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Previous studies have shown that the average number of finger-taps during a 10-second interval can be utilized to distinguish between patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and healthy controls. In this study, the authors used an iPad-based tool to quantify simple reaction times in asymptomatic subjects.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, essential in-person electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings became unfeasible, while patients continued to suffer from cardiac conditions. To circumvent these challenges, a cardiology clinic transitioned to a remote real-time outpatient cardiac telemetry (ROCT) service. The goal of this study is to test the hypothesis that at-home ROCT is an effective method of providing ECG monitoring to symptomatic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The authors propose a novel approach for inflatable penile prosthesis reservoir placement involving gentle dilation of the retropubic space using a Foley catheter balloon.

Millimeters should have appeared as micrometers in several statements in "Primo Vascular System: A Unique Biological System Shifting a Medical Paradigm" by Chikly et al.

The authors sought to determine the feasibility and effects of using placental matrix−derived mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of patients with erectile dysfunction.

The current article reviews the literature on the primo vascular system (PVS) through 2013. The presence of the PVS, if confirmed by ongoing research findings, suggests possible implications that may fundamentally reshape our vision of anatomy, physiology, and medicine, consequently affecting the practice of osteopathic manipulative medicine and manual therapy.

The authors investigate the role that 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate may have in reversing anticoagulation in the setting of trauma and acute care surgery.

The authors present the case of a 69 year old man with shoulder destruction due to bone metastases who was able to use his arm for normal activities without pain after three sessions of scrambler therapy, a noninvasive form of electrical neuromodulation that requires further study.

To determine the viability of a 3D-printed mechanically moveable rib cage in enhancing the teaching of rib osteopathic principles, the authors enrolled 237 first-year medical students in a comparative course; both sets of students received the same standardized lecture on rib dysfunction, but one set utilized a prototype 3D model rather than the traditional static model. Entrance and exit surveys assessed subjective student satisfaction and objective scores for knowledge of OMM rib dysfunction and treatment.

Current testing for COVID-19 is typically reliant upon collection of nasal swab samples from subjects, which can be intrusive, time-consuming, and subject to high false negative as well as false positive rates. In this narrative review, the author describes 4 recent studies demonstrating a high level of sensitivity, specificity, and overall success rates for the use of trained scent detection dogs to detect volatile organic compounds associated with COVID-19; the results of those studies were comparable to or better than the current standard procedures, yielding a promising option for nonintrusive testing in large public settings.