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8 of the best men’s slip on shoes this summer
8 of the best men’s slip on shoes this summer
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Apr , 2024
Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments
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Chronic pain, metal jaws, and futile treatments

A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw. Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning screws that protruded from her neck. A third in New York had bone from her rib and fat from her […]

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Apr , 2024
Understanding the genetics behind thyroid cancer to prevent unnecessary invasive treatments
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Understanding the genetics behind thyroid cancer to prevent unnecessary invasive treatments

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine are hopeful new research could prevent up to 130,000 unneeded fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of thyroid nodules and subsequent surgeries each year in the United States by better understanding the genetic risk associated with thyroid cancer. Through an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Nikita Pozdeyev, MD, […]

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Mar , 2024
99mTc-maraciclatide holds potential as a non-invasive test for early-stage endometriosis
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99mTc-maraciclatide holds potential as a non-invasive test for early-stage endometriosis

The presentation summarized the preliminary findings from patients with known or suspected endometriosis who were imaged with a SPECT-CT camera and subsequently underwent planned laparoscopic surgery, a key-hole surgical procedure to establish the presence, absence and location of endometriotic lesions. The imaging findings were compared to the surgical and histology reports and indicate that 99mTc-maraciclatide […]

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Mar , 2024
Eating fatty food before surgery may affect memory-related cognitive function in older adults
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Eating fatty food before surgery may affect memory-related cognitive function in older adults

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults – and, new research in animals suggests, even in young adults. The study, building upon previous research from the same lab at The Ohio State […]

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Mar , 2024
Study highlights disparities in lung cancer treatment access across Europe
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Study highlights disparities in lung cancer treatment access across Europe

There are stark differences between European countries when it comes to both the reimbursement of, and access to, new treatments for patients with early-stage lung cancer. There are also differences in reimbursement times and indications between the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Researchers from Amsterdam UMC Cancer Center […]

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Feb , 2024
Clinical insights into hypertension following unilateral adrenalectomy
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Clinical insights into hypertension following unilateral adrenalectomy

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Patients who undergo adrenalectomy for unilateral primary aldosteronism (PA) may still develop post-surgery hypertension; however, the clinical characteristics and etiology of patients developing recurrent hypertension after adrenalectomy are unclear. We analyzed the records of 43 patients with recurrent elevated blood pressure after adrenalectomy, who […]

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Feb , 2024
New vaccine may be potential off-the-shelf treatment for pancreatic, colorectal cancer
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New vaccine may be potential off-the-shelf treatment for pancreatic, colorectal cancer

A new vaccine shows encouraging early results as a potential off-the-shelf treatment for certain patients with pancreatic or colorectal cancer, according to a study co-led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). The vaccine targets tumors with mutations (or changes) in the KRAS gene, a driving force in many cancers. This cancer vaccine is different from another type […]

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Feb , 2024
Colorado legal settlement would up care and housing standards for trans women inmates
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Colorado legal settlement would up care and housing standards for trans women inmates

Taliyah Murphy received a letter in early 2018 about a soon-to-be-filed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of transgender women like her who were housed in men’s prisons in Colorado. It gave her hope. Murphy and other trans women in Colorado had faced years of sexual harassment and often violence from staff members and fellow incarcerated […]

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Jan , 2024
Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long-term study
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Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long-term study

In a recent phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers from the Netherlands investigated and compared the long-term weight loss effects of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in people with obesity. They found that the two procedures had clinically comparable excess loss of body mass index […]

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Jan , 2024
The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health
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The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health

In a recent study published in Diabetologia, researchers examine the effect of diabetes remission on long-term health outcomes. Study: Impact of remission from type 2 diabetes on long-term health outcomes: findings from the Look AHEAD study. Image Credit: Proxima Studio / Shutterstock.com What is diabetes remission? Remission from type 2 diabetes is considered attainable by many […]
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