Does Black vs. White race affect practitioners’ appraisal of Parkinson’s disease? by Shana Harris, Nandakumar S. Narayanan, Daniel Tranel

“…Furthermore, practitioner bias may cause them to characterize reduced facial expressivity as being due to negative personality traits, as opposed to a medical sign, in Black patients with hypomimia. This racial bias in the evaluation of hypomimia in Black versus White patients could profoundly impact subsequent referral decisions and rates of diagnosis of PD. …”
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THE ROLE OF FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN RIJEKA IN DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING DEAF CULTURE: A FEW OLD EXPERIENCES AND A PROMISING RECENT INITIATIVE WITH DEAF EDUCATION by Iva RinÄić, Amir Muzur, Sandra BoÅ¡ković

“…In 2010, the textbook The Deaf and Medical Sign Language was published. At the same time, the authorities at the Rijeka Faculty of Medicine became aware of the long-term importance and necessity of transforming the faculty under the slogan "Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka – Friend of the Deaf". …”
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The role of physical activity in counteracting age-related sarcopenia and cancer cachexia: A brief literature review by Scalabrin Mattia, Caporossi Daniela

“…Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass, is not a disease or a syndrome, it is not even a medical sign sometimes. Indeed, a general consensus among scientists does not exist regarding the definition and the identification criteria of this condition. …”
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Impending perforation near ileocecal junction due to phytobezoar impaction and intraluminal polyp: a case report by Mehwish Mooghal, Asrar Ahmad, Adnan Safi, Wajiha Khan, Naveed Ahmad

“…There are four different kinds of bezoars: phytobezoars, made of vegetables and fibers; trichobezoars, resulting from the ingestion of hair and frequently an expression of psychiatric disorders; lactobezoars, which are formed of milk curd; and pharmacobezoars, caused by drugs and medications. Signs and symptoms classically vary from abdominal pain to constipation, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension. …”
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Mindful practice with medical interpreters by Gretchen Roman, Gretchen Roman, Reza Yousefi-Nooraie, Paul Vermilion, Anapaula Cupertino, Anapaula Cupertino, Steven Barnett, Ronald Epstein

“…The purpose of this study was to pilot a condensed 8-h program based on Mindful Practice® in Medicine addressing the contributors to distress and psychosocial stressors faced by medical sign and spoken language interpreters.MethodsUsing a single-arm embedded QUAN(qual) mixed-methods pilot study design, weekly in-person 1-h sessions for 8 weeks involved formal and informal contemplative practice, didactic delivery of the week's theme (mindfulness, noticing, teamwork, suffering, professionalism, uncertainty, compassion, and resilience), and mindful inquiry exercises (narrative medicine, appreciative interviews, and insight dialog). …”
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