Background: With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting many facets of our society, physicians
and patients have begun using telemedicine as a platform for the delivery of health care. …

Although pre-clinical models of pain are useful for defining relationships between biological
mechanisms and pain, common methods testing peripheral sensitivity do not translate to the …

Mechanical overloading of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and biochemical changes,
like inflammation and hypoxia, contribute to cartilage degeneration and pain associated with …

Degeneration is a hallmark of painful joint disease and is mediated by many proteases that
degrade joint tissues, including collagenases. We hypothesized that purified bacterial …

Chronic joint pain is a major healthcare challenge with a staggering socioeconomic burden.
Pain from synovial joints is mediated by the innervated collagenous capsular ligament that …

Physician-patient interaction through email poses several concerns regarding the security,
efficiency, and misinterpretation of critical information. Incoming emails received by a single …

Introduction and importance Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic central
nervous system infection (CNS) in the Western hemisphere and the most common cause …

Background Single-level open lumbar microdiscectomy surgery is one of the most
straightforward and effective spinal surgeries performed by spinal surgeons today to treat disk …

The most recent Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, which was unprecedented in the number
of cases and fatalities, geographic distribution, and number of nations affected, highlights …

PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate a high-resolution breast-specific gamma camera for
depicting occult breast cancer in women at high risk for breast cancer but with normal …