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12/13/2023
Men with breast cancer tend to have a worse prognosis than women, as they commonly have more advanced disease at diagnosis. While many practitioners utilize mammography screening for women, there is less awareness of recommendations regarding screening for men.
12/13/2023
Some patients have reported hesitancy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. Are you familiar with the latest data on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy to provide to patients? Take this pop quiz to find out!
01/22/2020
Dr Speiser answers our questions about the Endocrine Society’s 2018 clinical practice guideline for congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
03/05/2023
Fabry disease affects multiple bodily systems. Do you know which systems are impacted the most?
01/27/2020
Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, answers our questions about his research into the dark genome’s function in hypertension.
09/01/2022
Take our pop quiz to find out the least severe form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
08/23/2019
The authors of a new study evaluated data on more than 400 first-degree relatives of individuals with celiac disease to determine how likely relatives are to also have the disease.
08/01/2016
There are several types of spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disorder caused by a loss of motor neurons. Do you know the difference between the types? Find out by taking our Pop Quiz!
06/07/2015
Fabry disease has traditionally been thought of as an adult disease, but do you know whether Fabry disease can affect children as well?
04/30/2020
This retrospective study aimed to evaluate whether the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia reduced mortality rates and rates of respiratory failure requiring intubation.
09/25/2018
Using National Health Insurance claims data from patients with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes in Taiwan, researchers sought to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of schizophrenia in this patient population.
07/23/2018
Cigarette smoking is very common among patients with schizophrenia. New research presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting may have pinpointed which patients have the highest odds of smoking.
07/09/2018
Despite accounting for just 1% of the population, people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders represent nearly 12% of people who die by suicide, according to a study published online in Schizophrenia Research.
04/16/2018
Aerobic exercise appeared to enhance the cognitive functioning of people with schizophrenia in a small 12-week study.
03/23/2018
Dr Raymond Cho, from Baylor College of Medicine, discusses the upcoming SARDAA conference on schizophrenia and his outlook on mental health in the United States.
01/17/2018
Whether antipsychotic treatment among patients with schizophrenia is associated with an increase or decrease in mortality risk is controversial. The effects of specific agents or routes on this association are also unknown.
10/06/2017
In a recent study, researchers sought to update heritability estimates based on data from 31,524 twin pairs from 2 nationwide registers in Denmark.
12/27/2016
In a new study, researchers examined the relationship between cannabis use and the risk for developing schizophrenia.
04/23/2021
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz, John W. Harrington, MD, asks you how far apart the COVID-19 vaccines should be separated from other vaccines in children and adolescents. Take our quiz to find out!
07/22/2020
Using telemedicine comes with several logistical challenges, including reimbursement and office communication. In this video, Jaspal Singh, MD, MHA, MHS, reviews the challenges and how to overcome them.