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October 4th 2024
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September 27th 2024
Interventional Pain Management Faces Major Challenges
Interventional pain management-the field of helping patients with acute or chronic pain without doing major surgery--is a both a growing specialty and one that is under assault. As the annual meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians got underway in Orlando, FL today, group leaders outlined the organization's political agenda.
Stem Cell Transplant May Reduce Disability in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who received a non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) experienced improved measures of disability and quality of life.
Quality Improvements Specific to Neurosurgery: Local Efforts are Key
April 8th 2015In the 15 years since the Institute of Medicine published the ground-breaking report, "To Err is Human," the US healthcare system has zeroed in on safety and prevention of medical errors. Despite extensive and innovative efforts, the health care system's fragmentation is still a barrier to cost-effective quality care and patient satisfaction.
Most Common Bacteria in Toddlers Scheduled for Myringotomy
April 8th 2015Widespread uptake of Streptococcus pneumonia conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has changed the microbiological landscape of infectious disease in children. Many studies have demonstrated the expected shift away from S. pneumoniae as the leading cause of acute otitis media, and identify emerging organisms.
Joint Health Supplements Seek Second Look
With a mix of elderly and active people filling out the population joint health can be an important part of everyday life. Recent studies have shown that certain supplements can help keep joints healthy for these people and beyond.
Higher Kidney Transplant Success Rate for Patients with HIV Versus Hepatitis C
April 1st 2015While less than 25% of centers in the United States offer kidney transplants to those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), those patients are proving to have better outcomes than others following the surgery.
Weighing Transradial and Transfemoral Access for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Part 2
Making the transition from transfemoral to transradial access may provide longterm benefits for acute coronary syndrome patients, but changing years of training to the newer method also figures to be a longterm project for the cardiac community.
Weighing Transradial and Transfemoral Access for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
For patients with acute coronary syndrome there has been one longstanding treatment method which doctors have used for many years. In recent years interventional cardiologists have been looking at whether a fresh approach might be best for this patient group.
QOL and Invasive vs. Noninvasive Treatment in Intermittent Claudication
March 30th 2015Obstructive peripheral artery disease (PAD) manifests itself with intermittent claudication (affecting 20 to 40 million individuals worldwide), which is described as exertional lower extremity pains, and in more advanced stages with critical limb ischemia and acute or chronic limb ischemia. Irrespective of presentation, patients with PAD are at increased risk for adverse cardiovascular (CV) events. Therefore, risk factor modification is the cornerstone of the management of PAD.
ARTEMIS Provides New Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Tool Part 2
Using the ARTEMIS device may take a little longer than the traditional MRI for prostate cancer, but with more rapid results and easier to read monitors for the patients and doctors, the results show real benefit in overall diagnosis.
ARTEMIS Provides New Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Tool
For many years traditional ultrasound has been the main method of diagnosing prostate cancer. In recent years new developments in technology have provided a more effective and efficient method that can provide nearly instantaneous results.
Emergency Medical Info: there's an App for that
Older children sometimes feel stimagized wearing emergency medical information (EMI) bracelets that alert caregivers to conditions like diabetes and hemophilia. That can be a problem for those treating them in an emergency. But Kristina Derrick, MD, a Bronx pediatric endocrinologist, has a better idea. Put the information on the kid's cell phone--a device that most children 8 years old and up have these days.
Project SEMILLA Provides Needed Knowledge to Nicaraguan Hospitals
Working in an emergency room setting in the United States, in almost all circumstances provides doctors with at least most of the major needs they require to do their jobs on a daily basis. One organization is working to bring those basic needs to hospitals throughout Latin America.
New Facility Looks to Streamline Training for Medical Testing
The field of medical technology is constantly expanding and changing requiring new equipment to be used in a variety of ways. That effort has been brought under one roof at Massachusetts General Hospital thanks in part to the efforts of one generous and appreciative patient.
Pulmonary Surgery Linked to Better Outcomes Than Drug Therapy
March 26th 2015A surgical procedure used to treat acute pulmonary embolisms (PE) that was phased out in the 1950's was found to actually prevent more deaths in severely ill patients than solely administering drug therapy, a study published in the Texas Heart Institute Journal suggested.
Reformulated OxyContin Associated with Reduction in Abuse, Addiction, and Opioid Poisoning
March 23rd 2015The number of abuse, addiction, and opioid poisoning diagnoses has decreased since the introduction of reformulated OxyContin, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 31st Annual Meeting.