Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: 2024 State of Affairs
Spinal cord stimulation is a last-resort chronic pain treatment, but ongoing controversies fuel a “trench war” between practitioners and opponents.
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Author: Teresa Sellinger
How to Achieve Goal-Concordant Care in Severe Acute Brain Injury
Patients with severe acute brain injury benefit from physicians discussing their prognostic estimates and goals of care with them.
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Treatment Escalation and De-Escalation in Late-Onset MS
Patients with adult-onset multiple sclerosis should receive a different kind of treatment management than patients with late onset multiple sclerosis.
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Innovations in VNS and DBS for Refractory Epilepsy
Vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation modalities have seen several developments in treatment of patients with refractory epilepsy.
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How AI-Driven Coding Streamlines Processes and Improves Revenue Capture
AI-driven coding can streamline processes, providing patients with an improved experience and allowing physicians to optimally capture revenue.
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Better Cardiovascular Health Linked to Fewer Kidney Stones
Better cardiovascular health, as assessed by the Life’s Essential 8 score, was associated with a lower prevalence of kidney stones based on patient self-report.
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VR Intervention Improves Social Rhythms in Bipolar Disorder
A virtual reality cognitive remediation intervention improved activity, social, and chronotype rhythms among patients with bipolar disorder.
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Nomogram Helps Predict Survival in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
A novel nomogram based on a recent study demonstrated excellent performance in predicting...
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Fear of Falling in MS
Recently-published findings state that a combination of machine learning algorithms and gait analysis was found to effectively predict fear of falling in MS.
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Incremental Step Test Validated for Exercise Capacity Measurement in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
The incremental step test (IST) reliably, conveniently, and cost-effectively assesses exercise capacity in moderate-to-severe asthma.
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Developments and Challenges in Pompe Disease Treatment
Therapies for Pompe disease have had many recent advances, as showcased in a presentation on clinical trials by Professor Antonio Toscano.
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Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet as Secondary Prevention for Cancer-Related Stroke?
Patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and venous thromboembolism exclusion may have better results with anticoagulation therapy.
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Changing Treatment Landscape in Myasthenia Gravis
Many patients report several serious side effects and a delayed onset of action when seeking treatment options for myasthenia gravis and novel therapies may improve this situation.
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Novel Tool to Predict Outcomes in Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
A new tool for the NEOS2 model can predict which patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis will see improvements while taking a first-line therapy.
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High Risk for Recurrent Vascular Events in Young Patients With Stroke
Patients of a younger age that have had a stroke are at higher risk of experiencing a recurrence of vascular events.
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Recent Advances in Burn Care Reduce Burn-Related Deaths
Recent advances in burn care, including great progress in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering, have reduced the number of burn-related deaths.
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UTIs in Patients With Kidney Stones Tied to Poorer HRQOL
Patients with kidney stones who have urinary tract infections (UTIs) show lower HRQOL measures compared with patients with kidney stones and no UTIs.
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Sepsis Alert Systems Improve Care in EDs
Sepsis alert systems implemented in the emergency department reduced patient mortality and improved clinicians’ adherence to management protocols.
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Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy Beneficial for Blood Cancers
The proportion of patients with hypogammaglobulinemia, odds of infections or severe infections, and associated antimicrobial use decreased significantly following IgRT initiation.
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CDC Estimates 1.4 Million ED Visits/Year for Those Experiencing Homelessness
People experiencing homelessness made approximately 1.4 million emergency department visits between 2016 and 2021, with differences between men and women.
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