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.…
DMC specialist Dr. Andrew Xavier treats a patient’s stroke and aneurysm at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital.. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, please visit www.dmc.org. Submitted by…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of nearly 7000 men, large body size at age 20 years and subsequent weight gain were both identified as independent…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After the development of coronary artery disease (CAD), a subsequent diagnosis of depression is associated with an increased incidence of heart failure, even…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite the fact that up to one third of patients with severe dementia receive enteral tube feeding, evidence is lacking that this practice…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dietary counseling and food fortification can improve symptoms and general health status for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study suggest that tuberculosis may be cured faster by adding moxifloxacin to a standard TB treatment protocol than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with HIV who are not started on highly activate antiretroviral therapy (HAART) until their CD4+ cell count dips below 200 cells/mm³ may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among relatively healthy patients on hemodialysis, normalization of hemoglobin levels with epoetin-alfa, rather than partial correction, improves energy levels and reduces fatigue, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with standard therapy with a nicotine patch, combination therapy with a patch, a nicotine oral inhaler, and bupropion for as long as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initial low-dose gentamicin given as part of the treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis can cause kidney dysfunction and should not be…
