AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS Researchers conducted a study examining the differences in smoking treatment between Spanish- and English-preferring primary care patients linked with evidence-based tobacco treatment using Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC). Researchers compared enrollment, engagement and smoking cessation outcomes. Patients who received treatment in Spanish (vs. English) were twice as likely to be abstinent at six...
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FDA approves oral formulation of old ALS drug, giving patients new treatment option in sorely needed field
Max Gelman Senior Editor Much of the ALS drug news in recent months has focused on Amylyx Pharmaceuticals and its experimental program reviewed by an FDA advisory committee in March. But on Thursday, the FDA greenlighted a new way to take an already-approved ALS drug that flew under the radar. US regulators OK’ed an oral...
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Enhanced external counterpulsation offers potential treatment option for long COVID patients
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY In a small study of long COVID-19 patients, those with and without coronary artery disease demonstrated improvement of a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, breathing difficulties and chest discomfort, after undergoing 15-35 hours of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) therapy. The study is being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Summit virtual...
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Research uncovers additional treatment option in prostate cancer
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The standard treatment for advanced metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). And even if this is efficient in the short term, 1/3 of PCa will become resistant to ADT and develop castration-resistant prostate cancer. A new study, by Karolinska Institutet and others, shows that estrogen receptor...
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Understanding Laboratory Blood Test Results
By Chloe Bennett, B.Sc.Reviewed by Dr. Mary Cooke, Ph.D. The properties of the blood and the ease of its retrieval make it a useful source for doctors to analyze to measure specific features of homeostasis within patients. This allows for accurate diagnosis and treatment options to be prescribed. How do Blood Tests Work? Taking blood samples from patients is typically used...
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This New Biochip Can Detect Beginning Stages of Disease in Your Body
Some of the deadliest cancers have mostly silent symptoms. By the time people go to their doctors because of worrisome changes, cancer may have already reached a late stage, giving physicians limited treatment options. Scientists are always looking for ways to detect cancer and other diseases through tests that show problems before outward signs appear....