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Brazilian scientist Dr. Miguel Nicolelis is leading the frontier on mind-controlled exoskeletons that can translate thoughts into physical movement. Go inside his lab and find out how he’s helping paraplegics control aid-enabling devices just by thinking.

In order to improve patients’ overall health and well-being, we need better information about their social determinants of health – the social, behavioral, and environmental factors – which influence the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

Coronavirus patients developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to test negative through RT-PCR test before being discharged, the health ministry said on Friday in its revised discharge policy for Covid-19 cases. Earlier, a patient was considered fit to be discharged if he/she tested negative on day 14 and then again in a span of 24 hours.

The NFL released its schedule for the upcoming season last night despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Myron Rolle, a former NFL player who is now a neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General hospital, joined CBSN to discuss whether there is a safe way to play sports during this time. 

Only 1.15% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients need ventilator support,...

Meghalaya’s lone COVID-19 patient tests positive again

GMCH, BBCI closed for new patients

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Most of these patients are also experiencing a loss of the sense of taste, said a researcher from University of Cincinnati.

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The ministry circular states there will be no coronavirus testing at Covid-19 facilities prior to discharge, and the patients will be advised to follow home isolation for seven days

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Though hospitals have resorted to e-consultations, the increased burden to create capacity to deal with the Covid-19 situation has resulted in huge losses.

A physician answers five common questions.

Experts call for free parking at cancer centers for patients, because these parking fees can mount up and become a real burden those undergoing frequent treatment sessions.
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Dr David Kerr on when it might be the right decision to tell patients that you believe they're pursuing the wrong treatment.
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Clear communication with patients upon emergency department (ED) discharge is important for patient safety during the transition to outpatient care.

Uninsured patients have decreased access to care, lower rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and worse outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

This cohort study compares the characteristics and management of acute heart failure in global regions comprising 44 countries.

Increased attention has focused on shared decision-making (SDM) and use of decision aids for treatment decisions in cardiology. In this issue of JAMA Cardiology, Coylewright et al report the results of a rigorously performed pilot study on the use of a decision aid to facilitate SDM for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) at high or prohibitive risk for surgery considered for transcatheter aortic valve replacement vs medical therapy. Comparisons were made between encounters before clinicians were trained to use a decision aid and the first and fifth encounters after a decision aid was used. The patient-clinician interactions were audio recorded and later coded by independent reviewers using a validated measure to assess SDM. This mixed-methods study found that SDM significantly improved in a stepwise manner from the initial usual care encounter (before use of a decision aid) to the first and then fifth encounters after implementation of the decision aid. Along with this improvement in SDM, patients (n = 35) demonstrated increased knowledge about their treatment choices and reported increased satisfaction in their care with no increase in decisional conflict. In contrast, clinicians (n = 6) reported that they believed they already engaged in SDM prior to use of the decision aid and, after multiple uses of the decision aid, believed patients did not understand or benefit from this tool. The disconnect between clinician and patient perspectives was sobering and has implications for the adoption of decision aids or other tools to facilitate SDM in the clinical setting. Notable limitations of the study, which are acknowledged by the authors, include (1) small sample size (of clinicians and patients); (2) the decision aid is most useful for the relatively smaller number of patients at high or prohibitive risk for surgery for whom transcatheter aortic valve replacement and medical therapy may both be reasonable options; and (3) the lack of diversity in the clinicians (all male), which reflects the current demographics of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery.

This cross-sectional study investigates whether hospital inpatient percutaneous coronary intervention volume is associated with rates of 30-day risk-adjusted mortality and hospital readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and transcatheter mitral valve repair.

Interview with Barbara H. Stanley, author of Comparison of the Safety Planning Intervention With Follow-up vs Usual Care of Suicidal Patients Treated in the Emergency Department

Interview with Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH, author of Efficacy and Safety of Further Lowering of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients Starting With Very Low Levels: A Meta-analysis

Interview with Francesca Gay, author of Maintenance Treatment and Survival in Patients With Myeloma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

Interview with Benjamin Besse, MD, author of Hyperprogressive Disease in Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors or With Single-Agent Chemotherapy

Interview with Raghav Tripathi, MPH, and Jeremy Scott Bordeaux, MD, MPH, authors of Association of Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics With Differences in Use of Outpatient Dermatology Services in the United States

Interview with Mikel Izquierdo, Ph.D, and Nicolás Martínez-Velilla, PhD, authors of Effect of Exercise Intervention on Functional Decline in Very Elderly Patients During Acute Hospitalization: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and William J. Hall, MD, author of A Novel Exercise Intervention and Functional Status in Very Elderly Patients During Acute Hospitalization

Interview with Utibe R Essien, MD, and Daniel E. Singer, MD, authors of Association of Race/Ethnicity With Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation II

Interview with Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, MBA, author of Temporal Trends in Unstable Angina Diagnosis Codes for Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, and David L. Brown, MD, FACC, author of Gaming, Upcoding, Fraud, and the Stubborn Persistence of Unstable Angina

Interview with Anna L. Bruckner, MD, MSCS, author of Assessment of the Timing of Milestone Clinical Events in Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa From North America

Interview with Joseph M. Unger, PhD, author of Association of Patient Comorbid Conditions With Cancer Clinical Trial Participation

Interview with Aaron Kesselheim, author of Analysis of Proposed Medicare Part B to Part D Shift With Associated Changes in Total Spending and Patient Cost-Sharing for Prescription Drugs, and Francis J. Crosson, M.D., author of Managing the Cost of Medicare Part B Drugs: Implications for the Program and Beneficiaries

Interview with Paul A Heidenreich, MD, MS, author of Association of Statin Adherence With Mortality in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Interview with Megan H. Noe, MD, MPH, MSCE, author of Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis—ABCD-10

Interview with Sam P. Most, MD, author of Assessment of Persistent and Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Interview with David Urbach, author of The Role of Disease Label in Patient Perceptions and Treatment Decisions in the Setting of Low-Risk Malignant Neoplasms

Interview with Krisda Hirschman Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP, author of Assessment of Inpatient Time Allocation Among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents Using Time-Motion Observations, and Christopher Moriates, MD, author of A Modern Snapshot of the Daily Work of Medical Interns—The Burden of Indirect Patient Care

Interview with Amit Garg, MD, author of Comparative Overall Comorbidity Burden Among Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Interview with Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, M.D., author of Single-Fraction Stereotactic vs Conventional Multifraction Radiotherapy for Pain Relief in Patients With Predominantly Nonspine Bone Metastases: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial

Interview with Barry H. Greenberg, author of Association of Rivaroxaban With Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Heart Failure, Coronary Disease, and Sinus Rhythm: A Post Hoc Analysis of the COMMANDER HF Trial, and Marvin A. Konstam, MD, author of Antithrombotic Therapy in Heart Failure—The Clot Thickens

Interview with J. Donald Easton, jdeaston, author of Risk for Major Hemorrhages in Patients Receiving Clopidogrel and Aspirin Compared With Aspirin Alone After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the POINT Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Katy J.L. Bell, PhD, author of Patients’ Views About Skin Self-examination After Treatment for Localized Melanoma