Digital Management of Parkinson Disease: Is Technology the Future?
The integration of technology into medicine has expanded into various uses in patients with Parkinson disease.
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New ACC/AHA Guideline for Primary Prevention of CVD Presented at ACC 2019
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have released a new evidence-based guideline detailing the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Emotionally Responsive Virtual Coach Helps Address Patient Concerns in New Simulation
Kognito, a health simulation company, is applying its simulation technology to patient education, to address a gap in patient knowledge.
Vectors With a Vengeance: How Venezuela’s Political Crisis Opens Doors to Disease
Venezuela has endured a decade of political, economic, and social unrest, which has contributed to regional epidemics of vector-borne illnesses.
Rare Diseases: A Psychiatric Concern?
A rare disease diagnosis may have a significant impact on mental health, causing anxiety, stress, and low mood.
Patient-Centered Medical Management for Depression
Researchers found that there has been little attention paid to intervention to enhance treatment adherence in nonpsychotic major depression, so they outlined steps for engagement, retention, and adherence for these patients.
Legionella Outbreaks on the Rise: Could Climate Change Be Responsible?
Lack of plumbing maintenance; aging infrastructure; warm, humid climates; and exposure to the immunocompromised may contribute to an increase in Legionnaires disease.
Chemobrain: Experts Weigh in on Very Real — and Growing — Problem
Clinicians should know that chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, chemobrain, chemofog, or whatever you want to call it is a real phenomenon.
WHO Report Raises Questions About R&D-Cost Rationale for High Cancer Drug Prices
An analysis conducted by the World Health Organization concluded that R&D costs do not provide enough evidence to justify high prices for cancer drugs.
HHS Task Force Issues Draft Report on Best Practices for Pain Management
In a draft report issued December 28, 2018 by the US Department of Health and Human Services-sponsored Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, recommendations for a multidisciplinary approach to pain management were formulated.
Hidden in the Shadows: Detecting and Addressing Elder Abuse
The number of potentially abused elders is staggering: in 2015, older adults — defined as people age 65 or above constituted nearly 15% of the US population — up by 1.6 million from 2014.
Thawing Frozen Cancer Drug Labels
While outdated information on drug labels persists, the discussion revolves around how best to update them.
Health Literacy and the Older Adult
Every day, low health literacy results in patients’ misunderstanding the instructions of their clinicians, sometimes with very serious consequences.
Navigating Effective Approaches to Migraine Treatment for the Underinsured
Approximately 26% of participants who were underinsured or uninsured were able to navigate through consultation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Rethinking Vitamin D and Sun Exposure Guidelines
From scientific studies to niche-market magazines, supplements are in the spotlight.
AHA Issues Scientific Statement on Accurate Blood Pressure Readings
The American Heart Association has updated its scientific statement on blood pressure readings.
Is It Time for Endocrinologists to Join the Vascular Care Team?
As the link between diabetes and PAD becomes more evident, clinicians can best serve patients with these comorbidities by working collaboratively to prevent serious complications.
Physician Mental Health: The Role of Self-Compassion and Detachment
Prioritization of patients’ well-being can lead physicians to neglect their own well-being, including their mental health.
Treatment Guidelines in Cancer: Assessing Industry Influence on Recommendations
Concerns about conflict of interest as it relates to prescribing may never go away, some say, as long as drug companies offer doctors money for consulting and personal services.
A Neurology and Psychiatry Merger: Quest for the Inevitable?
Perhaps it is that tension between undeniable differences and inevitable merging that has led to more recent calls for cross-disciplinary cooperation.
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