A Potential Solution for Better Year-Round Food Allergy Screening
Researchers found that frozen fruit and vegetable juice was comparable to fresh fruit and vegetables for conducting food allergy skin prick tests.
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Author: Teresa Sellinger
Ten-Minute VR Therapy Provides Sustained Pain Relief for Patients With Cancer
A new study suggests virtual reality pain relief interventions may be effective at reducing pain in hospitalized populations with cancer.
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Medical Fiction: Joe and the German Ruby
In this medical fiction, a trophy hunter and staunch advocate of personal freedom unknowingly shatters a young couple’s dream, sparking nightmarish results.
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Examining Factors Associated With HIV Seroconversion
A recent study identified several factors associated with HIV seroconversion among people who belong to sexual minorities and have sex with men.
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: 2024 State of Affairs
Spinal cord stimulation is a last-resort chronic pain treatment, but ongoing controversies fuel a “trench war” between practitioners and opponents.
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How to Achieve Goal-Concordant Care in Severe Acute Brain Injury
Patients with severe acute brain injury benefit from physicians discussing their prognostic estimates and goals of care with them.
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Treatment Escalation and De-Escalation in Late-Onset MS
Patients with adult-onset multiple sclerosis should receive a different kind of treatment management than patients with late onset multiple sclerosis.
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Innovations in VNS and DBS for Refractory Epilepsy
Vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation modalities have seen several developments in treatment of patients with refractory epilepsy.
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How AI-Driven Coding Streamlines Processes and Improves Revenue Capture
AI-driven coding can streamline processes, providing patients with an improved experience and allowing physicians to optimally capture revenue.
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Better Cardiovascular Health Linked to Fewer Kidney Stones
Better cardiovascular health, as assessed by the Life’s Essential 8 score, was associated with a lower prevalence of kidney stones based on patient self-report.
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VR Intervention Improves Social Rhythms in Bipolar Disorder
A virtual reality cognitive remediation intervention improved activity, social, and chronotype rhythms among patients with bipolar disorder.
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Nomogram Helps Predict Survival in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
A novel nomogram based on a recent study demonstrated excellent performance in predicting...
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Fear of Falling in MS
Recently-published findings state that a combination of machine learning algorithms and gait analysis was found to effectively predict fear of falling in MS.
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Incremental Step Test Validated for Exercise Capacity Measurement in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
The incremental step test (IST) reliably, conveniently, and cost-effectively assesses exercise capacity in moderate-to-severe asthma.
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Developments and Challenges in Pompe Disease Treatment
Therapies for Pompe disease have had many recent advances, as showcased in a presentation on clinical trials by Professor Antonio Toscano.
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Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet as Secondary Prevention for Cancer-Related Stroke?
Patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and venous thromboembolism exclusion may have better results with anticoagulation therapy.
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Changing Treatment Landscape in Myasthenia Gravis
Many patients report several serious side effects and a delayed onset of action when seeking treatment options for myasthenia gravis and novel therapies may improve this situation.
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Novel Tool to Predict Outcomes in Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
A new tool for the NEOS2 model can predict which patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis will see improvements while taking a first-line therapy.
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High Risk for Recurrent Vascular Events in Young Patients With Stroke
Patients of a younger age that have had a stroke are at higher risk of experiencing a recurrence of vascular events.
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