The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a complex form of trauma, resulting from the explosive release of energy. The severity and types of injury depend on the proximity to the blast, blast pressure and the presence […]
In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime. Significant complications associated with this condition include ischemic stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, dementia and mortality. In a new review article […]
Hui Feng, MD, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics and medicine, has received an RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The five-year, $3.1M award will support the project, “Mechanisms of Immunosuppression in MYCN-driven Neuroblastoma.” Feng will team with Derin Keskin, PhD, from the Dana-Farber […]
This study reinforces that people with different racial or ethnic backgrounds may vary in what characteristics determine how well and how long they live.
Dermatologists must engage as active participants as cosmetic dermatology continues to grow in the digital age.
The commentary, led by corresponding author Diana Anderson, MD, FACHA, assistant professor of neurology, appears online in the AMA Journal of Ethics.
The 2024 guidelines don’t give guidance on testing for Vitamin D insufficiency or on how much how much vitamin D is effective in improving a multitude of health issues.
Together these risk factors add up to a greater risk for aggression than they each do on their own, according to Jesse Mez, associate professor of neurology.
18 of 19 NHL Players Had CTE, but zero of 6 who played fewer than 6 years.
These disparities highlight opportunities for further exploration to retain a stable, effective healthcare workforce.