Adiposity-based chronic disease (ABCD) is the new diagnostic term for obesity proposed in a position statement, March 2017, by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology (ACE). Read more >>
New Terms
What is Personalized Medicine? An Update
Today’s post is an update of “What is Personalized Medicine?” published in November 2015 on our MedTerm Topics Blog. This update is a “textbook” example of how Medical Language is ever evolving!
The New Language of Addiction
Government agencies and the medical community are working toward changing addiction language.* The current language is judgemental and labeling in nature to the individual. The updated language is neutral and descriptive of a brain disease that can be identified and treated. Read more >>
Change in Terminology for Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore)
A change in terminology from pressure ulcer to pressure injury and updates in the stages of pressure injury was announced by the The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP).
In addition to the change in terminology, Arabic numbers are now used in the names of the stages instead of Roman numerals. Read more >>
Zika Virus Disease
Florida recently reported 10 new cases of Zika virus, the largest one-day total reported in the United States to date. Let’s take a closer look at this emerging infectious disease now that it seems closer to “home.” Read more >>
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been in the news recently. It was first used as a diagnosis in 2005.
CTE is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain of individuals who have suffered repetitive brain trauma.
It is found in some football players and other athletes who have sustained frequent and repetitive head trauma. The term was first used as a diagnosis in 2005. Read more >>
