Unconscious biases can have significantly negative consequences at all levels within healthcare organizations. Biased communication is a barrier to patient…
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The Silent Epidemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever altered the world that we live and practice in. Each of us has needed to…
DECISION MAKING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
Venous thromboembolism comprising deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus is common. Patients with venous thromboembolism may present to a variety…
Why Clinicians Disagree About the Usefulness of the Physical Exam
The physical exam, once assumed an indispensable skill, has had its usefulness questioned and mastery eschewed for the last three…
Gravity and Mastoid effusion
Asymptomatic mastoid effusions have recently been observed in astronauts returning from long-term spaceflight. In hospitalized patients, mastoid effusion increases the…
New imaging method reveals HIV’s sugary shield in unprecedented detail
Scientists have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules that help shield HIV…
PTSD and alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females exhibit symptoms differently
Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have zeroed-in on certain changes in the brain that may…
Two Companies Restart Virus Trials in U.S. After Safety Pauses
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have restarted their late-stage trials after finding that serious illnesses in a few volunteers appeared…
Why Are TikTok Teens Listening to an Album About Dementia?
Creepypasta meets esoterica in an ongoing meme.
Why Are TikTok Teens Listening to an Album About Dementia?
Creepypasta meets esoterica in an ongoing meme.