The North has reported no cases of the virus, but relief groups say it is woefully unprepared to deal with…
New Cases Are Reported as Beijing Sets New Rules
The mandate came as the Chinese government disclosed that hundreds of medical workers who had been helping combat the coronavirus…
New Cases Are Reported as Beijing Sets New Rules
The mandate came as the Chinese government disclosed that hundreds of medical workers who had been helping combat the coronavirus…
A cluster-randomized field trial to reduce cesarean section rates with a multifaceted intervention in Shanghai, China
Cesarean section (CS) rate has risen dramatically and stayed at a very high level in China over the past two…
Efficacy and Safety of Intensive Blood Pressure Therapy Using Restricted Mean Survival Time – Insights from the SPRINT Trial
Restricted mean survival time has limited current use in cardiovascular clinical trials. It’s considered a translational statistic – a summary…
A FREQUENTLY MISSED DIAGNOSIS
Last year, 3 of the 64 applicants for our medical residency program I interviewed had the same unrecognized malady. During…
Disseminated Erythema Migrans
A 66- year old lady, with comorbidities of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity presented to the emergency department with fever and…
The association between resident physician work hour regulations and physician safety and health
In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) instituted a 16-h limit on consecutive hours for first-year resident…
Effectiveness of travel bans — readily used during infectious disease outbreaks — mostly unknown
While travel bans are frequently used to stop the spread of an emerging infectious disease, a new study of published…
Brain inflammation in veterans with Gulf War illness
In a new discovery, researchers have detected widespread inflammation in the brains of veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Illness.