Progressnotes Summer 2016

In Short

In Short articles concisely describe innovative procedures, diagnostic tools, or treatment approaches available at MUSC Health and summarize preliminary findings from MUSC research.

Summer 2016 In Short

Predicting Early Deliveries

MUSC Health was among the top-enrolling U.S. sites in a clinical trial that identified 2 serum proteins as reliable predictors of spontaneous preterm delivery.

Precision Medicine

Exome sequencing helps physicians target genomic variations within tumors.

Pain on the Brain

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) works to treat pain by stimulating areas of the brain that interpret and respond to pain.

Out of Tune

MUSC investigators report that, during sensory stimulation, increases in blood flow are not precisely “tuned” to local neural activity.

A Game-Changer for Lupus?

The first clinical trial in the U.S. using allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat human disease is being led by MUSC Health rheumatologists

Powerful Peptide

The M10 peptide shows early promise against lung fibrosis in scleroderma.

Catching it Early

Investigators in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences report that veterans who fall below threshold for PTSD diagnosis respond to psychotherapy.

No Need to Try, Try, Try Again

Fewer ERCPs are needed to treat benign biliary strictures thanks to expandable stents.

Features

Feature articles explore a clinical or research innovation at MUSC in some depth, highlighting how it advances or could potentially expand treatment options over traditional therapy.

Summer 2016 Features

Radical Ideas

Medical scientists at MUSC are uncovering new insights about how antioxidants work—details that are helping revive enthusiasm for their use in fighting cancer.

Clinical Connections

Nursing leaders create a new management structure that gives nurses a stronger voice in their practice.

Practice Makes Perfect

In 2014, MUSC’s nursing leadership launched an initiative to increase the use of simulation technology in orientation, training, and competency validation.

Up From Below

New minimally invasive surgery for patients with tumors in the lower rectum.

Windows to the Heart

Safer, faster CT technology produces images that give new clinical insights into coronary artery disease.

Vanishing Act

Recognizing and responding to Alzheimer's disease in primary care practice.

Progressnotes CME Articles

Progressnotes is pleased to offer continuing education opportunities in an effort to meet the educational needs of our audience of health care professionals and to address the health care challenges of South Carolina, particularly its high burden of chronic illness. Each issue of Progressnotes, with the exception of the Year in Review, will offer one CME-eligible article.

This Issue's CME Article: Vanishing Act - Recognizing and responding to Alzheimer's disease in primary care practice