Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Researcher cautions against relying too much on smartwatches
More and more heart rate monitors, fitness trackers and smartwatches are coming onto the market. But can you trust what they tell you?
Oct 12, 2022
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Diabetes
Digital diabetes prevention program affects weight and physical activity
Recent work published in JMIR Diabetes reported that previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of a diabetes prevention program (DPP) in lifestyle modifications that can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Diabetes
Endocrine Society's Clinical Practice Guideline offers recommendations for hospitalized patients with diabetes
Hospitalized patients with diabetes or hyperglycemia who receive goal-directed glycemic management that includes new technologies for glucose monitoring and pre-discharge diabetes self-management education may have better ...
Jun 12, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Digital myopia of nursing and geriatric care
The growing use of smart control and monitoring tools in nursing increasingly decouples it from ethical and moral considerations—this is the core thesis of a now internationally published analysis by a researcher at Karl ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Medications
Study finds TNF inhibitor more effective with regular serum assessment to adjust dose
New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that proactive therapeutic drug monitoring, a newer treatment strategy where a patient's drug serum levels ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Health
Sitting at your desk doesn't have to be a pain in the neck
Do you feel creaky, achy and stiff by the end of the workday? Sitting most of the day is detrimental to your health, but other work-related factors can compromise your well-being, too, Mayo experts say.
Oct 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinea monitoring 172 contact cases of Marburg virus victim
Guinean health officials are monitoring 172 contact cases of a man who died of Marburg virus, Health Minister Remy Lamah said Thursday.
Aug 19, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiology team reduces hospital visits with new implantable cardioverter defibrillator
A team of cardiologists at St. Michael's Hospital are the first in Ontario to implant a new type of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), giving patients more freedom to enjoy their daily activities and reduce visits ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In the race for safer, more reliable fetal monitoring continues
Pregnancy is a major life event for most parents-to-be. Usually pregnancy proceeds without incidents, however, complications can occur. In those cases, fetal monitoring can be lifesaving. Cardiotocography (CTG), the most ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study examines the use of electroconvulsive therapy in England
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain, remains a controversial psychiatric treatment for depression and other conditions because it can cause side effects such as memory loss ...
Mar 17, 2021
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