NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Biomarkers of systemic inflammation are independent predictors of mortality, cardiovascular events, and amputation-free survival in patients undergoing lower extremity revascularization (LER), new research…
Elizabeth Szalay, MD, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of New Mexico, discusses the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in children in the USA. Only 16% of children in…
Edward J Dubovi, PhD, Director, Virology Section Diagnostic Center, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses coxiella burnetii, which causes Q fever, and its manifestations in animals and…
Kathleen M. Stoessel, MD, Director Medical Retina Sub-Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses the impetus to screen for the retinopathy of prematurity, a disorder of developing retinal blood vessels…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As adjunct to standard wound care, external shock wave therapy (ESWT) can promote the healing of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers, Italian researchers report.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is under recognized in the primary care setting, and a new study suggests that the same is true in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although instituting a phenylalanine-restricted diet can be challenging in adults with phenylketonuria (PKU), this intervention may improve quality of life for both the…
Michael Banks, MD, provides an overview of diffuse brainstem gliomas. This video is dedicated to the memory of Max Scotti. About Making Headway Foundation Making Headway® is a…
Jennifer Shine Dyer, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Nationwide Children’s Hospital, talks about the Fat Gene or the FTO gene, the gene that makes people gain weight…
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) – An analysis of data from a sample of participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 shows that the prevalence of…
