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Researchers investigated whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation could help patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty regain muscle and strength more quickly after surgery.
Care coordination is helps ensure that the patient’s needs and preferences for health services and information sharing are met over time.
Clinicians should remain vigilant for milk-alkali syndrome (MAS) in elderly patients presenting with hypercalcemia.
The live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) does not result in a greater number of lower respiratory events (LRE) following vaccination in children with asthma aged 2 to 18 years when compared with the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV).
Poor sleep affects Black individuals more than people of other racial groups. Researchers examined the impact of providing standard cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia vs culturally tailored CBT-I via the internet to Black women.
By David DouglasNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Genetic and environmental factors appear to have a similar and roughly equal influence on measures of rosacea, according to findings from a twin-based study.
In this COVID-19 roundup, we discuss global excess mortality during the pandemic, the prevalence and treatment of individuals experiencing long COVID-19 after initial infection, and the safety of mRNA vaccination in the first 6 months of vaccine administration to the general public.
Intermittent fasting (IF), also known as alternate day fasting, has been touted as a weight loss method by celebrities and the media. Proponents of IF claim that adherence and flexibility are greater, compared with traditional calorie restricted diets.
In this Q&A, Brittany A. Davidson, MD, discusses navigating goals-of-care conversations in gynecologic oncology, including how to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit from a timely goals-of-care conversation, how to have a goals-of-care conversation, and how the conversations impact clinical practice. Dr Davidson also discussed these topics during a session at The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer titled "Navigating High Stakes Conversations in Gynecologic Oncology: Goals of Care Conversations."
<p><span>Schools that use suspension to punish drug use or that weakly enforce drug policies have higher rates of student marijuana use than schools with more consistent and less-punitive approaches.</span></p>
<p>Long Beach has had triple the number of pertussis cases so far this year than in all of 2013. CDC is researching possible problems with the vaccine.</p>
By Laila Kearney(Reuters) - A Southern California city has seen a spike in reported whooping cough cases so far this year, with the number of infections nearly tripling compared to all of last year, possibly due to a less potent vaccine or lower vaccination rates, officials said on Wednesday.
The widespread availability and use of the measles vaccine in the United States has been immensely successful and has resulted in a greater than 99% reduction in reported measles cases compared with the pre-vaccine era.
Researchers evaluated the national trends in the United States to determine the frequency of anesthesia/sedation in pediatric patients undergoing CT or MRI in emergency departments.
Recent research examined the average amount of fiber American adults consume, and how they compare to recommended amounts.
By Lorraine L. JaneczkoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers with multiple sclerosis (MS) may have faster disease progression compared with those who quit, new research shows.
<p>Cardiologists tend to overstate the benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and patients make decisions based on what cardiologists tell them.</p>