Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Can Reduce Phantom Limb Pain
Authors report reduction in pain and no symptomatic neuromas in 22 below-the-knee amputees
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Month: December 2018
More Than Two-Thirds of Drug OD Deaths in 2017 Involved Opioids
Significant increases seen in death rates involving synthetic opioids in 15 of 20 states from 2013 to 2017
Read MorePatients need practical surgical recovery advice
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Patients undergoing surgery don’t often receive practical advice about what to do and what to expect during the recovery process, says a surgeon who has been on the giving and...
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Sanofi’s pediatric hexavalent vaccine approved by U.S. FDA
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sanofi’s new...
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Work in space does not seem to shorten astronauts’ lives
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Although space travel exposes astronauts to forms of...
Read MoreNeurofeedback training could build soldiers’ resilience to stress
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Military personnel trained to change their own brain responses with a neurofeedback program may be able to reduce their risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers...
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Improving HIV Outcomes With HIE
By Andy Skean Senior Editor Numerous studies have illustrated the ability of antiretroviral...
Read MoreOpioid abuse up in people who need heart surgery, increasing risk of complications
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – The proportion of U.S. heart surgery patients with opioid use disorders has surged in recent years, and a new study suggests addicts are much more likely to develop major surgery...
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Russia moves towards allowing medicinal narcotic crops
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government on Wednesday approved a draft bill allowing the...
Read MoreU.S. drug developer Capricor places Duchenne drug trial on hold
(Reuters) – Capricor Therapeutics Inc said on Wednesday it had put on hold a clinical trial of its drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a muscle-wasting disorder, citing a safety review. The review follows a...
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Israeli lawmakers approve medical cannabis exports law
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament has given its final approval to a...
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Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis Up 2007 to 2017
More than 12-fold increase in DUA-IE hospitalizations and valve surgeries during 2007 to 2017
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Fecal Occult Blood Test May Improve CRC Outcomes in Some
For men with left-sided tumors, those undergoing screening had lower N, M categories, higher survival
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Home Oxygen Users Experience Problems Related to Equipment
Health care providers report lack of readily accessible resources for prescription of oxygen systems
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Massage Offers Short-Term Relief of Knee Pain in Arthritis Patients
Findings among patients with knee osteoarthritis; long-term benefit unclear
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Malnutrition Ups Risk of Postop Issues in Pediatric Crohn Disease
In propensity-matched analysis, mild, severe malnutrition linked to elevated odds of complications
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ACOG: Interpregnancy Period Should Maximize Women’s Health
Components of postpartum care should be included as the initial components of interpregnancy care
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New AAP Guideline Available for Infantile Hemangioma Treatment
Early intervention and/or referral recommended for potentially problematic infantile hemangiomas
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Risk of Arterial Thromboembolic Events Up Prior to Cancer Diagnosis
In seniors, risk of arterial thromboembolic events peaked in the 30 days immediately before diagnosis
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Most Nurses Unsatisfied With Hospitals’ End-of-Life Care
The nurse practice environment was the best predictor of poor-quality end-of-life care
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