Demetria Menendez

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• A Better Treatment Approach for Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis?

  Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is an aggressive, rapidly debilitating form of multiple sclerosis. Individuals with this type of MS experience deterioration at a quicker rate than other forms, and don’t have as many treatment options. In terms of treatment for all types of MS, the...

• What is Trichotillomania?

  Trichotillomania, or hair pulling disorder, is a mental disorder in which people have a strong desire and urge to pull out hair from different parts of their body, including the scalp and eyebrows. In this type of disorder — also considered an impulse control disorder — one finds it hard to...

• What to Expect While Undergoing Spinal Stenosis Surgery?

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• Improving the Mental Health in Nurses: What Should Hospitals Do?

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