There’s more to breast implants than size. Here, the experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) share what other factors should be considered: Should I get breast implants? Are there alternatives? Will they need to be replaced? And if I decide to get implants, which are medical devices, there are even more questions.… Continue reading 5 Things to Know about Breast Implants
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MRIs Are Safe for Patients with Wide Variety of Pacemakers, Defibrillators: Study
Patients who have cardiac implantable electronic devices can safely undergo magnetic resonance imaging, even for chest imaging, according to a new study. In the past, MRIs have been considered dangerous for people who have the devices. However, the new study, “Real World MRI Experience with Non-Conditional and Conditional Cardiac Rhythm Devices After MagnaSafe,” published in… Continue reading MRIs Are Safe for Patients with Wide Variety of Pacemakers, Defibrillators: Study
Diagnosing Dementia
Editor’s note: Although much is reported about dementia and its effects on patients and caregivers, there may be less to read about how dementia is diagnosed. Here, from the National Institute on Aging, is an explanation of how that works: To diagnose dementia, doctors first assess whether a person has an underlying treatable condition such… Continue reading Diagnosing Dementia
What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your MRI Scan
So, your doctor ordered an MRI scan. You may be wondering, how do MRI scans work? Is an MRI machine safe? An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses a large magnet and radio waves to look at organs and structures in your body. It is a painless process in which you lie on a table that… Continue reading What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your MRI Scan
The Latest on Pancreatic-Cancer Diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in the United States, recently surpassing breast cancer, according to an article in the Mayo Clinic News Network. The article cites statistics that 53,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer are expected by the end of 2016, and an estimated 42,000 deaths occur annually. “Although… Continue reading The Latest on Pancreatic-Cancer Diagnosis
Aging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity
Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought, researchers say. Researchers from Cambridge University, UK, and the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that changes in the aging brain may be due to changes in blood vessels, not to neurological activity. The… Continue reading Aging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity
Coma Patients Helped by Family Storytelling
Sometimes, it seems, love can do what medicine can’t: Researchers have found that loved ones who talk to a patient in a coma can help him or her recover faster. The study, from Northwestern Medicine and Hines VA Hospital, shows that telling the patient familiar stories stored in long-term memory can help awaken the unconscious… Continue reading Coma Patients Helped by Family Storytelling