By including a short list of goals for the visit, patients feel empowered and ‘listened-to’ IMAGE: A SIMPLE, ONE-PAGE FORM GIVEN TO PATIENTS AHEAD OF THEIR DOCTOR VISIT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SATISFACTION WITH THE CARE THEY RECEIVE. DURHAM, N.C. – A simple, one-page form given to patients ahead of their doctor visit can significantly improve satisfaction...
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FDA approves new standard of care for kidney cancer
DALLAS – April. 17, 2018 – The standard of care for kidney cancer patients continues to improve. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to the combination of two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, for the treatment of metastatic kidney cancer. IMAGE: DR. HANS HAMMERS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND CO-LEADER OF THE KIDNEY...
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Study shows potential cost savings for early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes
A large study from Aarhus University, Denmark, showed that for individuals diagnosed with diabetes, screening is associated with a reduction in healthcare costs due to fewer admissions and doctor’s visits and a reduction in prescribed medication Health checks including diabetes risk assessment have been introduced in a number of countries. However, there are few population-based...
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People with Type 2 diabetes who eat breakfast later, more likely to have a higher BMI
Being an “evening person” is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day seems to be what drives this association, according to a new paper in the journal Diabetic Medicine. Obesity is common among people with Type 2 diabetes. Having an evening preference — waking...
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Certain iron supplements may influence the development of colon cancer
Two common iron compounds increase the formation of a known biomarker for cancer, according to a new study of cancer cells from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden IMAGE: FERRIC CITRATE AND FERRIC EDTA, ARE OFTEN USED IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND AS A FOOD ADDITIVE RESPECTIVELY, IN WORLDWIDE MARKETS INCLUDING THE USA AND THE EU Two common...
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The Future of Medicine From a Leader in Biosensors
Eric J. Topol, MD: Hello. I’m Eric Topol, editor-in-chief of Medscape. It’s a real delight to welcome John Rogers from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. John is probably the world leader in developing creative sensors that interact with the human body. Welcome, John. John A. Rogers, Ph.D.: It is a pleasure to be here. Dr. Topol: You...
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Regenerative wound dressings foster healing
Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory wound dressings stimulate tissue regeneration and can be especially efficient in treating deep wounds that are difficult to heal. Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, are developing next-generation, sponge-like wound dressings with hyaluronic acid. Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory wound dressings stimulate tissue regeneration and can be especially efficient in treating...
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Struggling to start your summer diet? You may have to re-train your brain, explains psychologist who specializes in over-eating
Laurel Mellin is a health psychologist at University of California, San Francisco She has done research on the glitches in the emotional part of the brain that are connected with over-eating Here she explains findings that suggest we can re-train our brains out of it With springtime comes the desire to shed those few extra pounds,...
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Microscopic oxygen bubbles could help improve cancer therapeutics, speed wound healing
An oxygen nanobubble structure (left) showing gaseous oxygen core surrounded by cellulosic encapsulation. The oxygen nanobubbles can easily enter into tumor cells and can be visualized using ultrasound or dark field microscopy (right). Credit: Purdue University A Purdue University-patented technology shows promise in using microscopic bubbles filled with oxygen to help with various medical treatments,...
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Augmented reality app may aid patients with Parkinson’s
Rice engineering students have designed an iPhone app to help patients overcome a symptom known as “freezing,” in which the legs temporarily refuse to follow the brain’s command to lift and move forward. In visual mode, the app places It’s appropriate that during Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a team of Rice University seniors will show how...