By NATALIE CLARKE FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 17:21 EDT, 21 June 2021 | UPDATED: 17:31 EDT, 21 June 2021 Lung damage, pneumonia, cardiac arrest — death. The evidence emerging about the potential dangers of e-cigarettes is sobering. A recent case highlighted by Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge involved a man who nearly died after taking up vaping and...
JUNE 23RD, 2021 CONN HASTINGS Koya Medical, a MedTech company based in California, has developed the Dayspring active compression system for the treatment of lymphedema. The company received FDA clearance for the use of Dayspring on the upper extremities in June 2020, and just recently announced 510(k) clearance for use in the lower extremities. Lymphedema involves...
Markham Heid Jun 16 Photo: Myles Tan/Unsplash I imagine shining a flashlight at a wall in a dark, empty room. If you walk toward the wall, the light will contract. The closer you get to the wall, the smaller and more concentrated the beam of light becomes. By the time the flashlight is an inch...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Fibromyalgia is one of many chronic pain conditions that remains stubbornly difficult to treat. As the ravages of the opioid epidemic lead many to avoid these powerful painkillers, a significant number of people with fibromyalgia are finding an effective replacement in CBD-containing products, finds a new Michigan Medicine study. ...
REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE IMAGE: Medications can play a significant role in oral health. A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry demonstrates that many younger adult dental patients are taking medications and highlights the importance of dental providers reviewing medication histories regardless of age. CREDIT: REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE INDIANAPOLIS — A new...
by Johns Hopkins University New Johns Hopkins Medicine study suggests cancer screenings — mammograms for women and prostate exams for men — for older adults should be individualized and not based on predicted life expectancy. Credit: Public domain image Clinicians say timely and accurate screenings can facilitate early detection of and reduced death rates from cancer. However,...
by EULAR Figure 1 Example outlining the different steps of the analysis from a meaning unit to lower and higher-level concepts. PROMs, patient-reported outcome measures. Inflammatory arthritis is the name of a group of diseases that cause joint pain and swelling. This happens because the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and causes inflammation....
by University of Birmingham Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) BRACE and RSET Rapid Evaluation Centres and undertaken by researchers at UCL, Nuffield Trust, RAND Europe, and the University of Birmingham suggests that effective coordination between primary and secondary care to set up and deliver remote home...
By MANSUR SHAHEEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 11:02 EDT, 24 June 2021 | UPDATED: 11:02 EDT, 24 June 2021 A small percentage of COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the virus still have not regained their sense of smell a year later, a new study finds. Anosmia, a partial or total loss of smell in a person, is a common symptom of COVID-19,...
By BETSY LADYZHETS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 11:01 EDT, 24 June 2021 | UPDATED: 11:02 EDT, 24 June 2021 Bell’s palsy has been reported as a rare side effect of COVID-19 vaccines, but it is actually more common in those who get sick with the disease, a new study finds. Researchers at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve...
