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An update on Americans' health finds that racial and ethnic disparities persist

U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist

But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
The prevalence of migraine headache is elevated in patients with cardiac syndrome X compared to patients with coronary artery disease or healthy controls

Prevalence of Migraine Up in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X

Increased prevalence in CSX compared with coronary artery disease or healthy controls
The drug eteplirsen should not be approved for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

FDA Panel Votes Against Approval of Eteplirsen for DMD

Clinical data did not meet the agency's requirements for well controlled studies necessary for approval
Plasma homocysteine and its metabolite homocysteine thiolactone contribute to Alzheimer's disease pathology via the amyloid-β-fibrinogen interaction

Homocysteine Tied to Alzheimer’s Via Aβ-Fibrinogen Interaction

Elevated levels of plasma HC/HCTL contribute to Alzheimer's pathology via Aβ-fibrinogen interaction
When it comes to dealing with illness

Many Americans Turn to ‘Laying on of Hands’ to Promote Healing

And, nearly nine out of 10 have asked for divine intervention for someone else
Electronic health records may be impairing the physician-patient relationship

A Doctor’s View: EHRs Impair Physician-Patient Relationship

Physician discusses impact of EHR on the physician-patient relationship
Computed tomographic chest abdomen pelvis examinations rarely show acute traumatic injury in patients who had a low-velocity trauma but have acute head and/or cervical spine trauma without evidence of bodily injury

CT CAP Rarely Reveals Acute Injury in Low-Velocity Trauma

Findings in low-velocity trauma patients without evidence of bodily harm
There is moderately good agreement between the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System and the eFACE digitally graded facial measurement scale in assessing patients with facial paralysis

Two Scales Correlate in Assessing Facial Paralysis

Good agreement, ease of use might sway adoption of the digitally graded scale
Doctors can be involved in developing new payment models for their practices

Physicians Can Get Involved in Developing Payment Models

New payment models relating to bone metastases, breast cancer developed by ASTRO

American Academy of Neurology, April 15-21

The 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology was held from April...