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EULAR releases new recommendations for non-pharmacological management of SLE and SSc

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem involvement. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is another rheumatic autoimmune disease that affects blood vessels, skin, and visceral organs.

7 Aug 2023

New paper focuses on raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases

Raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases that can lead to pain, as well as expensive and lengthy treatment, is at the heart of a new paper from a team including experts from the University of Huddersfield.

22 Feb 2023

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had been indicted for fraud.

13 Dec 2022

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions on Long Island and in Brooklyn and southeast Florida.

28 Jun 2022

Racial or ethnic group of patients with diabetes influences prognosis of the disease

Professor and researcher of the Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry of the UV, Yasmín Ezzatvar, together with researchers from other centers, concludes that the racial or ethnic group of patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus influences the prognosis of the disease, due to differences in mortality, risk of kidney disease or risk of cardiovascular disease.

15 Nov 2021

Foot assessments can help detect atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes

Atrial fibrillation can be detected during annual foot assessments in patients with diabetes, according to research presented today at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

26 Apr 2021

Ill-fitted footwear can significantly impede foot movement and comfort

As the back-to-school rush begins, podiatry experts at the University of South Australia are encouraging parents to get their children's school shoes professionally fitted, as new research confirms that ill-fitted footwear can significantly impede foot movement and comfort.

21 Apr 2021

RA patients in remission display higher temperatures than healthy individuals

A pioneering study carried out among patients in remission from Rheumatoid Arthritis has determined that they display significantly higher temperatures than healthy individuals.

9 Dec 2020

California lawmakers block health care cuts

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers agreed Monday on a state budget plan that would avoid the deep cuts to essential health care services that the governor had initially proposed.

23 Jun 2020

House-call model in rural Indiana helps reduce emergency department use, hospital readmissions

Interventional radiologists participating in a collaborative house call model in rural Indiana helped reduce emergency department use by 77 percent and hospital readmissions by 50 percent for nearly 1,000 elderly homebound patients with chronic illnesses, according to a research abstract presented during a virtual session of the Society of Interventional Radiology's 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting on June 13.

15 Jun 2020

‘Why do we always get hit first?’ Proposed budget cuts target vulnerable Californians

Shirley Madden, 83, relies on a caregiver and her two grown daughters to remain living at home — and not in a nursing home.

1 Jun 2020

Transverse arch may play an important role in stiffness of the human foot

Walking and running subjects our feet to forces in excess of body weight. The longitudinal arch of the feet was thought to be the reason the feet do not deform under such load.

26 Feb 2020

'Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice' document approved by AANA Board of Directors

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice."

23 Feb 2020

Medi-Cal benefits eliminated a decade ago, such as foot care and eyeglasses, are back

San Diego podiatrist Dr. John Chisholm recalls the jolt some of his patients felt in 2009 when Medi-Cal, the government-funded health insurance in California for low-income people, eliminated coverage for podiatry care and several other benefits for adults due to a massive budget shortfall engendered by the Great Recession.

27 Jan 2020

New research finds no evidence that front foot running reduces injury risk

New research from La Trobe University suggests there is no evidence that changing a runner's strike pattern will help prevent injuries or give them a speed boost.

12 Dec 2019

Baylor Scott & White opens newest full-service hospital in Buda

Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, opened its newest full-service hospital. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda, the System's first medical center in Hays County, is located at 5330 Overpass Road and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

30 Sep 2019

BIDMC podiatrist offers advice on most common foot injuries

As the summer is in full swing, you may be spending more time outside being active. John Giurini, DPM, Chief of Podiatric Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), encourages you to pay special attention to your feet.

8 Aug 2019

BIDMC podiatric surgeon shares simple tips for keeping the feet healthy

It's no surprise that healthy feet are important for feeling good and staying active. With 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments, the foot is one of the most complex parts of the skeletal system.

6 Aug 2019

New budget boosts health coverage for low-income Californians

Ann Manganello survives entirely off her Social Security stipend: $1,391 a month.

25 Jun 2019

Researchers to examine if a 'snacktivity' approach to physical activity is effective in improving health

Loughborough University is leading a multi-million-pound research program to establish if a 'snacktivity' approach to physical activity, where people are encouraged to undertake short bursts of physical activity throughout the day, is effective in improving people's health.

3 May 2019