Telemedicine should be integrated into the current system as a routine service option for stable patients with SLE. The pandemic compelled medical professionals to stretch beyond conventional means to provide care to their patients. A primary...
Telemedicine should be integrated into the current system as a routine service option for stable patients with SLE. The pandemic compelled medical professionals to stretch beyond conventional means to provide care to their patients. A primary...
The following is a summary of “Interosseous tendon inflammation in the hands of patients with clinically suspect arthralgia: analysis of MRI data from a prospective cohort study,” published in the July 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Dijk et al. Interosseous tendon...
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is superior to a matched education treatment in reducing the interfering effects of pain and other aspects of fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Arthritis...
Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a FRAX®-independent risk factor for fracture prediction. TBS values increase from cranial to caudal, with the following mean differences between TBS and individual lumbar vertebrae: L1 -0.093, L2 -0.008, L3 +0.055 and L4 +0.046....
Development of back pain is multifactorial, and it is not well understood which factors are the main drivers of the disease. We therefore applied a machine-learning approach to an existing large cohort study data set and sought to identify and rank the most...
There is no disease-modifying treatment for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). This may be partly due to an incomplete understanding of synovitis, which has been causally linked to PTOA progression. The microscopic and transcriptomic changes in synovium seen in...
The following is a summary of “Interosseous tendon inflammation in the hands of patients with clinically suspect arthralgia: analysis of MRI data from a prospective cohort study,” published in the July 2023 issue of Rheumatology by Dijk et al. Interosseous tendon...
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is superior to a matched education treatment in reducing the interfering effects of pain and other aspects of fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Arthritis...
Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a FRAX®-independent risk factor for fracture prediction. TBS values increase from cranial to caudal, with the following mean differences between TBS and individual lumbar vertebrae: L1 -0.093, L2 -0.008, L3 +0.055 and L4 +0.046....
Development of back pain is multifactorial, and it is not well understood which factors are the main drivers of the disease. We therefore applied a machine-learning approach to an existing large cohort study data set and sought to identify and rank the most...
There is no disease-modifying treatment for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). This may be partly due to an incomplete understanding of synovitis, which has been causally linked to PTOA progression. The microscopic and transcriptomic changes in synovium seen in...
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
Vascular surgeon Nikka loves metalwork and knitting. Her hobbies come in handy during a run-in with Jeremy, whose privileged life unraveled after his dad died.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was once believed to be a disease limited to the skin, but current knowledge shows that it is a systemic inflammatory disorder associated with several comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory arthritis,” explains Nouf Almuhanna, MD.
"The handle of your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine."
"You went camping and a bear mistook your blood for honey. Would you mind if I order a diabetes test for you?"
"My bones are getting softer, but my arteries are getting harder, so it balances out!"
A Medscape article reported on a 2023 JAMA Neurology study in that found medical crowdfunding, the practice of creating digital campaigns to raise money for health-related expenses, for neurologic disorders surged within 9 years at a yearly average rate of 44%. Of...
Risk and reward are inherent to providing medical care. As such, it is essential that patients understand all potential outcomes when making personal healthcare decisions, including the decision to forgo care against medical advice (AMA). According to medical...
Revenue cycle management (RCM) can be a tricky task for healthcare organizations. Certain elements of RCM in particular require more subject-matter expertise. According to a survey from AKASA, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) developer, coding,...
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