Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, Mayo study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to ...
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Seeing the same GP is good for your health, but only half of patients are able to do so
People who benefit the most from seeing the same GP are those with long-term health conditions and people who visit ...
Knee replacement surgery decreased after NHS policies on patient’s weight were introduced, worsening health inequalities, study finds
New research has found that weight/body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are associated with ...
Study finds better and safer treatment option than saline solution as IV fluid for emergency department and hospital patients
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare finds there may be a better and safer treatment option for emergency ...
Off-shelf glucose monitors prove accurate for dialysis patients
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated ...
University of Cincinnati enrolling patients for PTSD clinical trials
About 8% of Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives, but there are still few ...
Joint final report of Phase III trials demonstrate positive outcomes from combination of PCV chemotherapy and RT in patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors
The addition of procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine (PCV) chemotherapy to Radiation Therapy (RT) was shown to lengthen both disease control ...
Local stroke center may be off limits to patients in Black neighborhoods
Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with ...
Gene variants may affect length of survival in Parkinson’s patients, new study shows
(Vienna, Sunday, 26 June 2022) How long someone lives with Parkinson’s disease may be down to specific gene mutations, according ...
Undiagnosed major risk factors found in two thirds of ischaemic stroke patients, new study reveals
(Vienna, Sunday, 26 June, 2022) People who suffer from ischaemic strokes with no previously diagnosed risk factors have been found ...
COVID-19 positive patients at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, new study shows
(Vienna, Saturday, 25 June 2022) COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who ...
Risk of premature death in patients with childhood immune-mediated inflammatory disease over 3 times greater, new study reveals
(Copenhagen, 25 June 2022) Patients with a paediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease (pIMID) have a significantly higher risk of premature ...
COVID vaccines are safe for patients with cardiovascular disease
Sophia Antipolis, 23 June 2022: COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in ...
COVID-19 vaccines safe for patients treated for lung cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors
(Denver—9 a.m. EDT--June 22, 2022)—Cancer patients have received priority status to receive COVID-19 vaccinations but there is limited data regarding ...
Susan G. Komen® invests $21.7 million in research focused on improving outcomes for breast cancer patients
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, is awarding $21.7 million to fund 48 new research projects at ...
Article suggests clinicians should encourage patients to vote
An article published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine notes that voter engagement is linked to health and well-being and ...
NCCN Policy Summit speakers say flexibility in supporting and accommodating cancer patients and caregivers helps workplaces thrive
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) convened an oncology policy summit in Washington D.C. today on the ...
Preoperative MRI may lead to better surgical outcomes for prostate cancer patients
Imaging techniques are important tools in cancer diagnosis and treatment, but their use remains limited in prostate cancer patients. Systematic ...
New Super-Pulsed thulium fiber laser improves treatment results in pediatric patients with urinary stones
June 15, 2022 – A new thulium fiber laser system may provide improved outcomes in the treatment of urinary stones for pediatric ...
Louisiana team approach prevents harmful infection from spreading among vulnerable patients
Arlington, Va., and Indianapolis – June 15, 2022 – A state health department’s quick action to mobilize an inter-facility response ...
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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A closer look into the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring
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Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth’s worst mass extinction
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Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal ‘unprecedented’ sea level rise
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Scientists find greenhouse gas warming likely cause of industrial-era sea level rise
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Organoids reveal similarities between myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Rett syndrome