by University of Surrey The study published in Psycho-Oncology found that, in England, women from ethnic minority backgrounds were more likely to feel too embarrassed to talk to a GP (75-91%) than white women (8%). Being too scared that a symptom was a sign of something serious was also more likely to be a potential...
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More than half of males with lupus report feeling depressed, receive little support
by Hospital for Special Surgery A national survey of male patients with lupus finds the illness has a significant impact on their physical and emotional health, yet they often do not receive support that could help them cope. Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City launched the nationwide survey to assess the needs of male patients...
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Anticoagulant Benefits for Atrial Fibrillation Decrease With Age
The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) – one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats and a leading cause of stroke – decreases with age, as the risk of death from other factors diminishes their benefit in older patients, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco....
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Imagined movements can alter our brains
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) work on the principle that measurable changes in electrical brain activity occur just by thinking about performing a task. Signals can be read, evaluated, and then converted into control signals via a machine learning system, which can then be used to operate a computer or a prosthesis. In a recently published studyresearchers...
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Researchers develop a new home-based app to better monitor Parkinson’s disease motor symptoms
by IOS Press In order to optimally treat motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), it is necessary to have a good understanding of their severity and daily fluctuations. A report in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease describes how a new app, SleepFit, could be a useful tool in routine clinical practice to monitor...
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Woman’s Blood Turned Blue After Using Over-The-Counter Drug To Treat Toothache
21 September 2019, 9:23 am EDT By Allan Adamson Tech Times A woman from Rhode Island suffered from a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder after using an over-the-counter pain medication she bought to treat her toothache. The woman’s condition deprived her of oxygen and turned her blood dark blue. Blue BloodDoctors who reported the case...
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Dartmouth study assesses fracture risk for patients taking multiple medications
THE GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT DARTMOUTH There is a strong association between the number of fracture-associated drugs (FADs) older patients receive and their risk of sustaining a broken bone, according to a new Dartmouth study published in JAMA Network Open. In recent decades, the use of prescription medications has increased dramatically in the U.S....
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Study finds no such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk and even fatal procedure for frail patients, according to new research published in JAMA Surgery. A team of researchers from leading U.S. academic medical centers and VA medical centers examined the records of 432,828 patients...
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Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes
INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease – they cut the risk of a second major adverse cardiac event by almost 50 percent. But only about six percent of patients take statins as prescribed. One way to solve that? Nudge them. Literally. In a new study presented to...
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Women most affected by vascular complications of diabetes
Diabetes set to skyrocket: 629 million patients globally by 2040 EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, 14 November 2019: Women are most affected by the vascular complications of diabetes – a situation likely to escalate in the coming decades, reports a paper published on World Diabetes Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Cardiovascular disease occurs 15 years earlier in...