How NPs add value to population health management teams

In a population health management environment, where resources are often scarce and every employee must always function at the top of his or her license, NPs and PAs offer more flexibility for seeing patients without compromising on quality or outcomes. But misunderstandings...

Microbes in the gut influence neurodegeneration

Researchers from the University of Louisville and from the University of Michigan have been studying the ways in which the intestinal microbiota plays a role in the pathogenic cascade of neurodegenerative disorders. They describe a process of microbiota-associated proteopathy...

Middle ear infection can lead to deadly neurological complications

While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according to an article in the journal Current...