Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset; pulmonary consolidation more common in severe and critical cases AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY A AND B, LUNG ULTRASOUND IMAGES OBTAINED WITH CONVEX (A) AND LINEAR (B) PROBES. MULTIPLE CONFLUENT B-LINES (ARROWS), PATCHY PULMONARY CONSOLIDATION (ASTERISK, B), AND THICKENED PLEURAL LINE...
Battle royale: How bacteria fight antibiotics and up the ante in chemical warfare
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Inadequate development of new antibiotics and rising rates of resistance by bacteria to existing antimicrobials are dual forces pushing the world ever closer to a post-antibiotic era. It has been an 80-year war, the battle pitched by bacteria against the chemical warfare designed to knock out infections—and on multiple...
A telehealth researcher explains how to get the most out of remote health care
COVID-19 has led to a boom in telehealth, with some health care facilities seeing an increase in its use by as much as 8,000%. This shift happened quickly and unexpectedly and has left many people asking whether telehealth is really as good as in-person care. Over the last decade, I’ve studied telehealth as a Ph.D....
High school athletes require longer recovery following concussions
Epidemiologic findings from a high school population HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES REQUIRE LONGER RECOVERY FOLLOWING CONCUSSIONS. view more CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES DETROIT – Young athletes are sidelined for at least one month after suffering a concussion, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study that provides new perspective on concussions and brain injuries....
Mindfulness training helps men manage anger
Men who learned to control their anger were less violent towards their partners NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The last few months have been particularly difficult for people living in a violent relationship. But a few glimmers of hope are finally emerging from the coronavirus nightmare. “For a lot of people, the shutdown has...
Antidepressant does not improve post-stroke recovery
by Karolinska Institutet The antidepressant fluoxetine has been suggested as a means to improve brain recovery after acute stroke. However, a large randomized study on stroke patients at 35 Swedish hospitals shows that the drug has no such effect. The study, which was led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is published in The Lancet Neurology....
Dietary guidelines advisory committee reinforces need for increased choline intake
Dietary guidelines advisory committee reinforces need for increased choline intake Vulnerable populations, including infants, toddlers, pregnant and lactating women, are at greatest risk for choline deficiency FOODMINDS LLC NEW HAMPTON, N.Y., July 20, 2020 — On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC or Committee) – a group comprised of 20 nationally...
Vitls Platform Cleared in U.S. for Remote Patient Monitoring
JULY 20TH, 2020 MEDGADGET EDITORSCARDIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GERIATRICS, INFORMATICS, MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, SURGERY, TELEMEDICINE Vitls Inc., a company out of Houston, Texas, won FDA clearance for its Vitls Platform, a combination of a vitals monitoring patch, cloud storage, and an app that lets clinicians monitor multiple patients wearing such a patch at...
Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS JOURNAL DEDICATED TO THE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS THAT HOLD GREATER RISK FOR OR ARE MORE PREVALENT AMONG WOMEN, AS WELL AS DISEASES THAT PRESENT DIFFERENTLY IN WOMEN view more CREDIT: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC., PUBLISHERS New Rochelle, NY, July 20, 2020–A new study has shown that although 86% of...
Simple test helps to predict and prevent falls
Scientists have developed a simple clinical test that can assess the lower limb strength of patients to predict their risk of falls. STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY DESIGNED BY STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY CARTOON AND COMIC ARTS STUDENT JOSH THOMAS WHO WON A COMPETITION TO ILLUSTRATE THE STUDY. view more CREDIT: STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY/JOSH THOMAS The “enhanced paper grip test” validated...