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Drug Repurposing Research Leads to Potentially Game-Changing Treatment to Prevent Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients With COVID
COVID-19
The Covid-19 Early Treatment Fund was launched to provide funding for research in order to "find an existing drug or drug combination that, when given early, reduces hospitalization…
Will Current Approved Vaccines Be Effective Against Newer Coronavirus Strain?
COVID-19
In an interview for NBC News, Vin Gupta, MD, MPA, MSc, affiliate assistant professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at…
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Visualizing Breast Reconstruction Outcomes Before Surgery
Business of Medicine
The Crisalix System was developed to help patients visualize their post-operative breast reconstruction’s potential aesthetic outcome prior to surgery. Some surgeons find it invaluable in explaining the important…
Make the Menopause Discussion Less Awkward
Ob/Gyn
Making use of the many readily accessible resources and services available to both physicians and patients can help alleviate awkwardness that may arise when discussing the subject of…
Parkinson’s Foundation Hosts “Moving Day” to Raise Awareness
Human Interest
John Lehr, CEO of the Parkinson’s Foundation, shares insights into how advances in research, education, and advocacy for patients with Parkinson’s (and the disease itself) is performed and…
Probiotics Can Help Establish and Restore the Microbiome
Family Medicine
Probiotics can both restore and establish the microbiome after disruption by antibiotics. When the microbiome is compromised by antibiotic therapy, resulting in conditions such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea, probiotics…
New Test Provides Risk Score for Giving Birth Prematurely
Business of Medicine
The Proteomic Assessment of Preterm Birth (PAPR) study conducted by Sera Prognostics, Inc. has yielded information that led to the development of a test which can help physicians…
How the Prescription Opioid Epidemic is Affecting Children and Teens
Emergency Medicine
Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
Research Shows Little Benefit for Dietary Supplements, but Industry Continues to Boom
Human Interest
Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
USPSTF Drops Annual Skin Cancer Screening Recommendation
Dermatology
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently reversed its position that annual skin screenings are recommended for all adults, citing that the “current evidence is insufficient and…
5 Stressful Stats About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Critical Care
In recognition of 2016’s World Duchenne Awareness Day, this installment of the 60-Second Symposia highlights five discomfiting facts about Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 5. The condition primarily affects male…
MRI Exposure During Early Pregnancy Not Harmful to Fetus
Family Medicine
Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…