An electronic nudge to clinicians—triggered by an algorithm that used machine learning methods to flag patients with cancer who would most benefit from a conversation around end-of-life goals—tripled the rate of those discussions, according to a new prospective, randomized study of nearly 15,000 patients from Penn Medicine and published today in JAMA Oncology. Early and […]
A Berlin court on Friday overturned an order for restaurants and bars to close early, the latest in a slew of legal rulings upending measures taken by Germany’s national and local governments to fight coronavirus transmission. The latest judicial setback for authorities in the German capital came on the heels of other court challenges over […]
Lying in bed, Elise Colquitt realised she needed to get up and use the bathroom. But when she tried to move her legs out of the bed, she just couldn’t do it. Elise was unable to lift her arms or move her legs, and quickly realised she couldn’t shout loud enough for help from her […]
Environmental exposure to SARS-CoV-2 was responsible for the majority of infections detected in newborn infants in an analysis of 176 reported cases. However, the findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest that 30% of the reported cases may have been acquired from the mother. Daniele De Luca and colleagues performed a meta-analysis of published cases of […]
Not alone. Kara Keough opened up about grieving her late son, McCoy, and encouraged other women to share their own stories as a way of healing. Rainbow Babies: Stars Who Had Children After Miscarriages In a powerful essay posted to Good Morning America‘s website on Thursday, October 15, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, […]
Researchers may now have gained a better understanding of how the brain causes the disorienting, disruptive sensation of being outside of one’s body. Most of the time, the mind and body operate seamlessly as a single entity. At times, however, a person may experience a disconcerting sense of “disassociation,” during which they feel as if […]
Written by Chloe Gray Like the sound of a HIIT session that lasts just four minutes? Here’s what you need to know about Tabata. Right now, time is of the essence. Regardless of the fact that so many of us are still saving hours on commuting by working from home, foregoing late-night dates and no longer packing […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 — Prenatal cannabis exposure is associated with a greater risk for psychopathology during middle childhood, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Psychiatry. Sarah E. Paul, from Washington University in St. Louis, and colleagues evaluated whether cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes among offspring. The […]
More than 20 million people in the U.S. suffer neuropathic pain. At least 25% of those cases are classified as unexplained and considered cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy (CSPN). There is no information to guide a physician’s drug choices to treat CSPN, but a researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care […]
More than seven months into the Covid-19 pandemic, some things are more common than ever: dialing in to Zoom calls (“Try unmuting yourself?”), wearing tie-dyed sweats on repeat, and, if you’re in a relationship, arguing. The pandemic added a string of extra stressors to life—including a dearth of childcare, job loss, or just spending unnatural […]
