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Study finds potential racial and ethnic disparities in long COVID symptoms

Black and Hispanic patients were more likely than white patients to develop a wide array of lasting symptoms and conditions after a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

16 Feb 2023

Penn engineers address the longstanding gap in reproductive health care with targeted RNA therapy

Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of stillbirths and prematurity worldwide, occurring in 3 – 8 % of pregnancies. A disorder characterized by high maternal blood pressure, it results from insufficient vasodilation in the placenta, restricting blood flow from the mother to the fetus.

16 Feb 2023

A call to action proposed for health providers to ensure widest distribution, easy availability of naloxone

In 2021, 100,306 Americans died from drug overdoses – a 28.5 percent increase from the prior year – with 75,673 attributed to opioids.

16 Feb 2023

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns will fare in their first two months of life.

16 Feb 2023

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

When a patient faces an outrageous medical bill, they have two choices: Pay the balance or fight.

16 Feb 2023

Delayed presentation of MIS-C following COVID-19

Researchers elucidate the pathophysiology of MIS-C and describe the probable reasons for the delayed presentation of the condition following COVID-19.

15 Feb 2023

Rapid clinical test predicts which people with neck pain may benefit from epidural steroid injections

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and several other institutions say they have developed a quick clinical test that predicts which people with neck pain are more likely to benefit from epidural steroid injections, which deliver drugs directly around the spinal nerves to stop nerve inflammation and reduce pain.

15 Feb 2023

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Many people living on the streets in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood — the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — are in full-blown addiction, openly snorting, smoking, or injecting illicit drugs, hunched over crates or on stoops. Syringes litter sidewalks, and the stench of urine fouls the air.

15 Feb 2023

Fibromyalgia may occur post-COVID

Researchers investigate the incidence of fibromyalgia among individuals hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

14 Feb 2023

Your money or your life: Patient on $50,000-a-week cancer drug fears leaving behind huge medical debt

After several rounds of treatment for a rare eye cancer — weekly drug infusions that could cost nearly $50,000 each — Paul Davis learned Medicare had abruptly stopped paying the bills.

14 Feb 2023

About 1 in 5 stroke survivors found to have irregular heart rhythms

Irregular heart rhythms were detected in about 1 in 5 people who survived an ischemic stroke due to atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances in the arteries) after being continuously monitored for three years with an insertable cardiac device, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023.

13 Feb 2023

Two cardiovascular drugs may help improve outcomes for patients who experienced small vessel stroke

A study of two widely used cardiovascular medications — cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate — in more than 350 patients confirmed the two medications were well-tolerated and safe for people who have experienced a stroke in a small blood vessel deep in the brain.

13 Feb 2023

OHSU researchers confirm first-ever nonhuman primate model of Usher syndrome

Those with Usher Syndrome -- the leading hereditary cause for simultaneous deafness and blindness, for which there is no treatment -- may have a new reason for hope now that researchers have confirmed the first-ever nonhuman primate model of their disease.

13 Feb 2023

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Study finds potential racial and ethnic disparities in long COVID symptoms

Penn engineers address the longstanding gap in reproductive health care with targeted RNA therapy

A call to action proposed for health providers to ensure widest distribution, easy availability of naloxone

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

Delayed presentation of MIS-C following COVID-19

Rapid clinical test predicts which people with neck pain may benefit from epidural steroid injections

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Fibromyalgia may occur post-COVID

Your money or your life: Patient on $50,000-a-week cancer drug fears leaving behind huge medical debt

About 1 in 5 stroke survivors found to have irregular heart rhythms

Two cardiovascular drugs may help improve outcomes for patients who experienced small vessel stroke

OHSU researchers confirm first-ever nonhuman primate model of Usher syndrome

Pancreatic cancer rates are rising rapidly among younger women, study confirms

Rockefeller scientists describe the genetics of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Study examines long-term relationship between brain health, concussion history and sports

New milestones for the treatment of hemophilia

Using patches of synthetic skin to test blood-sucking behavior of mosquitoes

ACC Cardiovascular Summit highlights strategies to advance patient care and sustain workforce well-being

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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How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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