Advertisement

Orthopedics

Latinos With Advanced Degrees Underrepresented in Health Care Workforce

Jul 18, 2023

TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Latinos remain underrepresented in U.S. health professions that require advanced degrees, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs....

Experience of an Anatomic Femoral Stem in a United Kingdom Center - Excellent Survivorship and Negligible Periprosthetic Fracture Rates at Mean 12 years Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Jul 17, 2023

As the clinical burden of peri-prosthetic fractures (PPFs) continues to increase, it has been suggested that the use of anatomical femoral stems may help reduce PPF risk. The primary aim of this study...

Revision risk of unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasties in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.

Jul 17, 2023

Hemiarthroplasty (HA) for hip fractures can be performed with an unipolar or bipolar head.We describe the use of unipolar and bipolar HA after a hip fracture in the Netherlands and determined revision...

Revision risk of unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasties in the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.

Jul 17, 2023

Hemiarthroplasty (HA) for hip fractures can be performed with an unipolar or bipolar head.We describe the use of unipolar and bipolar HA after a hip fracture in the Netherlands and determined revision...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Tied to Increased Incidence of Heart Failure

Jul 16, 2023

FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with an increased incidence of new-onset heart failure, according to a research letter published online July 12 in ...

Living in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy

Jul 16, 2023

FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Residing in a highly segregated neighborhood is associated with significantly lower life expectancy, according to a research letter published online July 14 i...

Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees

Jul 12, 2023

MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When they need health care, Americans can be slapped with surprise medical costs because of loopholes in the law and "junk fees," according to the White House...

Mandibular Bone Loss Predicts Subsequent Height Loss

Jul 12, 2023

TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Mandibular bone loss predicts future height loss for women, according to a study published online July 4 in BMJ Open.Nivetha Natarajan Gavriilidou, from the ...

Opioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids

Jul 12, 2023

TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty, modified-release opioid use in the acute postoperative period is associated with an increased risk fo...

Therapeutic Value of Drugs Lower for Supplemental Versus First Indications

Jul 10, 2023

FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For drugs approved in the United States and Europe, the therapeutic value of supplemental indications is lower than for first indications, according to a study...

Biden Announces Measures Aimed at Limiting Health Care Costs

Jul 10, 2023

FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New federal initiatives could help save Americans money on health care costs. President Joe Biden announced plans Friday to target surprise medical bills, scam...

Effect of Temperatures on Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of 3 Different Ni-Ti Alloy Files.

Jul 10, 2023

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of temperature on the cyclic fatigue resistance of conventional (ProTaper Universal [PTU]), Gold-Wire (ProTaper Gold [PTG]), and Fire-Wi...

Upper extremity physical performance tests in female overhead athletes: a test-retest reliability study.

Jul 10, 2023

Despite the studies that have investigated the reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Tests(UEFTs), the reliability of Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability(CKCUES), Seated Medicine Ball T...

3D Printing of Microenvironment-Specific Bioinspired and Exosome-Reinforced Hydrogel Scaffolds for Efficient Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Regeneration.

Jul 10, 2023

In clinical practice, repairing osteochondral defects presents a challenge due to the varying biological properties of articular cartilages and subchondral bones. Thus, elucidating how spatial microen...

Enhanced in vitro type 1 conventional dendritic cell generation via the recruitment of hematopoietic stem cells and early progenitors by Kit ligand.

Jul 10, 2023

In vitro culture of bone marrow (BM) with Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) is widely used to study development and function of type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1). Hematopoietic stem c...

Report Estimates Costs of Birth Defect-Associated Hospitalizations

Jul 07, 2023

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The total estimated cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion in the United States in 2019, according to research published in the ...

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...

SUBSPECIALTIES

Advertisement