All articles tagged: Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified, unspecified shoulder (M62.519)

Pediatric heat-related illness emergency department volume is associated with higher temperatures and is increasing over time, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida.Taylor Merritt, M.D., from the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and c

For patients with obesity, the addition of semaglutide to standard hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treatments yields improvement in quality of life and a reduction in flares, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, held from Sept. 25 to 28 in Amsterdam.Daniel Lyons, M.D., fro

Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Blood.Olubusola Oluwole, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues determined the cumulative incidence and rates for primary and recurrent strokes and TIAs in pe

Soon after a series of state laws left a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Missouri, unable to provide abortions in 2018, it shipped some of its equipment to states where abortion remained accessible.

Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to better support patients' treatment and recovery from substance use disorder and combat racial disparities in testing and reporting.

The risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and adverse pregnancy outcomes is increased for gestational carriers, or pregnancy surrogates, compared with women conceiving naturally or via in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Maria P. Velez, M.D., Ph.D., from Que

More than one-third of living former professional American-style football (ASF) players report perceived chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is associated with an increased prevalence of self-reported suicidality, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Neurology.Rachel Grashow, Ph.D., from Harvard Univers

The TESLA trial was unable to support a benefit to thrombectomy for stroke patients with large-core infarcts identified on noncontrast CT within 24 hours. Unlike other studies, endovascular therapy in TESLA conferred no significantly...

Each year, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center at UNSW Sydney surveys hundreds of people who regularly use drugs in Australia to understand trends in substance use around the country.

Glowing embers cascading from Glacier Point. The ancient granite of Tuolumne Meadows. The Mist Trail leading to Vernal Falls. All these memories and more were treasured by my mom -- a native Californian who loved Yosemite National...