Last year, 3 of the 64 applicants for our medical residency program I interviewed had the same unrecognized malady. During…
Efficacy and Safety of Intensive Blood Pressure Therapy Using Restricted Mean Survival Time – Insights from the SPRINT Trial
Restricted mean survival time has limited current use in cardiovascular clinical trials. It’s considered a translational statistic – a summary…
Effectiveness of travel bans — readily used during infectious disease outbreaks — mostly unknown
While travel bans are frequently used to stop the spread of an emerging infectious disease, a new study of published…
Brain inflammation in veterans with Gulf War illness
In a new discovery, researchers have detected widespread inflammation in the brains of veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Illness.
A Timeline of the Coronavirus
The outbreak of the virus, which began in Wuhan, China, has left tens of thousands sickened and more than 1,000…
A Timeline of the Coronavirus
The outbreak of the virus, which began in Wuhan, China, has left tens of thousands sickened and more than 1,000…
Remdesivir prevents MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys
The experimental antiviral remdesivir successfully prevented disease in rhesus macaques infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to…
10,000 steps a day: Not a magical formula for preventing weight gain
For years now, 10,000 steps a day has become the gold standard for people trying to improve their health —…
‘Smart’ bandages heal chronic wounds
A new ‘smart bandage’ could help improve clinical care for people with chronic wounds.
Much shorter radiation treatment found to be safe, effective for people with soft tissue sarcoma
A new study found that treating soft tissue sarcoma with radiation over a significantly shorter period of time is safe,…