_ Medical ProceduresPublic Service Screening Messages Don't Tell the Whole Story About An Illness By Jane Farrell articleThe public service messages we see about getting screened for illness are very effective – maybe too much so for … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresSome Dementia-Test Results May Be Biased By Jane Farrell articleQuick tests known as “brief cognitive assessments” help doctors decide whether a patient should be given a full evaluation for … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresAn Eye Test for Alzheimer's By Jane Farrell articleUntil now, it has been difficult to diagnose Alzheimer’s. But researchers have come up with an imaging device that can … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresThe Risky Business of Medical Procedures By Jane Farrell articleHow cautious are you in deciding on a medical treatment? In exploring that question, a team of European researchers found … Read More→
_ Medical Procedures ShinglesA Tale of Two Vaccines By Jane Farrell articleThe new shingles vaccine is much better than the old one – but it’s more painful as well. Canadian researchers … Read More→
_ Cosmetic Surgery Medical ProceduresAre You Physically and Mentally A Good Candidate for Plastic Surgery? By Katherine Grames articleIn 2009, then-Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed the Donda West Plastic Surgery Law, requiring health checks be conducted prior … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresHow Safe Are Electronic Health Records? By Katherine Grames articleFour years after publication by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), voluntary guidelines designed to … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresThe Most Common Shoulder Surgery Is No Better than A Placebo By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have found that one of the most common shoulder operations – shoulder impingement surgery – has no more benefit … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresVaccines to Get if You're Over 50 By Jane Farrell articleDo you think that immunizations are strictly kid stuff? Think again: While you likely got plenty of “shots” as a … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresPatients and Doctors Don't See Post-Surgical Scars The Same Way By Jane Farrell articleWhen it comes to post-surgical scarring, patients and doctors sometimes don’t see eye to eye. Researchers from the Perelman School … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresOphthalmologists and Electronic Health Records By Jane Farrell articleAlthough ophthalmologists’ use of electronic health records (EHR) systems for storing and accessing patients’ medical histories more than doubled between … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresOpioid-Free Anesthesia Decreases Post-Surgery Nausea By Jane Farrell articleThe use of opioid alternatives in general anesthesia is safe, effective and substantially decreases post-operative nausea, according to research presented … Read More→
_ Medical Procedures Medical ResearchThe Cancer Treatment that Causes Malignant Cells to Self-Destruct By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered a compound that causes cancer cells to “commit suicide” –and leave healthy cells alone. The compound, found … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresPost-Surgery: Getting Your Mojo Back By Jane Farrell articleThe body’s reaction to surgery depends on many factors, including the type and location of the surgery, the aftereffects of … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresMRIs Are Safe for Patients with Wide Variety of Pacemakers, Defibrillators: Study By Jane Farrell articlePatients who have cardiac implantable electronic devices can safely undergo magnetic resonance imaging, even for chest imaging, according to a … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresWhooping Cough and The Failure of Some Vaccines By Jane Farrell articleThe startling global resurgence of pertussis, or whooping cough, in recent years can largely be attributed to the immunological failures … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresHospitals Working to Reduce Unnecessary Blood Transfusions By Jane Farrell articleUnnecessary blood transfusions are often a drain on hospital resources and finances. But now a five-year “blood management program” could … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresStudy: Nursing-Home Workers Don't Change Gloves Often Enough By Jane Farrell articleCertified nursing assistants often fail to change gloves, and that careless practice may be a significant cause of the spread … Read More→