CNN reported in February 2018, that the FDA has approved a first of its kind blood test for helping to detect if an adult has a concussion. Motor vehicle accidents, falls at construction sites, explosions, and other violent accidents can cause a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many TBI victims also suffer a concussion which can [...]
The last days of 2016 saw a string of high-profile deaths. From Carrie Fisher to George Michael to Debbie Reynolds, these recently departed celebrities all had one thing in common; heart problems. Heart disease is the number one cause of death around the world, but the phrase doesn’t refer to a single condition. Rather, heart [...]
Two new studies from Brazil have discovered that the Zika virus poses a higher risk to adults than previously believed. It has been known for some time that the disease causes the birth defect microcephaly, which slows the development of the brain and skull in a fetus. However, the mechanism that caused this birth defect [...]
New research from Johns Hopkins has identified a potentially fatal flaw in the current methods used to evaluate surgeons in training. The study followed 23 Johns Hopkins medical residents, ranging from their first to fifth year of residency, as they performed three different approaches to a common shoulder surgery on cadavers. The results were encouraging [...]
