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Quality Improvement Strategies Benefit Care Delivery in Pediatric Headache – Neurology Advisor

Using Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment (PedMIDAS) and headache action plans (HAPs), key quality measures in the treatment of pediatric headache were improved and provided measurable cost savings, according to a study published in Neurology: Clinical Practice. In 2014, the American Academy of Neurology identified 10 areas of underperformance in the prevention and treatment of headache,… Read More: Quality Improvement Strategies Benefit Care Delivery in Pediatric Headache –… »

Machine Learning Helps Design Complex Immunotherapies

May 8th, 2019 Siavash Parkhideh Informatics, Medicine, Nanomedicine Spherical Nucleic Acid (SNA) Researchers from Northwestern University have leveraged machine learning to aid in the design of nanomedicines for immunotherapy. They utilized a high-throughput method to synthesize 800 unique immunostimulatory nanoparticles called Spherical Nucleic Acids (SNAs). “Spherical nucleic acids represent an exciting new class of medicines… Read More: Machine Learning Helps Design Complex Immunotherapies »

Worrying number of women think pee comes through their vagina

You might think that a person would be completely clued up on their own body and the way in which it works. But it turns out that a lot of females don’t actually know all that much about their genitals. This is according to YouGov, who recently conducted a survey to discover how much anatomical… Read More: Worrying number of women think pee comes through their vagina »

3 Most Common Reasons for Selling a Life Insurance Policy

Signing up for a life insurance policy is a major life decision. No one wants to think about morbid topics like death, funerals, and a personal will, but these are subjects that must be confronted in order to ensure our family members are taken care of after we are gone. Taking out a life insurance… Read More: 3 Most Common Reasons for Selling a Life Insurance Policy »