Early in Dr. Michael McKee’s career, one of his patients, who was deaf, died from a heart attack. It led
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TAVR is dominant form of aortic valve replacement, outcomes steadily improving in the US
Since the approval of the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device in 2011, more than 276,000 patients have undergone
Continue reading »Stress and resilience: Improving reproductive health outcomes
Current research has largely focused on the role of maternal stress as a key contributor to negative outcomes in the
Continue reading »Case report: Stem cells a step toward improving motor, sensory function after spinal cord injury
Stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat offer a step toward improving—not just stabilizing—motor and sensory function of people
Continue reading »Exercise ‘keeps the brain sharp’ by ‘improving nerve transmission’
Active people have better memory and reasoning ‘because exercise sharpens the brain by improving the structural integrity of white matter’
Continue reading »Improving mental health in rainbow communities
Research from Victoria University of Wellington has helped create a new resource to address the high rate of mental health
Continue reading »How to have twins: Factors, odds, and improving your chances
Twins can occur either when two separate eggs become fertilized in the womb or when a single fertilized egg splits
Continue reading »Learning to Change Important for Improving Practice
TUESDAY, July 31, 2018 — Although physicians typically struggle with change, relying on habits created in their practice, learning to
Continue reading »Omega-3 supplements make children better behaved, study finds
Omega-3 supplements make children better behaved by improving their brain health: Study finds they are less likely to disobey instructions,
Continue reading »New drugs are improving survival times for patients with aggressive type of blood cancer, study finds
Survival times for a highly aggressive type of blood cancer have nearly doubled over the last decade due to the
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