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Doctors must address Parkinson’s patients’ hidden burden of stigma, report says

Doctors must address Parkinson’s patients’ hidden burden of stigma, report says

Even one of the best treatment approaches for Parkinson’s disease are inadequate in the event that they don’t address patients’ feelings of social rejection, isolation, loneliness and other psychosocial effects of stigma, based on a report from experts specializing in Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. A brand new report co-authored by UCLA Health neurologist and […]

Study suggests sepsis as a substantial burden to public health

Study suggests sepsis as a substantial burden to public health

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has found that greater than 4 percent of all hospital admissions in southern Sweden are related to sepsis. It’s a significantly underdiagnosed condition that may be likened to an epidemic. Now the European Sepsis Alliance has assigned the researchers with mapping the prevalence of sepsis in the […]