Despite increasing development and access to advanced medical testing, many patients with chronic illnesses suffer not only from their symptoms, but also from the financial, psychological and emotional difficulties of not having a diagnosis. In an effort to combat this widespread issue, the NIH formed the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) in 2014, an expansion of […]
Read More →The harmful misconception that antidepressants are ‘no better than placebo’ is a popular one, making the rounds year after year. Equivocations like this are not only false but a gross misrepresentation of the evidence. A new meta-analysis published in the Lancet will hopefully take this falsehood behind the barn and put it down for good. […]
Read More →A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the administration of glucocorticoids among patients with septic shock did not result in lower 90-day mortality rates. The trial found that those patients that received hydrocortisone experienced a quicker resolution of sepsis and a shorter time period of initial necessary mechanical ventilation […]
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