alcoholism/fatigue

There is a preponderance of data to support the detrimental effects of burnout on physicians' health and wellbeing. Physician burnout is defined as severe emotional exhaustion, depersonalization towards others and reduced sense of personal achievement. Burnout is often accompanied by feelings of

Aim 1 will evaluate the impact of DAA therapy on CNS function in Veterans with HCV and will test the hypotheses that following DAA therapy and obtaining a sustained viral response [SVR; i.e., when the virus continues to be undetectable in blood 12 weeks (or more) after completing therapy],

1. Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex and long-term illness that involves marked disabilities in affected patients. It has been one of the leading causes of global burden of disease, especially in the middle-age groups (GBD Lancet 2016; 388:1603-58). It is also a common

Background: The residency promotes learning, improves the development of skills, competencies, practices and attitudes characteristic of each different medical specialty. Just as the health of the children reflects the health and future of a population, the university and the residency are likely to

Cardio--metabolic (CM) risk is a cluster of risk factors indicative of a patient's overall risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and type-2 diabetes. CM risk factors include obesity, physical inactivity, smoke, alcohol abuse, abnormal lipid

Lumbar radiculopathy is a fairly common pain syndrome which may result in chronic, severe disability. There are few successful treatment options for patients with persistent lumbosacral radicular pain (LRP) that does not respond to conventional approaches. A fundamental biologic mechanism of chronic

Introduction: Major hepatectomy lead to significant postoperative anatomical and physiological changes. The liver dictates the systemic metabolic environment and helps maintain homeostasis. When segments of liver are removed, it is challenged to regenerate and restore cellular volume, as well as

INTRODUCTION The effect of GH and IGF-I on the heart has been demonstrated in numerous experimental studies. GH and IGF-I receptors are expressed in cardiac myocytes, and IGF-I causes hypertrophy of cultured rat cardiomyocytes and delays cardiomyocyte apoptosis. In addition, GH and IGF-I have a

INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND: In recent years, the need to achieve increasingly ambitious therapeutic goals for dyslipidemias has prompted the search for more potent pharmacological agents to lower circulating atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and enhance reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). While