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Medical Cannabis Laws Seem Not to Have Affected Opioid, Nonopioid Therapy

Jul 06, 2023

WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Medical cannabis laws seem not to have important effects on the receipt of opioid or nonopioid pain treatment, according to a study published online July 4 ...

Opioids Not Beneficial for Pain Relief in Acute Low Back, Neck Pain

Jul 04, 2023

MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For acute nonspecific low back pain or neck pain, opioids do not confer benefits compared with placebo, according to a study published online June 28 in The La...

Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases

Jul 03, 2023

FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Compliance with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Price Transparency Rule is positively associated with penalty increases, according...

Latent classes based on fall risk factors in community-dwelling older adults: The 2017 National Survey of Older Persons.

Jul 03, 2023

This work aimed to classify the elderly according to fall risk factors and to identify the characteristics of the latent classes.Falls mainly occur due to combinations of various risk factors, and eac...

Effect of occupational pushing and pulling combined with improper working posture on low back pain among workers.

Jul 03, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the impact of occupational pushing and pulling combined with improper working posture on work-related low back pain (LBP) among workers. A web-based survey was conducte...

Prolyl endopeptidase remodels macrophage function as a novel transcriptional coregulator and inhibits fibrosis.

Jul 03, 2023

Macrophages are immune cells crucial for host defense and homeostasis maintenance, and their dysregulation is involved in multiple pathological conditions, such as liver fibrosis. The transcriptional ...

Prolyl endopeptidase remodels macrophage function as a novel transcriptional coregulator and inhibits fibrosis.

Jul 03, 2023

Macrophages are immune cells crucial for host defense and homeostasis maintenance, and their dysregulation is involved in multiple pathological conditions, such as liver fibrosis. The transcriptional ...

#VisualAbstract: Ultrasonography noninferior to radiography for guiding pediatric fracture management

Jul 02, 2023

Bookmark 1. In this randomized controlled trial, there was no difference in pediatric forearm fracture functional outcomes between those assessed with ultrasonography versus radiography. 2. Ultrasonog...

CVD Risk Factors Predict Risk of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders

Jun 29, 2023

THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are strongly associated with the subsequent development of common musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), according to ...

Widening Gap ID'd in Housing Affordability for Resident Physicians

Jun 28, 2023

TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Resident physicians face a widening gap in housing affordability, with growth in rental prices outpacing that of resident earnings, according to a research l...

Surgeon Volume Impacts Outcomes After Shoulder Replacement

Jun 24, 2023

FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for adverse patient outcomes is lower for surgeons who average more than 10.4 shoulder replacements yearly, according to a study published online Jun...

Census Shows America's Population Is Older Than Ever

Jun 23, 2023

THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The median age of Americans hit a record high of nearly 39 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.In 2000, the median age was 35 years, and in 1...

Study on the infrared dynamic evolution characteristics of different joint inclination phyllite under uniaxial compression.

Jun 19, 2023

The destructive behavior of rocks and the evolution behavior of cracks are highly correlated. With the continuous development process of crack, the stress state of rock is constantly broken until enti...

Poll: Most Americans Face Hassles With Their Insurance Plans

Jun 17, 2023

FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of insured Americans have struggled with a wide array of stumbling blocks when trying to get coverage for their health care needs, a new national s...

In-Hospital Wearable Activity Trackers Tied to Improved Outcomes

Jun 16, 2023

FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital-based interventions in which patients use wearable activity trackers are associated with higher physical activity levels, less sedentary behavior, an...

Sleeve Gastrectomy Has Harmful Impact on Bones of Teens, Young Adults

Jun 16, 2023

THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Adolescents and young adults undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG) have reductions in bone strength and increases in bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT), accordi...

Clinical Language Model Can Predict Readmission

Jun 13, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A language model trained on clinical notes can accurately estimate clinical and operational tasks within a health system, according to a study published onlin...

Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight Linked to Lower Incidence of Fracture

Jun 12, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Very preterm infants and those with low birth weight have a lower incidence of fractures during childhood, according to a study published online May 23 in the...

Common Tools Suboptimal for ID'ing Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women

Jun 12, 2023

MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and the Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool (OST) have suboptimal performance for predicting 10-year major osteoporotic...

Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation with percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with instability.

Jun 12, 2023

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) in patients with L4-L5 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) with instability.The ...

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