Wallace Stephens

While women reported smoking less than men, they were found to be more severely affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The American Heart Association has called for the creation of specialized, multidisciplinary, clinical programs that combine focused expertise in the fields of genetics and cardiovascular medicine.

Medtronic says real-world data show its MiniMed 670G glucose management system increased time in range for people with diabetes.

Analysis of findings from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study found no association between sickle cell trait and cognitive impairment.

Evobrutinib, an oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor, reduced gadolinium-enhancing lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis.

After a rural syringe service program was indefinitely suspended, individuals who inject drugs had a greater risk of contracting HIV and hepatitus C virus.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have high-deductible health insurance plans may be more likely to avoid essential care due to costs compared to those who have low- or no-deductible plans.

Increased use of primary care could lower rates of respiratory failure and reduce admissions to intensive care units.

Researchers determined that African Americans were less likely to participate in pulmonary rehabiliation programs and examined whether the location of the nearest program had an effect on likelihood of participation.

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University sought to resolve conflicting results on whether appendectomies raised a person's risk for developing Parkinson disease. Using data from more than 62 million patients, they team reported results today during the 2019 annual meeting of Digestive Disease Week.

Once-daily treatment of opicapone, added to levodopa, has been found to increase the length of ON-periods in patients with Parkinson disease, according to an abstract presented at the 2019 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

A study examined how biomarkers of microbial translocation and innate immune activation were affected by HIV status, HCV co-infection, and alcohol use.

Stubborn racial disparities mean that the rate of new HIV inections was 93% higher among black women than it would have been if the rate were the same as white women.

A new computer application could easily and reliably predict the short-term risk of adverse outcomes and guide treatment options for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who visited an emergency department due to an exacerbation.

Findings from a new study have shown that sales of sweetened drinks fell by 38% after Philadelphia implemented a tax on sugary beverages.

As National Nurses' week comes to a close, more attention needs to be brought to increasing rates of violence against employees in the field of healthcare.

Intranasal insulin treatment may have the potential to improve motor functions and verbal fluency in patients with Parkinson disease.

Video telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation intervention reduced the risk of 30-day readmission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

According to Willis Towers Watson’s Health Care Access and Delivery Survey, a growing number of employers have implemented new strategies to provide their employees with increased access to high-quality, convenient, and affordable healthcare.

Findings from PARTNER2 show that HIV-positive individuals who were virally suppressed by antiretroviral therapy had no risk of transmitting the virus by having sex without condoms.

Findings from a literature review suggest that exercise has the potential to improve non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease.

A new study has examined whether rapid follow-up appointments within 10 days of discharge affect the risk of readmission for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who experience acute exacerbations that lead to hospitalizations.

Working from findings in the landmark TAILORx study, reseachers estimated that Oncotype DX-guided treatment could reduce the total first-year breast cancer care by nearly $50 million across the United States.

Researchers have identifed major barriers and facilitators regarding communication between parties involved along the continuum of care in Parkinson disease, specifically related to off periods of the disease.

Unreported exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in clinical trials may be more prevalent than researchers realize, and this could cause them to underestimate the frequency of clinically significant exacerbations. This could affect the conclusions studies reach about the effectiveness of treatments.

Researchers examined risk factors that could lead to frequent physical or mental stress in Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Biomarkers of Parkinson Disease, detected by smell and analysis of sebum, could lead to a noninvasive diagnostic test for the disease.

A new immunotherapy approach was found to both expose HIV concealed within CD4+ T cells and kill it, which could potentially lead to an eventual vaccine for the virus.

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