For children with drug-resistant epilepsy, older age at seizure onset and higher HRQOL before surgery were associated with better postoperative HRQOL. “There is an abundance of research data indicating that seizure freedom after pediatric epilepsy...
In the phase 3 SUMMIT trial, tirzepatide, was found to reduce the risk for worsening heart failure in patients with preserved ejection fraction and obesity.
The following is a summary of “Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs,” published in the October 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Negro et al. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the...
1. Longitudinal results found that children with earlier asthma onset had slower episodic memory development compared to children without asthma. 2. Cross-sectional results found that children with asthma performed worse on measures of episodic memory, cognitive...
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the current trajectory, overweight and obesity will continue increasing in the United States up to 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet.Marie Ng, Ph.D., from the Institute for Health...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, despite having no known contact with infected animals, state officials reported Tuesday."California has identified a possible bird flu case in a...
In the phase 3 SUMMIT trial, tirzepatide, was found to reduce the risk for worsening heart failure in patients with preserved ejection fraction and obesity.
The following is a summary of “Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs,” published in the October 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Negro et al. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the...
1. Longitudinal results found that children with earlier asthma onset had slower episodic memory development compared to children without asthma. 2. Cross-sectional results found that children with asthma performed worse on measures of episodic memory, cognitive...
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Based on the current trajectory, overweight and obesity will continue increasing in the United States up to 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet.Marie Ng, Ph.D., from the Institute for Health...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, despite having no known contact with infected animals, state officials reported Tuesday."California has identified a possible bird flu case in a...
Identity theft in the medical office setting encompasses two serious issues: fraudulent use of a patient’s coverage information and breaching medical records.
Winter affects sleep schedules through daylight shifts, reduced sunlight, and seasonal illness, negatively impacting sleep quality and overall health.
Due to a lack of intensivists in US hospitals, the popularity of eICUs is growing, but significant questions about its costs, resources, and benefits remain.
This courses discusses the several clinically important risk factors that affect the reactions in grade 2 and higher during peanut oral immunotherapy (P-OIT).
Medical cartoon by Van Scott in which patient asks doctor to pinkie swear that his medical information will remain private.
Identity theft in the medical office setting encompasses two serious issues: fraudulent use of a patient’s coverage information and breaching medical records.
Healthcare organizations often fail to acknowledge the role that interoperability, payer denials, and medical billing play in ensuring payment to physicians.
The standard of care definition can vary during medical malpractice cases, and physicians must prove they acted in accordance with good, accepted practice.
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