Statin use for primary prevention of CVD was associated with lower risk for COVID-19 hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths, according to findings from a cohort study published in the Journal of the… [+2131 chars]
Background Self-efficacy is an important determinant of treatment adherence, and peer modelling of success can provide vicarious self-efficacy. A series of patient stories (talking heads videos) wer… [+31168 chars]
For years, idiopathic hypersomnia, a neurologic sleep disorder characterized by chronic excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), was treated with off-label wake-promoting therapies. In August 2021, the la… [+8574 chars]
Ask Rebecca Niziol, 34, about life before Lyme, and she remembers bounding around with infinite energy. A life coach and yoga instructor, she packed her schedule with hikes, Pilates workouts, client … [+8528 chars]
Far from cause for celebration, this 4th of July marks the 6th wave of Covid-19, with BA.4 and BA.5 variants leading the parade. As one variant of concern follows another, the world remains in a stat… [+7731 chars]
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech Unive… [+14065 chars]
Scientists have identified a pattern of brain activity that appears to be an electrophysiological marker of sensitivity to reward in both mice and humans. The findings, published in Psychopharmacolog… [+4174 chars]
Most of us simply consider the types of food we consume when we think about healthy eating. We frequently overlook the fact that developing healthy eating habits is a key component of eating well. Yo… [+6807 chars]
