May 12, 2023

THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone preparations are associated with an increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women, according to a study published onlin...

May 12, 2023

THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dog walking is associated with a considerable injury burden, according to a study published online April 14 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercis...

May 08, 2023

Caloric restriction (CR) is now a popular lifestyle choice due to its ability in experimental animals to improve lifespan, reduce body weight, and lessen oxidative stress. However, more and more emerg...

May 08, 2023

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered the preferred treatment for displaced proximal femoral neck fractures. However, in many countries this option is economically unviable. To improve outcomes i...

May 08, 2023

Complex orbital fractures are impure orbital fractures because they involve the orbital walls and mid-facial bones. The author reported an orbital wall restoration technique in which the primary orbit...

May 08, 2023

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a localized bone disorder in which fibro-osseous tissue replaces the normal bone structure. Patients with craniofacial FD often present with gradual swelling, deformity, and ...

Apr 28, 2023

THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many of top-selling drugs in Medicare in 2020 received low added-benefit ratings by the national health technology assessment (HTA) organizations in Canada...

Apr 28, 2023

FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant generates quality and empathetic responses to patient questions, according to a study published online Apri...

Apr 27, 2023

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Postoperative hyponatremia is a relatively common occurrence in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a study published online ...

Apr 26, 2023

TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans older than 50 years are interested in cutting back on prescription medications, dovetailing with a movement toward "deprescribing," according to t...

Apr 24, 2023

MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have higher risk of fractures than matched children without ADHD, according to a study publishe...

Apr 24, 2023

MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The home care workforce increased from 2008 to 2013, but growth slowed to 2019, while the number of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) partici...

Apr 23, 2023

FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, and have an inc...

Apr 21, 2023

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of discectomy for sciatica diminish over time, eventually yielding similar results to those of nonsurgical management, according to a systemat...

Apr 21, 2023

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Genetically predicted rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with osteoporosis, according to a study published online April 11 in Arthritis & Rheumato...

Apr 20, 2023

WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) reduces strength and volumetric bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine, according to a study published on...

Apr 18, 2023

MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of thoracic spine pain (TSP) is high among adolescents, and predictors include female sex, mental health problems, and duration of electronic ...

Apr 17, 2023

The Masquelet technique is a relatively new method for large bone defect treatment. In this technique, grafted bone tissue is used, and after the cement is removed, the induced membrane (IM; that form...

Apr 17, 2023

3D-printed temporal bone models can potentially provide a cost-effective alternative to cadaver surgery that can be manufactured locally at the training department. The objective of this study was to ...

Apr 14, 2023

THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care. Presid...