Health
Put your best feet forward, despite diabetes
(HealthDay)—If you have diabetes, it's time to think about your feet.
Apr 1, 2018
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Exercise safely when the weather outside is frightful
(HealthDay)—If you're exercising outdoors this winter, take special precautions, a sports medicine expert advises.
Jan 2, 2018
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Surgery
New medication guidelines for rheumatic disease patients having joint replacement
In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons has developed guidelines for the perioperative management of anti-rheumatic medication in patients undergoing total hip ...
Jun 17, 2017
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Let the Olympics inspire your fitness goals
If Olympic fever has you itching to go for the gold in a new sport, a Baylor College of Medicine sports medicine expert has advice on how to get started.
Aug 2, 2016
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Surgery
Use of arthroscopic hip surgery way up, but patient selection important for good outcome
For patients with serious, ongoing hip pain, sometimes surgery is their best bet for relief. Given the choice between minimally invasive hip surgery and total hip replacement, most patients would choose the less invasive ...
May 19, 2016
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Cardiology
Post-op myocardial necrosis common after orthopedic sx
(HealthDay)—Myocardial necrosis is common after orthopedic surgery and is associated with increased risk of long-term mortality, according to a study published in the June 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Jun 3, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Smoking linked to worse outcomes after urologic cancer surgery and other major surgeries
Patients who smoke, as well as those who once had the habit, are more likely to develop complications during and after major urologic cancer surgery, according to a new study that included researchers at Henry Ford Health ...
May 15, 2015
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Surgery
Bariatric surgery before joint replacement can improve outcomes in obese patients
Obesity is not only a risk factor for developing knee and hip arthritis. It is also linked to less favorable outcomes after joint replacement surgery. Two new studies at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City ...
Mar 26, 2015
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Surgery
In debated surgical procedure, technique trumps technology
A team of orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that modern technology for healing distal femur fractures is as safe and effective as its more established alternative, ...
Mar 26, 2015
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Surgery
More middle-aged americans are getting hips replaced
(HealthDay)—More and more middle-aged Americans are replacing their hips damaged by severe arthritis—a surgery that used to be largely reserved for elderly people, a new study reports.
Mar 24, 2015
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