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“On the whole, neurology and brain diseases used to be known as diseases that didn’t really have treatments,” Benish says. “Brain diseases can be highly complex, and a lot of people think there are a lot that can’t be treated, but there are a lot of treatments out there."...
Bipolar II disorder is diagnosed if the person has experienced at least one episode of major depressionand at least one episode of hypomania(a milder form of mania). Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by at least two years in adults, or one year in children and adolescents, of episodes of...
The objective of Step 3 of the USMLE® tests is to see if the student has learned enough to practice medicine independently. It is traditionally taken after the first year of residency training, although some doctors in training postpone taking the test until later. The Step 3 test contains...
A protocol describes what types of people may participate in the trial; outlines the exact the schedule of tests, procedures, medications, and/or dosages involved in the trial; and specifies the length of the study. Generally, doctors check the patient thoroughly at the start of the trial, ...
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According toMedscape’s 2020 Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report, the specialties with the greatest proportion of happy physicians were rheumatology at number one followed bygeneral surgery, public health & preventive medicine, allergy & immunology, andorthopedics. The bottom five wereneurology, cri...
“Aphasia causes a disturbance in language, in comprehension, speaking, and listening,” explains neurologist James Galvin, M.D., a professor of neurology, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences and director of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medici...
An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops either on or inside the ovaries (a part of the female reproductive system). If the cyst of the ovary is filled with fluid, it is called a simple ovarian cyst, which is more common at any age, whereas a