Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Management of Lewy body dementia remains complex
ATLANTA – MRI scans can appear “pretty normal” in affected patients.
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Parkinson’s prevalence varies significantly from state to state
ATLANTA – Findings can be used to inform planning at the state and federal levels.
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Investigational gene therapy for medically refractory Parkinson’s shows promise
ATLANTA – A randomized, double-blind, placebo surgery–controlled trial of VY-AADC01 is currently recruiting subjects.
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Many oromandibular dystonia patients report improvement after botulinum toxin injections
ATLANTA – Cohort of patients is the largest yet described.
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Higher BMI associated with greater loss of gray matter volume in MS
ATLANTA – Cohort may not be representative of the general MS population.
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Statins cut all-cause mortality in spinal cord injury
ATLANTA – Analysis marks the first clinical study of its kind.
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High ED recidivism seen in disadvantaged populations with chest pain
SAN DIEGO – After ED visits for chest pain, lack of resources among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients may...
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Transition to high-sensitivity troponin T assay helped boost ED discharge rates
SAN DIEGO – The study marks the first analysis of its kind in the United States.
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Stroke risk in elderly following AMI extends to 12 weeks
ATLANTA – The prolonged period of heightened risk was evident in patients with both STEMI and NSTEMI.
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About 20% of penalties from EMTALA violations linked to psychiatric emergencies
SAN DIEGO – Average penalties were more than twice as high as penalties for nonpsychiatric complaints.
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Readmission to non-index hospital following acute stroke linked to worse outcomes
ATLANTA – Study adds to the stroke literature on nationwide estimates of 30-day readmissions.
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High systemic inflammation at midlife portends cognitive changes in later life
ATLANTA – Midlife inflammation is especially related to declines in memory, compared with other cognitive domains....
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Study explores link between GERD and poor sleep quality
ATLANTA – Sleep symptoms are good predictors of the evolution of GERD.
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Survey sheds light on fellows’ perceptions of health care disparities
SAN DIEGO – About 25% of ACEP fellows surveyed acknowledged that health care disparities exist in their practices.
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Pharmacist-led clinic boosted hypertension control after discharge
Data provide rationale for a larger study.