Diabetes
High out-of-pocket costs hindering treatment of diabetes
Actively managing diabetes is crucial to preventing long-term health complications, but rising costs are creating barriers to treatment.
Feb 16, 2024
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News tagged with clinical practice
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery provides new insight into severe liver disease
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a severe and chronic liver disease. It affects men more than women, and most people who are diagnosed with PSC are between 30 and 40 years old.
Feb 16, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hispanic patients with respiratory failure found much more likely to be oversedated
Hispanic individuals who are hospitalized with respiratory failure are five times more likely than non-Hispanic patients to receive deep sedation while on a ventilator, according to a new study published in the Annals of ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Medical research
AI-supported image analysis: How metrics determine quality
More and more areas of medicine are relying on support from artificial intelligence (AI). This is particularly true for the wide range of questions based on the evaluation of image data: for example, doctors search mammograms ...
Feb 12, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Newly discovered mechanism explains heightened risk for suicidal behavior among some contraceptive users
The use of oral contraception containing a synthetic form of progesterone (progestogen) may lead to an increased risk of suicidal behavior for women with depression and suicidal ideations. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute ...
Feb 12, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Creating filters for the medical images of the future
A suite of filters that can be applied to medical images to help health care professionals with analysis and diagnosis has been developed by an international team of researchers.
Feb 7, 2024
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Medical research
Study finds repetitive high concentration capsaicin patch applications beneficial for nerve pain
Capsaicin, derived from hot chili pepper plants, has been used to treat various types of pain, and a high concentration capsaicin patch (HCCP) is approved for the treatment of nerve (or neuropathic) pain.
Feb 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress found to influence brain and psyche via immune system
Chronic stress has far-reaching consequences for our bodies. For example, many stress-related psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, are associated with changes in the immune system. However, the underlying mechanisms ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Factors other than weaker variants behind reduced mortality in COVID-19: Study
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with partners in the Horizon Europe EuCARE project, have shown that the reduced mortality from COVID-19 is not necessarily due to the fact that later variants, such as omicron, ...
Feb 6, 2024
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Cardiology
Study finds weight loss surgery most effective for long-term blood pressure control
Bariatric surgery is more effective in controlling hypertension rates, or high blood pressure, in people with obesity and uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to blood pressure medication alone, according to a study ...
Feb 5, 2024
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