Health informatics
US gun suicides keep rising, now make up half of all suicides: Report
The latest national data show that when it comes to suicide, Americans are increasingly resorting to firearms as their method of choice.
Nov 30, 2023
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Medical economics
Practice interventions to enhance integrated behavioral health care may have minimal effect on patient outcomes
Researchers from around the United States collaborated on a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a practice intervention for improving outcomes for patients with both physical and mental health problems by enhancing ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Health
Knowledge translation materials can promote discussions between Asian men with diabetes and their physicians about ED
Researchers studied communication about erectile dysfunction (ED) between doctors and 120 Asian male patients with diabetes in a primary care clinic in Kedah, Malaysia. The work is published in The Annals of Family Medicine ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Surgery
Total thyroidectomy offers lasting benefit for hashimoto disease
For patients with Hashimoto disease and persistent symptoms, total thyroidectomy is beneficial, offering long-lasting effects, according to a research letter published online Nov. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 28, 2023
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Surgery
Stronger thigh muscles may prevent knee replacement surgery
Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Researchers ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Surgery
Iron infusion before bowel surgery reduces need for blood transfusion
Change in clinical practice would have clear benefits for patients undergoing major bowel surgery, according to analysis conducted by researchers from UCL and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Nov 23, 2023
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Immunology
Anti-rheumatic drugs could prevent thyroid disease, observational study suggests
Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Does stem cell transplantation benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis?
Cell therapy represents a potential regenerative treatment for osteoarthritis. A recent analysis of all relevant published studies indicates that stem cell transplantation from different sources is effective for treating ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Medications
Immunotherapy drug is well tolerated in lung cancer patients with limited physical function, study suggests
For patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and limited performance status, an immune checkpoint inhibitor drug called durvalumab is safe and may benefit overall survival, according to a new ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Medical research
Nut consumption may enhance fertility for men, suggests study
Eating nuts may enhance male fertility, a Monash University-led research review has found. The authors now want more research into the potential benefits of nuts for male and female fertility after finding only two intervention ...
Nov 21, 2023
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