Archive: 25/07/2018
Risk factors associated with revision for prosthetic joint infection after hip replacement
Researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified the most important risk factors for developing severe infection after hip replacement. Patients who are under 60 years of age, ...
Jul 25, 2018
Experts strongly recommend catheter based closure for 'hole in the heart' patients
A catheter based procedure to close a type of 'hole in the heart' followed by antiplatelet drugs (e.g. aspirin) should be recommended for patients under 60 years old, who have also had a stroke, say a panel of experts in ...
Jul 25, 2018
All thyroid cancers are not 'created equal'— avoiding unnecessary or 'excessive' treatment
More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before—over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled. This year alone, more than 50,000 people in the U.S., the majority of them of women, will receive ...
Jul 25, 2018