Despite a relatively cheap test, researchers say many people who have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes are never screened because federal guidelines are too loose. April 24 (UPI) — Current screening criteria might miss more than half of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes cases, even though a $5 blood test can …
“The halo is like a medieval torture device. It’s a miserable experience, but it’s the best option for a complete recovery with no limitations in the long run.” ~ALAN VILLAVICENCIO, the doctor for Tim Don, an Ironman triathlete who sustained a broken vertebra in an accident. Source: Quotation of the …
To understand something about the spiraling cost of health care in the United States, we might begin with a typical conundrum: Imagine a 60-something man — a nonsmoker, overweight, with diabetes — who has just survived a heart attack. Perhaps he had an angioplasty, with the placement of a stent, …
‘March 11, 2018 — A new heart pump cuts the risk of blood clots and stroke in patients with heart failure, research funded by the device maker shows. The study included 366 patients who received Abbott Inc.’s HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device or the HeartMate II. Two years after …
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A newer cholesterol drug, used with older statin medicines, modestly lowered heart risks and deaths in a big study of heart attack survivors that might persuade insurers to cover the pricey treatment more often. Results on the drug, Praluent (PRALL-yoo-ent), were announced Saturday at an American …
This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive. If the only fruit in your house during the holidays is fruitcake, fear not. There’s another way to stave off scurvy without eating the artillery you’ve been saving for the annual Great Fruitcake Toss. For centuries, indigenous North Americans, Vikings, and …
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2018– Before they go in for an X-ray, CT scan or MRI, patients may have questions about their screening. But new research finds at least one in every five people saying they received no information about their procedures beforehand. “This is an important finding in today’s health …
WHEN MARCI BOWERS consults with her patients, no subject is off limits. A transgender ob/gyn and gynecologic surgeon in Burlingame, California, she knows how important it is that patients feel comfortable sharing their sexual orientation and gender identity with their doctor, trust and honesty being essential to providing the best medical …
People understand different things by this term, and the arguments don’t divide along predictable partisan lines, either. In medicine, the term “evidence-based” causes more arguments than you might expect. And that’s quite apart from the recent political controversy over why certain words were avoided in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention budget documents. The arguments don’t …
Consider it America’s other prescription drug epidemic. For decades, experts have warned that older Americans are taking too many unnecessary drugs, often prescribed by multiple doctors, for dubious or unknown reasons. Researchers estimate that 25 percent of people ages 65 to 69 take at least five prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions, a figure …
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2017 — Seniors with a fractured hip need surgery as soon as possible or they could suffer life-threatening complications, a new Canadian study concludes. Having surgery within 24 hours decreases the risk of hip fracture-related death. It also lowers odds of problems such as pneumonia, heart attack …
PULLMAN, Washington — The surgeon had spent several years preparing — reading medical journals, finding someone to train him, practicing on cadavers — until only one hurdle remained: getting permission for the medical procedure he wanted to bring to this small community on the Washington-Idaho border. “Vaginoplasties,” Geoff Stiller remembered telling …