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Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Researchers analyzed the evolution of the post-coronavirus disease 2019 condition.

17 May 2023

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health space, offering to "disrupt" traditional therapy.

17 May 2023

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Research examines the impact of long-Covid syndrome on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with mild or moderate SARS-CoV-2 infections. It reveals significant impairments in physical and mental health, emphasizing the need for long-term surveillance and support for affected individuals.

16 May 2023

Magnetic stimulation therapy can help reduce the debilitating symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis

Magnetic stimulation of a group of nerves key to how our gut and brain communicate may help correct the conversation that goes awry in painful, debilitating diabetic gastroparesis, researchers say.

16 May 2023

Study reveals high disease burden of chronic pain among U.S. adults

A study from the National Institutes of Health shows that new cases of chronic pain occur more often among U.S. adults than new cases of several other common conditions, including diabetes, depression, and high blood pressure. Among people who have chronic pain, almost two-thirds still suffer from it a year later.

16 May 2023

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years

Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people.

16 May 2023

Injectable fatty acid copolymer ARA 3000 BETA shows therapeutic potential in treating osteoarthritis

Researchers examined the therapeutic potential of ARA 3,000 BETA for treating osteoarthritis.

16 May 2023

UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are taking the foot off the brake in their quest to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects.

15 May 2023

Study aims to optimize radiotherapy treatment for patients with anal cancer

Reducing the dose and duration of radiotherapy treatments for anal cancer may result in fewer side effects, recent clinical trial results have shown.

15 May 2023

Drug combination can prolong survival and improve quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer

A recent clinical trial showed that the drug combination of cemiplimab plus platinum chemotherapy can prolong survival in patients with advanced lung cancer when compared with placebo plus platinum chemotherapy. Now an analysis published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, indicates that cemiplimab plus platinum chemotherapy also affects quality of life compared to chemotherapy alone.

13 May 2023

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study.

13 May 2023

Interventions for individual healthcare workers may help reduce work-related stress up to a year later

Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for individual healthcare workers may lead to improvements in how people cope with stress up to a year later.

12 May 2023

‘A system in crisis’: Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor to pass up money

Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits.

12 May 2023

Targeting the hemoglobin problem in sickle cell disease using a new drug

A class of drugs used for their ability to stop tumor cells from dividing is now under study for their potential to reduce the pain and damage caused by sickle cell disease, investigators report.

11 May 2023

Pioneering AI-based approach identifies rare disease patients using electronic health records

Research paper describes the use of Symptoma's AI-based approach to identify patients with Pompe disease from retrospective electronic health records. The study found a prevalence of one in every 18,427 people for Pompe disease in the greater Salzburg region and established phenotypes for patient cohorts with an onset of symptoms above or below 1 year of age.

11 May 2023

AI algorithm could soon be used to rapidly diagnose heart attacks with better accuracy

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and published today in Nature Medicine.

11 May 2023

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Magnetic stimulation therapy can help reduce the debilitating symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis

Study reveals high disease burden of chronic pain among U.S. adults

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years

Injectable fatty acid copolymer ARA 3000 BETA shows therapeutic potential in treating osteoarthritis

UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects

Study aims to optimize radiotherapy treatment for patients with anal cancer

Drug combination can prolong survival and improve quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated childbirth fear among pregnant people

Interventions for individual healthcare workers may help reduce work-related stress up to a year later

‘A system in crisis’: Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor to pass up money

Targeting the hemoglobin problem in sickle cell disease using a new drug

Pioneering AI-based approach identifies rare disease patients using electronic health records

AI algorithm could soon be used to rapidly diagnose heart attacks with better accuracy

Nervous system of people with post-Covid fatigue found to be underactive in three key areas

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention

Can cognitive behavioral therapy target severe fatigue following COVID-19?

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

Todd Bauman and Chris Povich

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

Todd Bauman and Chris Povich

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