A study finds a surprising response to cocaine in a novel strain of mutant mice — they failed to show…
Differences among brain neurons that coincide with psychiatric conditions
It’s no surprise to scientists that variety is the very essence of biology, not just the seasoning, but most previous…
Sacklers Directed Efforts to Mislead Public About OxyContin, New Documents Indicate
A filing in a Massachusetts lawsuit contains dozens of internal Purdue Pharma documents suggesting the family was far more involved…
Real-world data and the patient perspective: the PROmise of social media?
Understanding the patient perspective is fundamental to delivering patient-centred care. In most healthcare systems, however, patient-reported outcomes are not regularly…
Difficulties with audiovisual processing contributes to dyslexia in children
A neuroimaging study could help develop tests for early identification of dyslexia.
Magnitude of venous thromboembolism risk in US hospitals: impact of evolving national guidelines for prevention of venous thromboembolism
The annual number of US hospital discharges at risk for venous thromboembolism and the impact of evolving American College of…
Mass Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: The Hype, The Methods, The Application
Recently, Apple launched new heart-related features for their Apple Watch, with notable excitement in the press, including an FDA-cleared app…
Giant cell arteritis presenting with a tongue lesion—diagnostic dilemma
An 83-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a two-month long history of progressive weight loss, weakness and recent odynophagia.…
Mass Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: The Hype, The Methods, and The Application
Recently, Apple launched new heart-related features for their Apple Watch, including an app cleared by the US Food and Drug…
Vaccine-preventable infections in pediatric transplant patients
Children who receive solid organ transplants are hospitalized due to vaccine-preventable infections at rates that are significantly higher than the…