Health
Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones—an ICU nurse explains their vital role
The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient—let's call her Marie—would not stop screaming.
Apr 10, 2024
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News tagged with therapy
Oncology & Cancer
Wilms tumor: Kidney cancer in children
While kidney cancer is rare in children, Wilms tumor is the most common type found in kids, with between 500 and 600 children diagnosed annually in the U.S. The disease most often affects kids ages 3 to 4.
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists report a distinct role of touch receptors in treating chronic pain
People often experience the phenomenon of injuring a hand and feeling relief from vigorously shaking it. The mechanism behind this effect is fairly well explained by the "gate control theory" of Melzack and Wall, but it is ...
Health
Dermatologist explains light therapy for skin
Dermatologists advise their patients to avoid harmful ultraviolet light, which can cause skin damage, photo-aging and skin cancer. But they also may prescribe light therapy to treat certain skin conditions. Light therapy ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Neuroscience
EEG most beneficial tool for managing CAR T-cell-related neurotoxicity
For patients with immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) due to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, electroencephalogram (EEG) has the greatest therapeutic impact, according to a study ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding chemotherapy to hormone therapy helps control locally advanced prostate cancer, finds study
For patients with locally advanced prostate cancer, combined treatment with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy offers extended control of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, compared to hormonal therapy alone, according ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Q&A: How do you know when you're done with therapy?
Therapy can be a critical tool for taking care of your mental health. Finding the right therapist can take time, but patients can go to therapy for years and still see benefits, which raises the question: When is the right ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Neuroscience
High-efficacy therapy found to cut disability progression in pediatric MS study
Treatment of pediatric-onset relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with high-efficacy therapy reduces the risk for transition across disability states, according to a study published in the May issue of The Lancet Child ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Medications
Study: Antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 appears to have no beneficial effect on clinical outcomes
Antibiotic treatment of adults hospitalized with moderate COVID-19 is associated with clinical deterioration, despite the drugs being given to over 40% of patients, according to new research being presented at this year's ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows art therapy brings benefits for mental health
Creating art for healing purposes dates back tens of thousands of years, to the practices of First Nations people around the world. Art therapy uses creative processes, primarily visual art such as painting, drawing or sculpture, ...
Apr 9, 2024
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