Loss of taste and smell has been considered a hallmark of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic about a year and a half ago. However, new data published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery suggests that these symptoms may not represent valid markers for infection with the virus. To determine the power of smell and taste … [Read more...]
What is the Real Role of Smell and Taste in COVID-19 Diagnosis?
Does Age of Football Participation Affect Risk for Brain Disease?
In recent years, concern over the danger of football playing a critical role in failing mental and cognitive health has grown. These concerns have stemmed from observations of former football players suffering neurodegenerative disorders such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy that lead to dementia and other neurological diseases. The results of … [Read more...]
How is Artificial Intelligence Helping with Emergency Medicine?
Artificial intelligence has had a tremendous impact in medicine, with applications in areas spanning administrative tasks and clinical medicine. The specific value that artificial intelligence brings to medicine brings varies based on several factors including the task at hand and the medical specialty involved. It has, for instance, been … [Read more...]
Preoperative Paracetamol Appears Ineffective in Reducing Pain From Dental Surgeries
Minimizing pain associated with surgeries has been of clinical and research interest for centuries. A new study has investigated the potential to reduce surgical pain in children following dental treatments using paracetamol before the procedure. Researchers compared the effects of paracetamol and placebo in children between the ages of 5 and 12 … [Read more...]
Infection is the Leading Cause of Death in Survivors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage is a common, emergency condition diagnosed and treated by emergency physicians, and commonly related to high blood pressure. It involves blood vessel rupture that leads to dangerous bleeding in the brain. While the bleeding can cause severe damage to the brain, people who are treated for intracerebral hemorrhage promptly … [Read more...]