Preventing the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury: New study points to a potential new treatment that could prevent chronic complications
You’ve been in a car accident and sustained a head injury. You recovered, but years later you begin having difficulty sleeping. You also become very sensitive to noise and bright lights, and find it hard to carry out your daily activities, or perform well at your job. This is a common situation after a traumatic […]
Our Patients Are Resilient
Patient name and other descriptors have been changed to protect privacy. Sara is a 14-year-old patient of mine. I am a clinical psychologist, and I have been treating her for about 15 months. Sara has been struggling with trauma and associated psychiatric symptoms since the coronavirus ravaged her family. This is the story of Sara’s […]
Hydrogen-burning white dwarfs enjoy slow aging
The prevalent view of white dwarfs as inert, slowly cooling stars has been challenged by observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. An international group of astronomers have discovered the first evidence that white dwarfs can slow down their rate of ageing by burning hydrogen on their surface. “We have found the first observational evidence […]
Free-flight training applied to parrot conservation: The methods have the birds follow basic commands, and will help when releasing the parrots into the wild
A training technique that has been practiced by parrot owners for decades is now being applied by Texas A&M University researchers in establishing new bird flocks in the wild. While many parrot owners clip their birds’ wings to reduce their flight abilities, free-flight involves training an intact parrot to come when called, follow basic commands, […]
Your Thrilling Case May Be Your Patient’s Worst Nightmare
It’s been over 25 years, but I still remember my first clinical rotation as a third-year medical student: ob/gyn. It was so refreshing to finally take care of patients, to be in a hospital, and to see the things we learned in the classroom translated into clinical care. I’ll never forget a case from that […]
Clinical Challenge: Sorting Through Treatment Options for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
To clear the air from the outset, treating hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has always been challenging. Many patients delay seeking treatment until the condition has reached moderate or severe stages. Others seek help earlier, only to face misdiagnosis and misunderstanding by clinicians who are not familiar with the condition or who do not take the time […]
Dieting: Villain or scapegoat?
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define — and therefore understand — dieting and […]
What To Do If You’re Fully Vaccinated And Feeling Helpless Right Now
If you’ve been taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously — you’ve worn your mask, social distanced and gotten fully vaccinated — you might be feeling anxious and angry at the current situation. It’s understandable: You did your part, and yet here we are. States with low vaccination rates, including Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana, are seeing scary […]
If You’re Buying Balsamic Vinegar, Here’s How To Tell If It’s Really From Modena
Vinegar has been making a lot of noise over the past couple of years for a number of reasons, ranging from the apparent novelty of drinking vinegar to its health benefits, which include weight management, blood sugar control and gut health. If you even say “apple” near Siri or Alexa, it seems, you’re inundated with […]
New study reveals serious long-term complications in youth-onset type 2 diabetes
Phil Zeitler, MD, PhD, has been treating youth with type 2 diabetes for more than 20 years. He and a team of researchers published a paper today on the TODAY2 study in the New England Journal of Medicine on the long-term complications of type 2 diabetes. (TODAY stands for Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes […]