Statins are a type of medication that doctors prescribe to lower levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol and reduce the risks of…
Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the confusion assessment method
Delirium affects > 15% of hospitalised patients but is grossly underdetected, contributing to poor care. The 4 ‘A’s Test (4AT, www.the4AT.com)…
Daniel Callahan, 88, Dies; Bioethics Pioneer Weighed ‘Human Finitude’
At the Hastings Center, which he co-founded, he explored ethical issues raised by medical advances and questioned the wisdom of…
Daniel Callahan, 88, Dies; Bioethics Pioneer Weighed ‘Human Finitude’
At the Hastings Center, which he co-founded, he explored ethical issues raised by medical advances and questioned the wisdom of…
Daniel Callahan, 88, Dies; Bioethics Pioneer Weighed ‘Human Finitude’
At the Hastings Center, which he co-founded, he explored ethical issues raised by medical advances and questioned the wisdom of…
Compensatory strategies to disguise autism spectrum disorder may delay diagnosis
The first scientific study of compensatory strategies — techniques to camouflage autism — finds that they have positive and negative…
Edith Irby Jones, Pioneering Black Doctor in the South, Dies at 91
Watching her sister die of typhoid inspired her to become a doctor focused on treating poor people. She blazed a…
Edith Irby Jones, Barrier-Breaking Doctor in the South, Dies at 91
Watching her sister die of typhoid inspired her to become a doctor focused on treating poor people. She blazed a…
Edith Irby Jones, Barrier-Breaking Doctor in the South, Dies at 91
Watching her sister die of typhoid inspired her to become a doctor focused on treating poor people. She blazed a…
Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma
Reseachers have found that fat cells play a key role in the dangerous transformation of melanoma.