The 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and subsequent case law
have established that medical board screening of physician licensure applicants for histories …

State medical boards are increasingly responsible for regulating medical and osteopathic
licensure and professional conduct in the United States. Yet, there is great variation in the …

The surface of the central nervous system (CNS) is protected by the meninges, which contain
a dense network of meningeal macrophages (MMs). Here, we examined the role of tissue-…

Macrophages are important players in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis 1 .
Perivascular and leptomeningeal macrophages reside near the central nervous system (CNS) …

The 12th International Epidemiology Workshop (IEW12) takes place at Lillehammer,
Norway 10-14 June 2018. Formal sessions are held at the Scandic Lillehammer Hotel and …

… became more common in the 1970s, it became increasingly clear that physicians, in remaining
inactive and silent, had failed to police and discipline their colleagues."); Sarah J. Polfliet, …

Importance Preclinical models suggest dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS)
caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection may increase the relative activity of angiotensin II …

Importance Experimental data suggest that intravenous vitamin C may attenuate inflammation
and vascular injury associated with sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS…

Microglia, the macrophages of the central nervous system parenchyma, have in the normal
healthy brain a distinct phenotype induced by molecules expressed on or secreted by …

There has been considerable interest in the potential role of renin-angiotensin system (RAS)
inhibitors in patients with COVID-19 given that angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is …