Clinicians lack awareness of Usher syndrome's vestibular impacts and key aspects of care, highlighting the need for targeted education. “As Usher syndrome involves significant impairments in vision, hearing and, in some cases, vestibular function,...
The following is a summary of “Validation of a Published Model to Reduce Burden of Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening,” published in the September 2023 issue of Opthalmology by Pruett et al. The E-ROP study found that premature babies born at or after 27 weeks...
The following is a summary of "A Longitudinal Study of Income Inequality and Mental Health Among Canadian Secondary School Students: Results From the Cannabis, Obesity, Mental Health, Physical Activity, Alcohol, Smoking, and Sedentary Behavior Study (2016–2019),"...
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Increased TV/DVD screen time at 1 and 2 years of age negatively affects developmental performance at 2 and 3 years of age, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.Midori Yamamoto, Ph.D., from...
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kraft Heinz said it is recalling more than 83,000 packs of its Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a packaging defect in the plastic that wraps the cheese slices.A temporary issue developed on one of...
The burden of dengue infection needs to be monitored along with tracking of the changes in dengue virus (DENV) transmission intensity for vaccine introduction decisions.The seroprevalence of dengue was investigated in Pune City in India, in early 2019 using 1654...
The following is a summary of “Validation of a Published Model to Reduce Burden of Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening,” published in the September 2023 issue of Opthalmology by Pruett et al. The E-ROP study found that premature babies born at or after 27 weeks...
The following is a summary of "A Longitudinal Study of Income Inequality and Mental Health Among Canadian Secondary School Students: Results From the Cannabis, Obesity, Mental Health, Physical Activity, Alcohol, Smoking, and Sedentary Behavior Study (2016–2019),"...
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Increased TV/DVD screen time at 1 and 2 years of age negatively affects developmental performance at 2 and 3 years of age, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.Midori Yamamoto, Ph.D., from...
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kraft Heinz said it is recalling more than 83,000 packs of its Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a packaging defect in the plastic that wraps the cheese slices.A temporary issue developed on one of...
The burden of dengue infection needs to be monitored along with tracking of the changes in dengue virus (DENV) transmission intensity for vaccine introduction decisions.The seroprevalence of dengue was investigated in Pune City in India, in early 2019 using 1654...
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
Vascular surgeon Nikka loves metalwork and knitting. Her hobbies come in handy during a run-in with Jeremy, whose privileged life unraveled after his dad died.
Continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is used in the pediatric ICU (PICU) to support critically ill children who have acute kidney injury (AKI), fluid overload, and metabolic derangements.
"The handle of your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine."
"You went camping and a bear mistook your blood for honey. Would you mind if I order a diabetes test for you?"
"My bones are getting softer, but my arteries are getting harder, so it balances out!"
A Medscape article reported on a 2023 JAMA Neurology study in that found medical crowdfunding, the practice of creating digital campaigns to raise money for health-related expenses, for neurologic disorders surged within 9 years at a yearly average rate of 44%. Of...
Risk and reward are inherent to providing medical care. As such, it is essential that patients understand all potential outcomes when making personal healthcare decisions, including the decision to forgo care against medical advice (AMA). According to medical...
Revenue cycle management (RCM) can be a tricky task for healthcare organizations. Certain elements of RCM in particular require more subject-matter expertise. According to a survey from AKASA, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) developer, coding,...
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