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New research suggests that people who are hospitalized in an intensive care unit are far less likely to develop pneumonia if their teeth are brushed twice daily. They also need ventilators for less time, are able to leave the ICU more quickly, and are less likely to die in the ICU. 2024-02-26

Bipolar disorder (BD) is linked to a sixfold increased risk of early death from external causes and a twofold increased risk of dying prematurely from somatic disease than the general population, a new study shows. 2023-08-01

Days into our freshman year of medical school at the University of Louisville, all 140 of us were herded into the gross anatomy lab on the top floor of the main building. Rows of florescent lights illuminated a space where we would spend months studying the human body in minute detail. Despite my having spent summers as a nursing assistant and occasionally observing surgery, my anxiety grew as the professor began assigning cadavers. I'd never fainted in my life but the thought was more terrifying than what lay beneath the thick, smudgy plastic in the steel case before me. 2023-07-20

PARIS — Three years ago, he said goodbye to his post at the hospital. Nowadays, he has different patients: Jivaro heads, overmodeled skulls, and other mummified body parts. Philippe Charlier, MD, PhD, LittD, is in his fifth year as the director of the Department of Research and Education at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac. His research into historical figures' causes of death has brought him into the public eye. Through the numerous books he has written over the years, he shares his fascination with death rituals, phantoms, ghosts, and zombies. Let's get to know the many dimensions of this fascinating and spirited man. 2023-07-21

Abdominal pain has always been among the most common complaints fielded by primary care pediatricians. Much has been written about how we clinicians should respond when one of these patients presents in our office. Obviously, we start with a good history and physical exam and then progress to whatever laboratory or imaging tests we believe will yield the most accurate diagnosis in the shortest amount of time and with the minimum risk to the patient. 2023-07-14