Rachel Lutz

Researchers examined data from 19,000 rheumatologist-diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients in order to assess and compare the impact of total knee arthroplasty on pain and health-related quality of life.

Patients who skip their follow up appointments with their pulmonologists after being hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital.

Researchers in China retrospectively studied health records of 430,000 people age 50 years or older who had recently been diagnosed with diabetes to investigate the link between dementia risk and the severity and progression of diabetes.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may benefit from the traditional Chinese exercises known as liuzijue qigong (LQG).

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients face risk factors related to falling such as comorbidities, smoking, history and/ or fear of falling, and number of medications.

Researchers from Rutgers University observed a population representative sample of children in the United Kingdom in order to determine if antibiotic exposure was linked to newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Researchers say that patients using YouTube videos to obtain advice about their peripheral nerve pain are being misguided about half of the time.

Multiple sclerosis patients with histories of neuro-ophthalmic symptoms tend to perform poorly on neuropsychological tasks.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risks may already occur in adolescence, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Depression affects 20-40 percent of heart failure patients and is often linked to loss of motivation/ interest/confidence, lower quality of life, sleep disturbances, and changes in appetite with related weight changes.

Using MRI and CT scans can provide insight into better and more appropriate treatments for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Depression may be a very early symptom of Parkinson's disease, or a risk factor for the disease.

There may be a link between the inflammatory proteins that cause rheumatoid arthritis and the development of heart valve disease.

Empathy can be an effective tool for reducing pain, according to results from a placebo analgesia study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Supposedly "unbeatable" eczema (atopic dermatitis) can be successfully treated using tofacitinib, suggest findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Study finds no evidence of increased cancer risk in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with Cladribine.

There are several differences between the colorectal cancer tumors of younger and older patients, according to findings presented at the 2015 European Cancer Congress in September.

Gastrointestinal cancer survival is improved when patients begin an aspirin regimen after their diagnoses, according to results of a study presented at the 2015 European Cancer Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Researchers report that in human cells, the small molecules that suppress human myeloproliferative neoplasm development are reduced with methotrexate treatment.

Neuropathic pain may be reduced when patients take antidepressants that alter a brain pathway, according to a recent study.

In mouse models of multiple sclerosis, experimental cancer drugs have shown therapeutic promise, according to findings published in the journal Nature.

All colorectal cancer patients should be screened for Lynch syndrome, according to new guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Findings of a study, published in Gastroenterology, outline the recommendations, conclusions, and ideas for moving forward.

Depression over long periods of time may double the risk of stroke in adults, according to a study that assessed the health information of more than 16,000 adults over 50 years of age in order to determine if there is a link between stroke and depressive symptoms.

Changes in gut bacterial growth rates may be linked to onset of diseases, such as type 2 diabetes or irritable bowel syndrome, for example, according to research published in the journal Science.

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using a frame with wheels, handlebars, and a built-in seat resulted in the longest distance walked and the most time spent walking, according to a recent study.

Researchers report that in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), greater positive mood throughout daily life was linked to less pain and fewer RA-related restrictions, while negative mood was linked to an increase in RA-related restrictions.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) may one day be treated with an oral microparticle and natural herbal molecular drug, according to findings presented in the journal Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.

A combination of small molecules can change cells slated to be human skin cells into cells that support and repair nerves, called Schwann cells, according to findings published in the journal Development.

Performance in daily activities can be predicted using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) assessment, according to a recent study.

The risk for celiac disease is higher in children who had frequent infections during the first 18 months of their lives, according to findings reported in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.