"This is a collection of stories about doctors and patients, including many by world-famous authors who were also physicians, such as Oliver Sacks, Anton Chekhov and Arthur Conan Doyle. Always moving, entertaining and informative, and sometimes troubling, these stories will appe…
"Over the past decade, research on the epidemiology, nature, and meaning of the comorbidity between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse has burgeoned. Changes in the political and social climate of the United States during this time have brought wit…
"Over the past decade, research on the epidemiology, nature, and meaning of the comorbidity between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse has burgeoned. Changes in the political and social climate of the United States during this time have brought wit…
"Over the past decade, research on the epidemiology, nature, and meaning of the comorbidity between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse has burgeoned. Changes in the political and social climate of the United States during this time have brought wit…
"Over the past decade, research on the epidemiology, nature, and meaning of the comorbidity between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse has burgeoned. Changes in the political and social climate of the United States during this time have brought wit…
To ensure safe and high quality treatments for their patients, radiation oncology teams conduct pre-treatment plan evaluations as well as weekly chart checks which assess the machine treatment parameters, patient set-up instructions, prescriptions, and radiation dose distributio…
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the comparative effects of two different soft tissue approaches in the treatment of active peroneal trigger points. The data from the two different groups was analyzed to establish which soft tissue approach was the most effective in…
Kidney function plays an important role in drug safety and effectiveness. As many medications are excreted by the kidneys, patients with reduced kidney function are at a higher risk of supratherapeutic or toxic drug levels. At the same time, drug-induced nephrotoxicity is common…
Introduction Although the relationship between mental disorders and epilepsy has been studied for several years there is a lack of systematization of knowledge in this area. People with epilepsy, particularly those who are refractory to pharmacological treatment, have a high pre…
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common complaint among amputees and despite having been studied for centuries, it remains a mysterious object of debate among researcher. To date, a vast number of ways to treat PLP has been proposed in the literature, however none of them has proven…
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess cephalometric parameters and the need for orthognathic surgery (OS) and its relationship with protraction headgear (PHG) compliance.
Insomnia is a risk factor for suicidal behavior including attempts and suicide. We investigated whether insomnia symptom severity predicted suicidality and suicide in an at-risk sample. The sample included deceased psychiatric patients seen at Weber Human Services since 2008 (N=…
The current study examined the change in articulatory patterns when speakers were asked to increase and decrease their speaking rate by matching metered and rhythmic audio recordings and by matching metered and rhythmic audiovisual recordings. There were 10 participants, five ma…
A Esclerose Lateral Amiotrofica (ELA) é uma doença neurodegenerativa rara que envolve principalmente os neurónios motores (diretamente associados a movimentos voluntários). Atualmente, não existe cura para a ELA, aproximadamente 50% dos pacientes com ELA morrem dentro de 30 mese…
A conte ulceroso e uma doença innamatona crónica ao intestino, que se caractenza por uma inflamação contínua da mucosa ("revestimento interno") do intestino grosso ou cólon. Esta doença é também caracterizada por períodos de remissão e exacerbações agudas, com um curso imprevisí…
Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) have substantial effects on individual patients and hospitals. In particular, methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an important bacterial pathogen worldwide, exacerbating the overall burden of nosocomial infection. …