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Drugs With Low Clinical Benefit Show Higher Direct-to-Consumer Spending

Feb 16, 2023

WEDNESDAY Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among the top-selling U.S. drugs, those with lower added clinical benefit ratings and higher total drug sales have higher manufacturer spending on direct-to...

Prior Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Predict Future Claims Risk

Feb 16, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A single prior paid medical malpractice claim is associated with substantial, long-lived higher future claim risk, according to a study published online Fe...

Initiation of Opioids Not Recommended for Chronic Pain

Feb 15, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a synopsis of the latest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) clinical practice guideline, published online Feb. ...

10 Percent of New Drugs Approved Without Meeting Primary Efficacy End Points

Feb 15, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2018 to 2021, 10 percent of drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were based on pivotal studies with null findings for one or more pri...

Lower Loading on Patellofemoral Joint Tied to Worse Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction

Feb 14, 2023

MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For young adults, lower patellofemoral joint (PFJ) loading during hopping is associated with an increased likelihood of early PFJ osteoarthritis at one year a...

ChatGPT Scores Close to Passing U.S. Medical Licensing Exams

Feb 14, 2023

MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new artificial intelligence system, ChatGPT, scores at or around the passing threshold for the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, according to a study published o...

The direct anterior approach is safe and shortens hospital length of stay following hemiarthroplasty for neck of femur fracture.

Feb 13, 2023

To investigate the safety of using the anterior approach (AA), compared to the lateral approach (LA), in hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of displaced neck of femur fractures.Retrospective case-cont...

Spine Fractures of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Fracture Severity and Injury-Related Mortality at a Level I Trauma Center.

Feb 13, 2023

Retrospective review of prospectively collected cohort.To identify differences in treatment and mortality of spine fractures in patients with ankylosing conditions of the spine.Ankylosing spondylitis ...

Stress and movement trend of lower incisors with different IMPA intruded by clear aligner: a three-dimensional finite element analysis.

Feb 13, 2023

During the intrusion of lower incisors with clear aligners (CAs), root disengagement from the alveolar bone often occurs, resulting in serious complications. This study aimed to determine the potentia...

Impacts of microgravity on amino acid metabolism during spaceflight.

Feb 13, 2023

Spaceflight exerts an extreme and unique influence on human physiology as astronauts are subjected to long-term or short-term exposure to microgravity. During spaceflight, a multitude of physiological...

Geriatric Fracture Program Tied to Improved Outcomes

Feb 10, 2023

THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Geriatric Fracture Program (GFP), implemented in a mixed-practice health system, resulted in improved inpatient outcomes and reduced costs of care, accor...

Patients With Degenerative Meniscus Tears Do Not Benefit From Surgery

Feb 08, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed degenerative meniscus tears do not benefit from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) versus nonsurgical ...

Momelotinib Yields Clinically Significant Improvement in Myelofibrosis

Feb 07, 2023

MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with momelotinib versus danazol yields clinically significant improvements for patients with myelofibrosis, according to a study published online Jan...

Otologic injuries are frequent in pediatric patients with temporal bone fractures.

Feb 06, 2023

This retrospective study aimed to clarify the occurrence and types of otologic injuries in children and adolescents with skull fractures. Files of all patients under 18 years of age who had been diagn...

Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) extended femur scans to support opportunistic screening for incomplete atypical femoral fractures: A short term in-vivo precision study.

Feb 06, 2023

Atypical femoral fracture (AFF) is documented as a known but rare complication of bisphosphonate use for the treatment of osteoporosis. These present in an incomplete form prior to failure, which resu...

Cementless augmented versus cemented Dual Mobility cups: medium-term outcome of case series with a control group.

Feb 06, 2023

Post-operative dislocation and reconstruction of acetabular defects are two challenging topics in revision Total Hip Arthroplasty (rTHA). Cemented Dual Mobility (DM) cups on top of Kerboull Cross and ...

Evidence for Efficacy of Antidepressants for Pain Is Limited

Feb 03, 2023

THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence for the efficacy of antidepressants for pain is limited and often inconclusive, according to research published online Feb. 1 in The BMJ.Giovanni E....

Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings

Feb 03, 2023

THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new simulation suggests Medicare drug savings from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will be substantial, according to a study published online Jan. 27 i...

One in Four People With Diabetes Worldwide Have Osteoporosis

Feb 01, 2023

TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – More than one-quarter of people with diabetes have osteoporosis (OP), according to a review published online Jan. 3 in BMC Endocrine Disorders.Xueying Liu, ...

Diabetes Tied to Higher Risk for Frozen Shoulder

Feb 01, 2023

MONDAY Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes are more likely to develop frozen shoulder, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Jan. 4 in BMJ Open.Brett P...

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