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Edward H. Frank

Edward H. Frank is an American electrical engineer and technology executive who co-founded Epigram, led Broadcom's early Wi-Fi business, and served as Apple's Vice President of Macintosh Hardware Systems Engineering.

Edward J. Connors

Edward J. Connors was an American health-system executive who led Mercy Health Services in Michigan from 1976 to 1993 and chaired the American Hospital Association board in 1989.

Edward J. Stemmler

Edward J. Stemmler (1929–2023) was an American physician and dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine who led national medical education and physician assessment.

Edward R. Laws Jr

Edward R. Laws Jr is an American neurosurgeon and Harvard Medical School professor who directs the Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital and has operated on more than 8,000 brain tumors.

Edward R.B. McCabe III

Edward R.B. McCabe III is an American pediatrician and molecular geneticist who discovered glycerol kinase deficiency, pioneered DNA extraction from newborn screening blood spots, and led national screening policy.

Edward Woll

Edward Woll (1914–2010) was an American jet-engine engineer and executive at General Electric who pioneered US aircraft gas turbines, led engines from the J47 to the CFM56, and joined the National Academy of Engineering in 1977.

Edwin Mercado

Edwin Mercado (Edwin M. Mercado), Filipino physician and orthopedic surgeon, appointed Philippine Department of Health Secretary in August 2026; previously acting PhilHealth president and CEO from February 2025 and hospital executive.

Edwin P. Przybylowicz

Edwin P. Przybylowicz is an American analytical chemist who retired in 1991 as senior vice president and director of research at Eastman Kodak, directing about 10,000 people.

EEC syndrome

EEC syndrome (ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft lip/palate syndrome, ORPHA:1896), a rare autosomal dominant TP63 developmental disorder with split hands/feet, ectodermal defects, and cleft lip/palate.

EEG microstate analysis

EEG microstate analysis is a neurophysiological method that segments EEG recordings into brief, quasi-stable configurations of the scalp potential field, called microstates, lasting roughly 50 to 120 milliseconds.

EEG monitoring

EEG monitoring is the continuous or prolonged recording of the brain's electrical activity through scalp electrodes, used to detect seizures, including nonconvulsive ones, in intensive care.

EEG trial

EEG trial: a clinical trial using electroencephalography as an outcome measure or biomarker, or testing EEG-based brain-computer interfaces; interventional BCI trials dominate registries, stroke is the leading indication, and EEG drug-trial endpoints remain contested.

EEG-fMRI

EEG-fMRI is a multimodal neuroimaging method that records EEG and functional MRI at the same time, combining EEG's millisecond timing with fMRI's spatial resolution, first demonstrated in 1993.

EEG-THOP study

EEG-THOP (NCT03493113), a retrospective observational study by UZ Leuven, compared EEG maturation, interburst intervals, and sleep-wake cycling in 87 preterm infants with and without transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity.

EEGLAB

EEGLAB is an open-source MATLAB toolbox for single-trial EEG analysis with ICA, first released April 23, 2001 by Delorme and Makeig at UCSD's Swartz Center; about 120 plugins, Octave support, and Python bridges via EEGPrep.

EEM syndrome

EEM syndrome (ectodermal dysplasia-ectrodactyly-macular dystrophy syndrome, OMIM 225280) is a rare autosomal recessive CDH3-related disorder with sparse hair, missing teeth, split-hand limb defects, and progressive macular dystrophy, first described in Japan in 1983.

Efalizumab

Efalizumab (Raptiva, anti-CD11a) was a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody for plaque psoriasis, FDA-approved 2003 and EU-authorized 2004, withdrawn from both markets in 2009 over progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy risk.

Efaproxiral

Efaproxiral (RSR13, Efaproxyn) is a synthetic allosteric hemoglobin modifier that lowers oxygen affinity to sensitize hypoxic tumors to radiation. Developed by Allos Therapeutics for brain metastases; discontinued after phase III results.

Efbemalenograstim alfa

Efbemalenograstim alfa (F-627, Ryzneuta, efbemalenograstim alfa-vuxw) is a non-PEGylated Fc-fusion long-acting G-CSF, 20 mg once per chemotherapy cycle, FDA approved 2023 and EU approved 2024 for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

Efdamrofusp alfa

Efdamrofusp alfa (IBI302) is a first-in-class bispecific VEGF and complement C3b/C4b fusion protein by Innovent Biologics for neovascular AMD; Phase 3 STAR met its endpoint in March 2026 with extended dosing.

Efepoetin alfa

Efepoetin alfa (GC1113, GX-E2) is a long-acting recombinant human erythropoietin fused to a hybrid Fc for FcRn-mediated recycling, developed by Genexine for anemia of chronic kidney disease; phase 3 showed non-inferiority to methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta.

Effects of cannabis

Effects of cannabis (marijuana): THC and CBD act on the endocannabinoid system's CB1/CB2 receptors, causing euphoria, increased heart rate, memory impairment, addiction risk (3 in 10 users), and limited FDA-approved therapeutic uses like Epidiolex.

Effects of electric current

Effects of electric current, also indexed as electric shock and electrocution, is the ICD-11 medical category covering electrical injuries ranging from skin burns to fatal organ damage.

Effects of heat

Effects of heat (ICD-11 NF01): adverse effects from failure to maintain normal core temperature in excessive heat, spanning heat syncope, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke (core temperature ≥40°C with CNS dysfunction).

Effects of hunger

Effects of hunger (ICD-11 NF07.0): health consequences of lacking food, from metabolic shutdown, organ wasting, and infection risk to famine; 645 million people faced hunger in 2025.

Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use

Long-term benzodiazepine use (chronic BZD therapy) causes physical dependence, withdrawal, and raised risks of falls, accidents, and overdose; evidence for progressive cognitive decline and dementia remains limited and inconclusive.

Effects of pornography

Effects of pornography: research on links between sexually explicit material use and sexual function, satisfaction, mental health, and behavior; ICD-11 CSBD, no DSM-5 porn addiction, mostly small mixed associations.

Effects of strenuous physical exercise

Effects of strenuous physical exercise (ICD-11 NF06) classifies acute bodily reactions to high-intensity exertion: exertional heat stroke, post-exercise postural hypotension, post-exertional dehydration, and exercise muscle cramp, within chapter 22 external-cause effects.

Effects of thirst

Effects of thirst (ICD-11 NF07.1) classifies consequences of water deprivation and polydipsia; thirst begins at plasma osmolality about 285 mOsm/kg and fails as a guide in the elderly and athletes.

Effects of vibration

Effects of vibration: health consequences of hand-arm and whole-body vibration exposure, causing hand-arm vibration syndrome, back pain, and vascular and neurological injury; also therapeutic WBV training.