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Medical Notes: Week of March 11, 2018

>> March 11, 2018

Antibiotic resistance has left some serious infections with only one defense and the development of new antibiotics has slowed to a crawl, but a study in the journal Nature Microbiology reveals that scientists have found an entire new family of antibiotics in …

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Misunderstanding Autism

>> March 4, 2018

Autism has been misunderstood ever since its first description in the 1940’s. Experts describe how this misunderstanding has drastically affected treatment of people with autism, and how schools and other institutions might change their approach and …

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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

>> March 4, 2018

Vomiting is not a pleasurable experience for anybody, but most people do not suffer from it all that often. However, people with cyclic vomiting syndrome may experience this discomfort once or twice a month for 24 to 48 hours, and sometimes, even up to ten …

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Medical Notes: Week of March 4, 2018

>> March 4, 2018

Doctors may have a lot more time to respond to strokes than they thought. Studies in the New England Journal of Medicine show that with quick brain scans to pinpoint stroke locations doctors may have as long as 24 hours after a stroke to administer clot …

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ADHD and Sleep Disorders (2018)

>> February 25, 2018

Over the years, the number of diagnoses of ADHD have skyrocketed, not only in children, but adults, as well. But recent research shows that some of these individuals suffering from ADHD could actually just be suffering from a disordered body clock. Dr. Vatsal …

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A Real-Life Star Trek Tricorder

>> February 25, 2018

Most people have seen sci-fi shows or films like Star Wars and Star Trek, and been amused by the imagined technology used in their fictional universes. But Dr. Basil Harris, an emergency physician at Lankenau Medical Center and the founder of Final Frontier …

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Medical Notes: Week of February 25, 2018

>> February 25, 2018

Scientists have zeroed in on what causes many cases of colitis and chronic inflammatory bowel disease, what most people call the 24-hour stomach flu. In reality that’s usually a case of food poisoning, not the flu, and it happens more often than we think. A …

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Dashing Old Stuttering Myths (2018)

>> February 18, 2018

The causes of stuttering have long remained a mystery. Over time, people have been led to believe that stuttering can be caused by psychological issues or develop due to parenting style. But, experts are discovering that these beliefs may not be true. Recent …

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Manufacturing Happiness

>> February 18, 2018

We all want to be happy yet the American culture appears to be experiencing a joy-deficit. While it is well known that some individuals suffer from a chemical imbalance in the brain that affects their ability to be happy, many people are not aware of the fact …

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Medical Notes: Week of February 18, 2018

>> February 18, 2018

Melanoma carries a poor prognosis when it’s not caught early, but a common, inexpensive drug could boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy to treat it. Current immunotherapy treatments have a response rate of less than 35 percent but a study in the journal …

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Speaking Out on Sexual Harassment

>> February 11, 2018

Silence is no longer an answer. With movements like #metoo and #timesup surfacing all over social media and popular television, many women are beginning to take a stand against sexual harassment. Dr. Ashton Lofgreen, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Rush …

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The High Health Cost of Sugar

>> February 11, 2018

Dr. Robert Lustig, pediatric endocrinologist, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at University of California, San Francisco, President of Institute for Responsible Nutrition, and author of Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, …

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Medical Notes: Week of March 11, 2018

Misunderstanding Autism

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Medical Notes: Week of March 4, 2018

ADHD and Sleep Disorders (2018)

A Real-Life Star Trek Tricorder

Medical Notes: Week of February 25, 2018

Dashing Old Stuttering Myths (2018)

Manufacturing Happiness

The High Health Cost of Sugar

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