Even before COVID-19 ravaged the medical workforce, physicians, nurses, and other health workers were at increased risk for burnout and depression. Although these professionals are equipped to manage…
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy (OT) assistants at NYU Langone Health are finding themselves working on the front line of this pandemic to help patients recover from COVID-19.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome, elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels add important prognostic data, independent of echocardiographic findings, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Of all the tests commonly used to diagnose syncopal episodes in older patients, postural blood pressure testing is the one most likely to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When considering risk factors for venous thromboembolism, recent lengthy travel does not appear to be a significant candidate, according to results of a…
Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, Director Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, discusses diagnosing fibromuscular dysplasia, which is usually clinically suspected by a physician and then investigated depending on…
Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS, Director Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, discusses fibromuscular dysplasia, a pathology of arteries that is not inflammatory and not atherosclerotic, involving mainly the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In general, bariatric surgery is associated with a low risk of death and other adverse events in the 30-day postoperative period, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Upon starting an antipsychotic drugs, older patients with diabetes are prone to episodes of hyperglycemia severe enough to require hospitalization, Canadian researchers report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with pulmonary thromboemboli, the presence of a mobile right cardiac thrombus (MRCT) is strongly linked to death, new research shows. Although…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the general population of patients with elevated blood pressure, there is currently no evidence to support aiming for a blood pressure (BP)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that anemia, regardless of comorbid disease, is a risk factor for death in very elderly individuals. In the study, incident…
