Acromegaly presents a diagnostic and management challenge due to its gradual onset, diverse symptoms, and complex treatment landscape. Delays in diagnosis and suboptimal care lead to prolonged morbidity and increased mortality. However, emerging therapies, including novel oral options, offer new …
Early detection and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV) are paramount to mitigating the damage associated with these diseases, thus allowing patients to live longer, healthier lives; but many patients do not receive …
Acromegaly presents a diagnostic and management challenge due to its gradual onset, diverse symptoms, and complex treatment landscape. Delays in diagnosis and suboptimal care lead to prolonged morbidity and increased mortality. However, emerging therapies, including novel oral options, offer new …
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe epileptic encephalopathy with early childhood manifestations that results in developmental delays, behavioral issues, and cognitive dysfunction. Alongside treatment-resistant seizures, patients with LGS experience a wide range of non-seizure symptoms that severely impact quality of …
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) remains a challenging condition to understand, diagnose, and manage. Neuroscience/neurology clinicians, including nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs), encounter significant challenges in the management of patients with LGS, due to the severe symptoms and morbidities, diagnostic delays, and …
Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) is a chronic neuromuscular disorder that significantly impacts patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Despite advancements in disease management, many individuals with gMG continue to experience debilitating symptoms, persistent physical and mental fatigue, and challenges in …
There is great importance to discussing HIV with patients of child-bearing age, and discussing HIV treatment and potential perinatal transmission with patients living with HIV who are considering or have become pregnant, given that perinatal transmission may be vastly minimized. …
One of the most essential duties of individuals who care for people living with HIV (PLWH) is to ensure that their health care is of the highest quality. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed the Healthcare Effectiveness …
