Since the insulin pump started widespread use in the early 1980s, it's become the option of choice for type 1 diabetes patients to manage their glucose levels in a way that doesn't require testing their blood sugar and injecting ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Hypnosis is effective in helping people with recent spinal cord injuries learn coping strategies to fight chronic pain, a new study shows. Almost 90% of study participants reported benefit from the treatment.
Jul 26, 2023
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New research has discovered neurons within the brain that detect and respond to changes in the level of sugar within the bloodstream.
Jul 10, 2023
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Some of Dr. Tanya Meyer's patients contend with chronic neuromuscular conditions that can turn smooth, unencumbered speech into raspy paroxysms of sound. Fortunately, this can be managed with periodic botulinum toxin injections—yes, ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Public health workers in rural America are often overtaxed by the clinical and administrative demands of their work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they also faced a lack of support to make daily, data-based decisions in their ...
Jun 14, 2023
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A first-of-its kind rideshare study shows that if they are given a way to get to home from a colonoscopy after sedation, many patients will seek out a procedure they would otherwise avoid.
Jun 5, 2023
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Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment.
May 23, 2023
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Patients seeking medication abortion care through telehealth services are just as satisfied, if not more so, with the service they received as patients who visited a clinical facility to receive care, according to a study ...
May 9, 2023
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The World Health Organization recently named the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant XBB1.16 a variant of interest to encourage tracking of this genetic variant of the pandemic coronavirus.
May 1, 2023
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Findings from a recent UW Medicine study suggest that a large proportion of people who should receive genetic screening according to published guidelines are being missed.
Apr 18, 2023
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