_ Knee Pain (ACL Injuries, Knee Replacement) Medical Care Medical ProceduresHope for Better Knee-Injury Surgery By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered that fibrocartilage tissue in the knee has a more varied molecular structure than previously realized – and … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Medical ProceduresComputers May Not Always Benefit Doctor-Patient Relationship By Jane Farrell articleAlthough exam-room computers may seem to support safer and more effective patient care, in fact it can be a threat … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Senior HealthA New Weapon to Fight MRSA? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered that a new class of antimicrobials may help in the fight against the drug-resistant MRSA superbug. The … Read More→
_ Cancer Center Medical Care Medical Procedures Men's Health Prostate cancerMany Prostate-Cancer Patients Don't Have Adequate Followup By Jane Farrell articleMost men who decide in favor of monitoring rather than treating low-level prostate cancer aren’t getting the followup they need, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Mental & Emotional Health Mind & Body WellnessPatient Mood Can Impact Medical Procedure Results By Sondra Forsyth articleFeeling high levels of distress, fear and hostility prior to undergoing an angioplasty or other interventional radiology procedure may lead … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart Attack Heart Health Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical ResearchEven When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions By Sondra Forsyth articleSurvivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, … Read More→
_ Brain Health Medical Care Medical ProceduresThe Elderly Can Recover from Traumatic Brain Injury By Sondra Forsyth articleAccording to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery in November 2015, even patients over the … Read More→
_ Arthritis Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Pain Senior HealthIs An Arthritis Cure In Our Own Body? By Jane Farrell articleArthritic cartilage, long considered untreatable, could actually be treated by a substance in the patient’s own body. The discovery was … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Sleep HealthHospital Practices Can Make Patients Sicker By Adprime Admin articleUp to half of seriously ill patients are sickened further by avoidable and risky bouts of food and sleep deprivation, … Read More→
Medical Care Medical ProceduresGood Communication in the OR Prevents Patient Complications By Adprime Admin articleIn a study by psychologists and surgeons concerning elective, open abdominal surgeries conducted in 167 patients, communication by the surgical … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Medical ProceduresHospitals Unfairly Penalized for Good Care By articleA study by Johns Hopkins researchers indicates that hospitals suffer improper financial penalties because of the number of patients who … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresTreatment for Stroke Shows Wide Regional Variations By articleAccording to a new study, treatment for stroke varies sharply from region to region – and thousands of people a … Read More→
_ Arthritis Medical Procedures Medical ResearchOn The Horizon: Better Cell Treatments for Arthritis By articleResearchers have identified individual stem cells that can regenerate tissue, cartilage and bone – a significant advance that could vastly … Read More→
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_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresNew Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors By articleExperts have issued new guidelines for people visiting hospital patients with infectious diseases. The recommendations were published in Infection Control … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresWill Doctors Stop Ordering Too Many Tests? By articleAsk enough people and most will say that their physician has a fairly decent reason for ordering tests and prescribing … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresDeep Brain Stim OK for Older PD Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleOlder patients with Parkinson disease (PD) who undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) appear to have a 90-day complication risk similar to younger patients, suggesting that age alone should not be a primary factor for excluding patients as DBS candidates. That’s the finding of research done by Michael R. DeLong, B.A., of the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. and colleagues and published online August 25th 2014 inJAMA Neurology.