Surgery
International study finds similar results from total or partial hip replacement
To do a total or partial hip replacement for older adults who have a hip fracture has been the question.
Sep 26, 2019
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Health
Doctors are not using tools to help youths quit smoking
At a time when the rapid growth in electronic cigarette "vaping" among young people threatens to reverse decades of progress in reducing tobacco use, a large study published today in JAMA Pediatrics finds that medical professionals ...
Sep 23, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Q&A: Pain after knee replacement surgery
Dear Mayo Clinic: It has been months since I had knee replacement surgery, but my knee is still hurting. Can anything be done at this point, or does the surgery just not eliminate pain in some patients?
Sep 5, 2019
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Addiction
Proactively offering smokers free treatment to quit smoking is cost-effective
Quitting smoking is difficult and quit attempts are less likely to be successful without treatment. Many smokers want to quit and nearly half make a quit attempt each year, but most do so without the benefit of proven treatments.
Sep 5, 2019
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Health
Listening to the 'patient voice' can drive improvements in hospital care for patients undergoing heart surgery
Patient-reported experiences have potential for driving improvements in the quality of hospital care, according to a new study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier. Investigators report on an analysis ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Genetics
Promising gene replacement therapy moves forward
Research led by Dr. Krystof Bankiewicz, who recently joined The Ohio State University College of Medicine, shows that gene replacement therapy for Niemann-Pick type A disease is safe for use in nonhuman primates and has therapeutic ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Health
One in five awaiting new hip suffer acute pain
Almost 20 percent of people awaiting hip replacements are experiencing extreme pain or discomfort, a study shows.
Aug 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Managing ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA1/2 genetic variants
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic variants are a clinically important risk factor for the development of ovarian and breast cancer, and women who carry these variants have a lifetime risk of ovarian cancer of 39%-44% and 11%-17%, respectively.
Aug 12, 2019
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Health
Don't count on freezing ovarian tissue to delay menopause or stop your biological clock
A company in the United Kingdom is offering women a procedure it says can delay menopause up to 20 years and allow women to delay having babies.
Aug 8, 2019
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Cardiology
Testosterone replacement therapy can increase men's risk of stroke and heart attack
Aging men with low testosterone levels who take testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) are at a slightly greater risk of experiencing an ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or myocardial infarction, especially ...
Jul 18, 2019
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