Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by ...

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created by ...

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Health care workers may be increasingly receptive to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Network Open. ...

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians should spend more time explaining side effects of medications to older patients than discussing dosage information, according to a study published...

Mar 23, 2021

Cost-effectiveness for TKR still held even in patients with obesity and other illnesses From a dollars and cents perspective, total knee replacement (TKR) was a "good value" in patients with obesity ...

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Total knee replacement (TKR) seems to be good value from a cost-effectiveness perspective for patients with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥40 kg/m2, according...

Mar 22, 2021

The bone healing in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) proceeds gradually by a filling of the osteotomy gap. This can comprise several risk factors.A retrospective study analysed the clinical an...

Mar 22, 2021

Variations in rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) protocols may alter lateral abdominal muscle (LAM) thickness measurements. A standardised protocol is required for clinicians to accurately compa...

Mar 22, 2021

Icariin (ICA) is a bioactive compound isolated from epimedium-derived flavonoids that modulates bone mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis and adipogenesis. However, its precise mechanism in this process...

Mar 22, 2021

To ensure clinical success, the implant and the surrounding bone tissue must not only be integrated, but also must not be suspected of infection. In this work, an antibacterial and bioactive nanostruc...

Mar 22, 2021

Brucellosis, a bacterial disease caused by Brucella species. The purpose of this study was to evaluate brucellosis in all types of transplant patients.All the cases of brucellosis in transplant patien...

Mar 21, 2021

FRIDAY, March 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An analysis of U.S. claims data from a private insurance database indicates that many patients who are eligible for drug therapy of osteoporosis are not rece...

Mar 18, 2021

Thyrotropin stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) aims to decrease the growth and proliferation of thyroid cancer cells. However, the effect of TSH...

Mar 18, 2021

The aim of this study was to compare the spine-pelvis coordination and coordination variability (CV) during rowing in elite rowers with and without chronic low back pain (CLBP). Fourteen professional ...

Mar 18, 2021

Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity (i.e., epithelial-lined, air-filled bones) is a condition unique to birds among extant tetrapods. Previous research reveals extensive variation in the expression of t...

Mar 18, 2021

Mechanical shunt malfunction may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Shunt series assessments help evaluate shunt integrity; however, they are of limited value in the area of the skull due to...

Mar 17, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Prevalent vertebral fractures (PVFx) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) are independent predictors of incident major osteoporotic fractures in older...

Mar 17, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing elective lumbar fusion, evidence-based medicine (EBM) guideline concordance is associated with improved outcomes, according to a s...

Mar 16, 2021

MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Digitally delivered exercise programs benefit pain and functional outcomes among patients with knee osteoarthritis compared with routine self-management, acc...

Mar 16, 2021

MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Men have higher mortality than women, with considerable variation seen in the effect size across countries, according to a study published online March 15 in...