Q&A

Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease
06/22/2020
New findings suggest that α-synuclein reactive T cells may be present years before the diagnosis of motor Parkinson disease. Neurology Consultant discussed these findings further with study author David...
06/22/2020
COPD
COPD
06/18/2020
Authors of a new meta-analysis evaluated whether the use of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation was associated with better outcomes among patients with COPD and hypercapnia. Lead author Michael...
06/18/2020
HIV
HIV
06/17/2020
Infectious Diseases Consultant spoke with Tingting Zhang, PhD, whose new study indicated that failure to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) within 18 months of discontinuation is common among Medicaid...
06/17/2020
pregnancy
pregnancy
06/09/2020
Nicklas Brustad, MD, discusses the findings of his study on the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and anthropometry and bone mineralization in offspring.
06/09/2020
HIV
HIV
06/08/2020
Kaku So-Armah, PhD, answered our questions about his recent review, in which he and his colleagues discussed traditional and non-traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the context of HIV,...
06/08/2020
sleep
sleep
06/04/2020
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension may experience sleep disturbance and poor sleep quality. Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN, answers our questions about the association between sleep and biomarkers among...
06/04/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
06/01/2020
In May 2020, the American Geriatrics Society issued a position statement on strategies for resource allocation and age-related considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Corresponding author Timothy...
06/01/2020
Health Outcomes
Health Outcomes
05/14/2020
The relationship between climate change and human health has not been thoroughly explored. Desmond Leddin, MB, MSc, has taken an interest in studying this relationship. In this Q&A, he answers our...
05/14/2020
HIV
HIV
05/14/2020
Infectious Diseases Consultant spoke with Helen Kelly, PhD, about her recent study, which suggested that early initiation and effective use of ART at high nadir CD4 counts may be associated with decreased...
05/14/2020
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Medicine
05/11/2020
Neurology Consultant spoke with Géraldine Rauchs, PhD, whose study provides evidence of a potential association between sleep-disordered breathing and biomarkers for Alzheimer disease among older adults. ...
05/11/2020