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Anti-inflammatory pain relievers may worsen inflammation in osteoarthritis

Taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may worsen inflammation in the knee joint over time, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

21 Nov 2022

Artificial neural network creates synthetic x-ray images to overcome regulatory limitations

Sharing medical data between laboratories and medical experts is important for medical research. However, data sharing is often sufficiently complex and sometimes even impossible due to the strict data regulatory legislation in Europe. Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä Digital Health Intelligence Laboratory addressed the problem and developed an artificial neural network that creates synthetic x-ray images that can fool even medical experts.

17 Nov 2022

Mast cells in synovial tissue may explain why women report worse osteoarthritis pain than men

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have significantly increased levels of immune cells called mast cells in synovial tissue surrounding the knee joint than men.

14 Nov 2022

Obese patients undergoing knee replacement have higher risk of revision surgery, study finds

University of Queensland research has revealed Australians undergoing a knee replacement operation are at a higher risk of needing further surgery if they're obese.

14 Nov 2022

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm.

14 Nov 2022

Genicular nerve blocks provide short term pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Results from a recent clinical trial published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate that patients with knee osteoarthritis experience short term pain relief from genicular nerve blocks-;or locally injected anesthetics that block nerves around the knee joint.

13 Nov 2022

Magnetic resonance imaging can reliably establish measurements for ACL footprint

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reliably establish measurements for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) "footprints" that are critical to the placement of grafts for reconstruction surgery, UT Southwestern researchers report.

10 Nov 2022

Study highlights the benefits of eccentric-focused training

Good news for those who struggle to fit a gym workout into their day: you may be able to cut your weights routine in half and still see the same results.

3 Nov 2022

PROMs data infrequently accessed by members of clinical care, study suggests

Even when patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are successfully incorporated into electronic health records (EHRs), these patient-centered data are infrequently accessed by members of clinical care teams, suggests a study in the November/December issue of American Journal of Medical Quality, official journal of the American College of Medical Quality.

1 Nov 2022

Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but 2,300 facilities are still penalized

The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates in an acknowledgment of the upheaval the covid-19 pandemic has caused, resulting in the lightest penalties since 2014.

1 Nov 2022

Open enrollment for marketplace health plans is soon. Here’s what you need to know.

It's fall again, meaning shorter days, cooler temperatures, and open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance — sign-ups begin this week for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2023.

31 Oct 2022

Montana switches gears to try to bargain for lower health care costs for employees

Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an approach that has saved the state millions of dollars and become a model for health plans nationwide.

27 Oct 2022

Study reports disparities in the use of regional anesthesia techniques

Women, minorities and patients enrolled in Medicaid are less likely to receive regional anesthesia techniques that consistently improve outcomes after surgery, suggests research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

New study highlights how pain management practices are changing after surgery

Although there has been no decrease in the number of opioid prescriptions seniors receive after surgery, the doses of those prescriptions are lower, according to a study of more than a quarter million Canadian patients being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

ERAS programs ease the effects of surgery and fast-track patient recovery

Adaptations to a program that helps ensure the best possible outcomes from surgery allowed eligible patients to receive their hip and knee replacement surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic without spending the night in the hospital.

24 Oct 2022

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Two of the world's leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse metabolic surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes beginning at a body mass index (BMI) of 30, a measure of body fat based on a person's height and weight and one of several important screening criteria for surgery.

21 Oct 2022

After Congress fails to add dental coverage, Medicare weighs limited benefit expansion

Proposed changes in Medicare rules could soon pave the way for a significant expansion in Medicare-covered dental services, while falling short of the comprehensive benefits that many Democratic lawmakers have advocated.

17 Oct 2022

Marijuana-dependent patients may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy

Patients who are dependent on marijuana may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy-;a minimally invasive surgery in which a small camera is inserted to diagnose and sometimes treat injury-;according to a study presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

17 Oct 2022

Potent antibiotic-loaded bone-cement could be used to treat bone infections

Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments -; a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling inspiration, as commercial incentives for developing new antibiotics have fallen.

13 Oct 2022

Study shows a new avenue of assessing muscle strength

Muscular strength and its improvement are important to everyone for their regular day-to-day life activities.

12 Oct 2022

Knee News and Research

Anti-inflammatory pain relievers may worsen inflammation in osteoarthritis

Artificial neural network creates synthetic x-ray images to overcome regulatory limitations

Mast cells in synovial tissue may explain why women report worse osteoarthritis pain than men

Obese patients undergoing knee replacement have higher risk of revision surgery, study finds

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Genicular nerve blocks provide short term pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Magnetic resonance imaging can reliably establish measurements for ACL footprint

Study highlights the benefits of eccentric-focused training

PROMs data infrequently accessed by members of clinical care, study suggests

Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but 2,300 facilities are still penalized

Open enrollment for marketplace health plans is soon. Here’s what you need to know.

Montana switches gears to try to bargain for lower health care costs for employees

Study reports disparities in the use of regional anesthesia techniques

New study highlights how pain management practices are changing after surgery

ERAS programs ease the effects of surgery and fast-track patient recovery

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

After Congress fails to add dental coverage, Medicare weighs limited benefit expansion

Marijuana-dependent patients may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy

Potent antibiotic-loaded bone-cement could be used to treat bone infections

Study shows a new avenue of assessing muscle strength

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