NFL Concussion Symptoms Tied to Cognitive Function Decades Later
Former National Football League (NFL) players who experienced concussion symptoms during their playing careers performed worse on cognitive tests later in life, cross-sectional data showed. Retrospectively reported concussion symptoms were associated with worse performance on a battery of tests that assessed episodic memory, sustained attention, processing speed, and vocabulary nearly 30 years later, reported Laura […]
Lesion Removed From Biden’s Chest Was Cancerous
US President Joe Biden arrives at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on February 16, 2023. – President Biden is at Walter Reed for his annual physical exam. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS via Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) — A skin […]
EPA Favors Stricter Air Quality Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to tighten the national annual limit on particulate matter (PM) pollution, according to its proposed updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter. Part of the EPA’s plan is to lower the primary (health-based) annual PM2.5 standard down to 9.0-10.0 µg/m3, compared with the […]
Families Push Research Forward in Rare Diseases
This story was supported by a grant from the National Press Foundation in partnership with Fondation de France. For the main story on how mRNA is being investigated for its potential in rare diseases, click here. Kathy Stagni first met Charles Venditti, MD, PhD, at a meeting of her organization, the Organic Acidemia Association, more […]
COVID Vaccines Made mRNA a Household Name. How Can It Help in Rare Diseases?
This story was supported by a grant from the National Press Foundation in partnership with Fondation de France. For MedPage Today‘s related story on how families support rare disease research, click here. One of the hardest things about managing Jordan Franks’ propionic acidemia (PA) was feeding him. Jordan never wanted to eat. His body seemed […]
Pattern of gene activity for ADHD
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the NIH, found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code […]
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — With the needs of advanced heart failure (HF) dwarfing the supply of skilled physicians, HF specialists and others are well-positioned to prove their value in the contemporary cardiac ICU (CICU) — and the clock is ticking for training and accreditation to keep up. The problem for the workforce is that CICU […]
Opinion | The Oft-Forgotten Team Members: Health Unit Coordinators
It was our pleasure to attend the 40th Annual Education Conference of the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) in mid-August this year. The program was “open to all healthcare support team members and their supervisors, educators, and administrators.” This broad classification includes health unit coordinators; unit and medical secretaries; unit and ward clerks; […]
Opinion | We Need a Direct Pediatric Care Physician Network
The direct care subscription delivery model is rapidly growing. Hint Health, a national leader in the direct care space, identified an increase of patients receiving direct primary care by 241% and an increase of direct primary care clinicians by 159% over the past 4 years. Direct care (DC) reestablishes the primary relationship between doctors and […]
New ‘988’ Number For Suicide Prevention Hotline To Launch Nationwide
A shorter number to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline is set to go into effect Saturday. Those experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial the three-digit number ― 988 ― to access the all-hours free and confidential emotional support hotline. The Federal Communications Commission first approved the new number in […]