Archive: 10/03/2015
Study examines outcomes for patients one year after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
In an analysis of outcomes of about 12,000 patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, death rate after one year was nearly one in four; of those alive at 12 months, almost half had not been rehospitalized ...
Mar 10, 2015
Study compares outcomes for surgical vs. non-surgical treatment of broken shoulder
Among patients with a displaced fracture in the upper arm near the shoulder (proximal humeral), there was no significant difference between surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment in patient-reported outcomes over two ...
Mar 10, 2015
Lower prevalence of diabetes found among patients with inherited high cholesterol disorder
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among 25,000 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol levels) was significantly lower than among unaffected ...
Mar 10, 2015
New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third
A new approach to care for patients with advanced HIV in Tanzania and Zambia, combining community support and screening for a type of meningitis, has reduced deaths by 28%.
Mar 10, 2015
New TILDA study finds link between water fluoridation and positive oral health in older people
A new study by researchers from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and the School of Dental Science in Trinity College Dublin has found a positive relationship between higher levels of water fluoridation and oral ...
Mar 10, 2015