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Removal of TKA from inpatient-only list may impact patient care
When the 2018 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule was finalized in November 2017, removing total knee arthroplasty procedures from the Medicare inpatient-only...
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VIDEO: Presenter discusses characteristics of patients who rate reverse TSA outcomes as unchanged or worse
CHICAGO - At the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC, discussed characteristics of patients who rate their satisfaction as...
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How to Treat Chronic Kidney Disease with Food
“In the United States, approximately one in three adults aged 65 years and older has chronic kidney disease ,” as I note in my video Treating Chronic Kidney Disease with Food...
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A Hand Hygiene Intervention in Day-Care Centers Reduces Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics prescriptions in children were also reduced in an 8-month educational intervention for staff and families.
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We need to take care of mothers, too
"We need our world to fuss over us the way they fuss over ten fresh fingers and ten fresh toes."
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New file type improves genomic data sharing while maintaining participant privacy
Based on an analysis of data leakages and opportunities to prevent the potential misuse of genetic information, researchers have developed a new file format for functional...
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Elderly-onset ulcerative colitis increases mortality risk
PHILADELPHIA - Patients who were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at a later age had an increased risk for mortality compared with patients without inflammatory bowel disease...
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Explained: Why there is no basis to the myth that cannabis cures cancer
David Robert Grimes is a cancer researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Cannabis can ease nausea and pain for cancer patients. But Grimes explains it cannot cure cancer.
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Researchers Want Cancer Patients To Share Their Medical Information In Search of Cures
April Doyle, a single mom from Visalia, Cal., only lets herself look three months into her future. Since she was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, she's tried a new...
1 hour ago - Time - 2 articles
Journal to Withdraw Chronic Fatigue Review Amid Patient Activist Complaints
The decision, described by the scientists involved as 'disproportionate and poorly justified,' is being seen as a victory for activists in a research field plagued by...
1 hour ago - Medscape
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Personalized nutrition approaches helping to drive evolution of supplement...
Personalized nutrition is being folded into the ongoing evolution of retailing in the dietary supplement space, market experts say.
Doctors ‘Flabbergasted' That More Than Half Of Parents Think Flu Shot Causes...
A new study found that half of parents surveyed believe the flu shot causes the flu Winter is creeping up on us which means that flu season is officially just around the...
Pharmacists have been told to check whether young children really need EpiPens
NHS England has told chemists to ask parents how many adrenaline pens they have at home before deciding how many to give out. Only children with no pens should get the standard...
Antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to raw chicken has sickened 92 people...
A new report from the CDC says this strain of salmonella is linked to raw chicken pet food, raw chicken products and live chickens, and is resistant to at least 13 antibiotics...
Vaping increases risk of surgery complications
E-cigarettes strip out the combustible chemicals of tobacco, but a new study by Boston University shows vapes have the same effect, hampering the process where injured flaps of...
White Woman Brings 9-Year-Old Black Child To Tears Accusing Him Of Assault
The young boy addresses his entire community after being wrongly accused by a white woman on a rampage The nine-year-old black boy at the heart of a recent upsetting viral...
Why e-cigarette flavors are so dangerous
The finding from Yale adds to increasing evidence that flavors like bubblegum, orange, creme brulee and mango smoothie may trigger serious health problems - including tumors.
Trader Joe's salads, Mary's Harvest wraps recalled for risk from corn
Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling its branded wrap sandwiches and Trader Joe's brand salads because they include corn from a third-party supplier that might be...
Deadly pregnancy complication that struck Kim Kardashian increases the risk...
Researchers from the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark believe the heightened dementia risk is caused by diseased blood vessels as a result of abnormally high blood pressure.
Omega 3 Fatty Acids Help Fight Breast Cancer
Diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may delay the development and spread of breast cancer, found new study.