Stay Agile: Key Techniques for Enhancing Knee Health and Mobility
The meniscus, a form of cartilage, serves to dampen impact and offer cushioning between the bones...
17 April, 2024
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AACR24: MUC4 is a Biomarker of Metastasis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Can Help Improve Treatment Results
The MUC4 biomarker is easily determined by immunohistochemistry to breast biopsy tissue similar to testing for HER2 expression...
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BU Study Finds Existence of Three Separate Language Comprehension Mechanisms
The new study provides evidence for creating new assessments evaluating the three levels of language comprehension...
11 April, 2024 -
AACR24: Icahn Mt. Sinai Study of Autovaccination Turns Cold Prostate Cancer Cells Hot
This is the first-in-human clinical trial to demonstrate that intratumoral-immunotherapy is feasible for Prostate Cancer and that Poly-ICLC treatment can reliably transform the cold microenvironment of PCa into a hot, immune-enhanced ecosystem....
08 April, 2024 -
How to Reduce Anxiety in Patients: A Medical Assistant’s Guide
Discover effective strategies for medical assistants to reduce patient anxiety and improve outcomes in healthcare settings....
05 April, 2024 -
NEJM: UTSW Study Evaluates Whether Practice Facilitators Reduce Hospitalizations in CKD Patients
Although we did not observe a difference in the primary outcome we believe that the study is an important step in advancing our understanding of how to conduct pragmatic trials embedded within health care systems....
04 April, 2024 -
Coronary In-Stent Restenosis: Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon vs Uncoated Balloon – AGENT DCB Trial Results
The AGENT DCB was statistically superior to conventional (uncoated) balloon angioplasty for the primary endpoint of target lesion failure at 12 months(9% versus 28.6%, P=0.003). This reflected at 41% relative risk reduction with the AGENT DCB....
03 April, 2024 -
10 Key Health Care Diagnostic Tests and What They’re Used to Screen For
When a person visits a doctor, they might find tests are needed to determine the cause of problems they are......
02 April, 2024 -
Regional Decolonization Efforts in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Led to Reduced Infections, Hospitalizations, Costs and Deaths
We hope that these findings encourage uptake of this topical strategy by healthcare facilities and public health agencies in other counties and regions to help stem the tide of resistant bacteria and the infections, hospitalizations, and deaths that they cause....
01 April, 2024 -
Decreases and Pronounced Geographic Variability in Antibiotic Prescribing in Medicaid
The antibiotic crisis is a present threat not only to the individual, but can affect communities at large....
01 April, 2024 -
Pronounced State-level Variation in Distribution of Oxycodone and Opioid-related Deaths from 2000-2021
Total oxycodone distribution experienced a sharp increase of 280% from 2000 to its peak in 2010, followed by a gradual decline of 54% by 2021....
29 March, 2024 -
SIR2024: Cryoablation Offers Promising Results for Breast Cancer Patients who are Poor Surgical Candidates
Larger studies are needed in a cohort that include large tumors...
28 March, 2024 -
Gene Mutation Discovered That May Lead Some Psoriasis Patients to Develop Arthritis
We discovered that one explanation for the progression from psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis was the magnitude of the abnormality in IKBKB. ...
28 March, 2024 -
NEJM: Some Hair Straightening Products May Cause Kidney Injury
It is crucial for readers to recognize the potential risks associated with the use of hair-straightening products containing glyoxylic acid....
28 March, 2024 -
Pelvic Wellness: Improving Health Through Physical Therapy
The most well-known pelvic floor exercises are Kegels, which can be done daily at home...
26 March, 2024
