on potential links between how parents behave and which kids are likely to be depressed or anxious.
The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in older adults has increased. Because this patient population is understudied, researchers assessed the impact of MS in terms of clinical severity, therapy safety, and therapy use among older adults. Findings of the study were presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2019.
Findings from a new study suggest there is a useful psychological treatment to help patients deal with chronic insomnia.
In a recent study, researchers aimed to better understand the prevalence of hepatitis C virus in the global population.
Certain types of nutrient supplementation used in conjunction with standard treatment may benefit patients in the early stages of schizophrenia, suggests a systematic review published online in Early Intervention in Psychiatry.
In hopes of improving disease monitoring and treatment, researchers of a study presented at the ACTRIMS Forum evaluated vascular contributions to multiple sclerosis pathology.
The PROMISE-1 and PROMISE-2 trials investigated a CGRP monoclonal antibody for outcomes related to chronic or episodic migraine. The findings were presented virtually at the 2020 AAN Science Highlights.