COIR 2014: Mitigating Neuronal Injury in HIV
The Particulars: Research has shown that neurofilament light chain (NFL) in cerebrospinal fluid...
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CROI 2014: Relocating After an HIV Diagnosis
The Particulars: Retention in ongoing care is crucial to the health of people living with HIV, but...
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Sanjay Gupta’s “WEED” Documentary
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary on weed. How Dr. Sanjay Gupta changed his view on...
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3D Printing Helps Fix Child’s Heart
3D printing is now being used as a model for doctors to better envision particular procedures....
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Stop Leaving Women’s Health to Chance
Every cell in the human body has a sex, which means that men and women are different right down to...
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ISC 2014: Improving Stroke Treatment Times & Outcomes
The Particulars: Prior research suggests that less than 30% of acute ischemic stroke patients meet...
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ISC 2014: Few Stroke Patients Receive Recommended Treatment
The Particulars: Guidelines recommend that tPA be administered intravenously within 3 to 4 hours...
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ISC 2014: Treating Stroke With Uric Acid
The Particulars: Some studies have suggested that uric acid may be neuro-protective in brain...
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International Stroke Conference 2014
New research is being presented at the ISC 2014, the annual International Stroke Conference, from...
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Genetically Engineered Bacteria Target Cancer Cells
South Korean scientists say they have developed the world’s first nanorobot that can...
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The Singing Nurse
Patients who heard him as he walked the halls belting out old love songs and Broadway hits started...
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My Turning Point
As an incurable compulsive introspect, I tend to brood, ponder, contemplate, and (of course) muse...
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STS 2014: Preventing SSIs in CABG
The Particulars: Surgical site infections (SSIs) can increase mortality, readmission rates,...
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STS 2014: TAVR Availability Improves Outcomes
The Particulars: Recently, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) became a commercially...
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STS 2014: Long-Term Survival After Pediatric Heart Transplants
The Particulars: Research indicates that the average survival rate for adult heart transplant...
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Needle-Free Vaccines
One hundred sixty years after the invention of the needle and syringe, we’re still using them to...
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ISET 2014: Bioresorbable Scaffold Beneficial
The Particulars: Drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS)—which naturally dissolve into...
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ISET 2014: Novel Technology Promising in PE
The Particulars: The EkoSonic Endovascular System is a device that uses ultrasound to accelerate...
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ISET 2014: Nitinol Stents Maintain QOL in PAD
The Particulars: Research indicates that approximately one-third of patients with untreated...
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