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Insulin’s high cost leads to deadly rationing

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It’s what happens when you don’t have enough insulin. Your blood sugar gets so high that your blood becomes highly acidic, your cells dehydrate, and your body stops functioning.

7 Sep 2018

New article shines light on shared decision-making between allergists and patients

If you and your doctor chat for a few minutes about treatment options for your allergy symptoms, is that considered shared decision-making (SDM)? It is not, according to a new article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

7 Sep 2018

Endocrine Society announces winners of prestigious 2019 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2019 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field.

6 Sep 2018

Free online Heart Age Test reveals likelihood of having a heart attack

PHE is running a campaign to encourage people to take a free online Heart Age Test to see whether they are at an increased risk of having a heart attack.

6 Sep 2018

USC scientists develop new way to identify molecular markers of breast cancer tumors

A research team led by USC scientists has developed a new way to identify molecular markers of breast cancer tumors, a potentially life-saving breakthrough that could lead to better treatment for millions of women.

6 Sep 2018

Total ankle arthroplasty boosts patients' range of motion and improves quality of life

Surgical reconstruction is a life changer for people with end-stage ankle arthritis, a painful condition that limits patients' abilities to go up and down stairs, get out of a car and even walk.

6 Sep 2018

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Doctors do the darndest things. Take the one who walked right up to Dan Thomas, MD, at a lecture, got into the ready position, and proceeded to perform several squats as Thomas watched, puzzled.

6 Sep 2018

Medical marijuana may alter brain connections to provide relief from chronic nerve pain

When medical marijuana is taken for chronic nerve pain, it may provide pain relief by reducing connections between the areas of the brain that process emotions and sensory signals, according to a study published in the September 5, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Sep 2018

Good skin care practices can help teens to battle stubborn acne

Being a teenager can be tough. Teens must manage high school and the pressures of adolescence while at the same time battling stubborn acne.

6 Sep 2018

Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths

Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father's lower back as he lay in a suburban Chicago hospital bed a few weeks before his death.

6 Sep 2018

Rudy Giuliani’s consulting firm had hand in halting Florida’s opioid investigation

Six months after hiring former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's consulting firm, Purdue Pharma settled a Florida state investigation that had threatened to expose early illegal marketing of its blockbuster drug OxyContin, company and state records show.

5 Sep 2018

Primary care providers could play major role in promoting vision care for older adults

A new poll suggests that primary care providers could play an important role in promoting vision care for adults age 50 and older, especially for those most in need of eye exams, and those most sensitive to the cost.

5 Sep 2018

Study: Many patients want more information about their medicines

Many patients want more information on the medicines they're prescribed and greater say in the brands they use, the first major study of the burden of long-term medicine use has concluded.

5 Sep 2018

AI outperforms doctors at predicting risk of death in patients with heart disease

A model developed using artificial intelligence is better at predicting risk of death in patients with heart disease than models designed by medical experts, a new study from the Francis Crick Institute shows.

5 Sep 2018

Training pediatricians to better diagnose and treat epilepsy

Imagine if most children with cancer were treated by a doctor with no training or experience in cancer. It doesn't seem possible. In epilepsy, however, it's more common than not.

4 Sep 2018

Democratic, GOP attorneys general square off in Texas showdown over health law

Wednesday is looking like yet another pivotal day in the life-or-death saga that has marked the history of the Affordable Care Act.

4 Sep 2018

Scientists discover ALS disease mechanism

A mechanism for how the disease ALS evolves has been discovered at Umeå University, Sweden. The discovery concerns how proteins with a defect structure spread the deformation to other proteins. This according to results in a new thesis.

4 Sep 2018

Surgeon-related factors affect patient satisfaction after plastic surgery, study reports

Patient satisfaction after plastic surgery is most affected by surgeon-related factors, such as taking the time to answer questions and including patients in the decision-making process, reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

3 Sep 2018

FDA recalls montelukast tablets by Camber Pharmaceuticals due to drug mix-up

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care professionals about a voluntary recall of one lot of Montelukast Sodium Tablets – lot number MON17384, expiration 12/31/2019 – by Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, N.J. Sealed bottles labeled as montelukast sodium tablets, 10 milligram, 30-count bottle from Camber were found to instead contain 90 tablets of Losartan Potassium Tablets, 50 mg.

3 Sep 2018

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes are not immune to cardiovascular disease, study reveals

Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research from the University of British Columbia suggests that even the fittest among them are not immune to cardiovascular disease--and they often don't have any symptoms.

31 Aug 2018

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Insulin’s high cost leads to deadly rationing

New article shines light on shared decision-making between allergists and patients

Endocrine Society announces winners of prestigious 2019 Laureate Awards

Free online Heart Age Test reveals likelihood of having a heart attack

USC scientists develop new way to identify molecular markers of breast cancer tumors

Total ankle arthroplasty boosts patients' range of motion and improves quality of life

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Medical marijuana may alter brain connections to provide relief from chronic nerve pain

Good skin care practices can help teens to battle stubborn acne

Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths

Rudy Giuliani’s consulting firm had hand in halting Florida’s opioid investigation

Primary care providers could play major role in promoting vision care for older adults

Study: Many patients want more information about their medicines

AI outperforms doctors at predicting risk of death in patients with heart disease

Training pediatricians to better diagnose and treat epilepsy

Democratic, GOP attorneys general square off in Texas showdown over health law

Scientists discover ALS disease mechanism

Surgeon-related factors affect patient satisfaction after plastic surgery, study reports

FDA recalls montelukast tablets by Camber Pharmaceuticals due to drug mix-up

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes are not immune to cardiovascular disease, study reveals

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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