by Michael Connors, Peter W Halligan, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Beliefs are convictions of reality that we accept as true. They provide us with the basic mental scaffolding to understand and engage meaningfully in our world. Beliefs remain fundamental to our behavior and identity, but are not well understood. Delusions, on the other hand,...
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Public humiliation is still a common teaching tool in medical education—here’s how it leaves patients worse off
by Carolyn Heward, Luisa Wigg and Wendy Li, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Imagine being questioned about complex technical knowledge in front of your peers, supervisors, and members of the public—knowing that a wrong answer could lead to public ridicule. This is the reality for many medical students, with up to 90% of medical students experiencing public humiliation...
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Colchicine no benefit for painful knee osteoarthritis
by Lori Solomon Colchicine fails to improve knee pain, function, or size of synovial effusions with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, held from Nov. 14 to 19 in Washington, D.C. Jonathan Samuels, M.D., from NYU Langone in Rye Brook, New York, and...
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Study: Eating more than 45% of calorie intake after 5 p.m. alters glucose levels, with serious consequences for health
by Teresa Bau and Sònia Armengou, Open University of Catalonia Credit: Nutrition & Diabetes (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41387-024-00347-6 Although people have always said that having a light and early dinner is better, a study by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and Columbia University has provided the scientific grounds for this argument. According to a study published in Nutrition & Diabetes, consuming...
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Landmark study reveals over 100,000 American youth living with inflammatory bowel disease
Comprehensive analysis reveals U.S. pediatric IBD rates increased, ranking among highest globallyPeer-Reviewed Publication Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Embargoed until Wednesday, Nov. 20 @ 9AM ET New York, NY – November 20, 2024 – A groundbreaking study published today in Gastroenterology provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) prevalence in...
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A more severe form of mpox has been reported in US
by Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The United States has reported its first confirmed case of the more contagious form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. ADVERTISING The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued a health advisory, stating that while the country’s risk for the more severe form...
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Reframing cerebral palsy as a lifelong physical disability could improve adult care, researchers say
by Valerie Goodwin, University of Michigan A boy is supported by his family and care team as a child but feels left with questions as an adult. Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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New therapies offer effective treatment for managing Tourette syndrome
by Kennedy Krieger Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette syndrome. Their recent publication highlights how behavioral therapies—an approach that teaches patients how to manage certain tics using behavioral strategies—are proving to be the most effective treatment. The findings are published in the...
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First American Gastroenterological Association living guideline for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis
Subhead: Patients should start advanced therapies early rather than gradual step-up treatmentPeer-Reviewed Publication American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Nov. 15, 2024) — The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a new clinical guideline on the pharmacological management of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, published today in Gastroenterology. This guideline groups the 12 currently available advanced treatments based on...
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Personalised cancer care for majority whose genes were sequenced, study finds
Whole genome sequencing could help identify new treatment recommendations for cancer patientsPeer-Reviewed Publication University of Birmingham More than half of midlands-based cancer patients whose genomes were successfully sequenced through the 100,000 Genomes Project, received clinical recommendations according to a new study. Almost 60% of participants signed up to the 100,000 genomes project through the West...