Month: February 2019

Number of residents reporting any problem with wellness increases between first, second year

Increased hospital market concentration tied to reduced quality in patient satisfaction measures

Decreases seen in hot flushes, day-and-night sweats, sleep problems, emotional and physical symptoms

Response rate of 33.3 percent, median response duration of 7.7 months observed in 108 patients

Primary end point occurred in lower percentage of patients in 180-day period; difference not significant

Cognitive activity in midlife linked to reduced risks for total dementia, Alzheimer disease

About half of those reporting dissatisfaction at preop saw clinically meaningful improvement

Risk 2.7 percent in women aged 85 years and older, 23.6 percent in men aged 55 to 59 years

Restoration of proprioception seen in two transradial amputees; detection of slipping in hand amputee

Additional 10 primary care physicians per 100,000 population linked to reduced mortality

CTE-related ptau pathology evolves according to age; CTE frequency higher in professional football players

Company has faced lawsuits linking its body powders with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma

Proposed rule will help consumers better understand what the sunscreens they are buying can actually do

Assessments will lay groundwork for future study of the health effects of perfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkyl