An analysis of studies that followed that 544,000 people for an average of 12 years demonstrated that moderate to vigorous physical activity was associated with up to a 29 percent reduction in the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. If you are looking for a good reason to begin an exercise program here it is.… Read More »
Media playback is unsupported on your device More than 1,000 10 to 19-year-olds were admitted to hospital with knife wounds in 2017/18. The figure, from NHS England, reveal a 54% rise in the number of children and teenagers treated for injuries from knives over five years. It comes as a leading consultant warns that she… Read More »
Voice-enabled virtual assistant software from Nuance expected to make it easier to record information. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an early adopter of new voice-enabled virtual assistant software from Nuance Communications being offered to all users of its Dragon Medical One cloud-based clinical documentation platform. Vanderbilt is an existing client of the vendor’s virtual assistant… Read More »
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. A 32-year-old man is evaluated for an intermittent pruritic rash of 8 years’ duration. Medical history is significant for mild persistent asthma. His only medications are an albuterol inhaler and an inhaled glucocorticoid. On physical examination, vital signs are normal. There… Read More »