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It is projected that up to 152 million people worldwide will be living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by 2050. To date there are no drugs that have a substantial positive impact on either the prevention or reversal of cognitive decline. A growing body of evidence finds that targeting lifestyle and vascular risk factors have a […]
In a new research letter published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examine whether preprint data on the use of the corticosteroid dexamethasone influenced clinical practice in treating COVID-19 critical care patients throughout Australia. Preprints are scientific papers that are posted online rapidly, before peer review. […]
New guidance is available for physicians who must go through a number of steps to provide a probable diagnosis of sarcoidosis—an inflammatory disease that affects the lungs, lymph glands, and other organs. The American Thoracic Society has published an official clinical practice guideline in which a panel of experts strongly recommended a baseline serum test […]
As the number of reported COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United States, high-risk populations—especially older adults above the age of 50—are growing more concerned with protecting their health. In the case of one elderly couple, they’re afraid to even step into their local grocery store. Rebecca Mehra, who shared their story in a […]
Rush University Medical Center is the first health care organization to launch medical record company Epic’s module for genomic results, giving providers the tools they need to tailor patient care at the molecular level. Rush will use the module as part of its Precision Oncology Center to integrate the power of genomic sequencing data into […]
Conversation is at the heart of people’s lives. We use language to communicate our hopes and dreams to our closest friends, to ask for help from colleagues at work and to describe our ailments to medical professionals. Typically this process of communication goes fairly smoothly. But there are circumstances that can make communication even between […]
Spring time is asparagus time – in any country, and that applies as much as in Germany. Accordingly, high demands are here made on the vegetables that nobody likes, for example, woody asparagus. But how do you know if you get good asparagus? FOCUS Online makes you an asparagus expert. Asparagus with potatoes and Hollandaise […]
One in SIX GP surgeries has closed since 2004 and there are now more than 45% MORE patients per practice The average practice in England now has over 8,500 patients Analysis of NHS figures show 670 surgeries have more than 15,000 patients Some bodies believe merging and closures will continue, adding pressure But others have […]
In southern Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East, Islamic scholars were translating Greek and Roman medical records and literature. In Europe, however, scientific advances were limited. Read on to find out more about medicine in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages, or Dark Ages, started when invasions broke […]
MONDAY, Aug. 13, 2018 — Consolidating electronic health records and practice management software allows practices to save time and money, make fewer mistakes, and reduce the risk of privacy breaches, according to an article published in Physicians Practice. Integration of medical records and practice management software can cut out duplicate efforts; if programs are not […]