Opioid prescription rates for knee surgery vary, but higher strength dosage common
A new study published in BMJ Open found that opioid prescription rates for outpatient knee surgery vary widely across the …
Study provides hope for young women after heart attack
Premenopausal women have good long-term outcomes after a heart attack, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress …
Survivors’ plasma still a solid option for treating COVID-19, experts say
Despite the wave of criticism that has followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval of convalescent plasma to …
For healthcare organizations responding to COVID-19, ‘creative destruction’ leads to accelerated innovation
COVID-19 has upended essentially every sector of the economy, and none more so than healthcare. Healthcare leaders from across the …
Doctors rebuild damaged corneas using patients’ own own stem cells for first time in US
Surgeons at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have replaced the ocular surface of four patients who each experienced chemical burns to …
Temperature checks for coronavirus detection useful, but limited, officials say
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New contraceptive approved by FDA, offers additional option for women
A first-of-its-kind contraceptive developed at the University of Illinois Chicago has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. …
Scan for arterial plaque is better at predicting heart attack than stroke
The amount of calcified plaque in the heart’s arteries is a better predictor of future heart attacks than of strokes, …
Key gene identified for improving multiple sclerosis treatment
The disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks the central nervous system and, with time, can give rise to muscle tremors and …
New guidelines for managing mucositis now available
Updated clinical practice guidelines for managing mucositis, a very common and often debilitating complication of cancer therapy, was recently published …
A lottery for ventilators
As cases of COVID-19 rise around the world, there has been a surge in the hospitalization of COVID-19 patients in …
Antiviral method against herpes paves the way for combatting incurable viral infections
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new method to treat human herpes viruses. The new broad-spectrum method …
Expanding treatment options for severe brain trauma
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube, and is commonly used to treat decompression …
Researchers identify a cancer metabolic pathway that could be a valuable target for therapy
Fighting cancer often means employing a suite of techniques to target the tumor and prevent it from growing and spreading …
Diabetes drug metformin shows promise in mouse study for a common type of ALS
An FDA-approved diabetes drug shows early signs of promise against the most common genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a …
The Best New Nursing Bras for Breastfeeding Moms
Gotta love the ever-changing nature of motherhood, eh? Just when you think you can finally wear “normal” clothes after months …
Drug treatment could improve effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients
While immunotherapy—a form of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to recognize, attack and kill tumor cells—has given hope …
Proposed study would test at-home screening for HPV and cervical cancer
With a tiny brush, briefly swab the vagina to collect cells. Then slide the swab into a screening kit and …