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New ‘Scoring’ System for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Georgios Margonis, M.D., Ph.D., a surgical oncology fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Matthew Weiss, M.D.,...
Rhino horn used to comfort the terminally ill in Vietnam
From treating cancer and erectile dysfunction to managing hangovers, the horns of endangered wild rhinoceros are widely used as a...
Motivation to move may start with being mindful
Credit: Christopher Gannon, Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - A meditation and stress reduction program may be as effective at...
New molecule to improve pharmaceuticals draws inspiration from nature’s toolbox
Credit: Robert Paton/Colorado State University In the race to create more potent and stable medicines, scientists know that adding fluorine...
Social challenges are associated with poorer health outcomes
Among more than 600,000 primary care patients, half live with some degree of social challenge, which has a negative effect...
Preparing for the ‘silver tsunami’
Skyrocketing drug prices and the looming insolvency of Social Security and Medicare are just two of many pressing issues caused...
Health challenges for migrants and ethnic minorities tackled at global conference
Global experts are gathering in Edinburgh to tackle health disadvantages associated with migration, ethnicity and race. Around 700 experts from...
Very obese women should lose weight during pregnancy for a healthy baby
Credit: Elsevier, Heliyon London, May 14, 2018 -- Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to...
New approach to cancer research aims to accelerate studies and reduce cost
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- A new model for improving how clinical trials are developed and conducted by...
New procedure to improve nasal airflow aims to help patients breathe easy
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are exploring how...
Two family physicians reflect on white privilege in health care and the need for action
"Our medical system is structured to individually and systemically favor white physicians and patients in ways that white people are...
Homeless veterans at increased risk of hospital readmission after surgery
May 14, 2018 - For veterans undergoing surgery in the VA healthcare system, homelessness is an important risk factor for...
Identifying PTSD could be affected under proposed changes to global diagnostic tool
Credit: Courtesy of NYU Langone Health Fewer individuals across the globe would be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) under...
Measuring the hardness of living tissues without damage
Credit: Yohei Kondo During development, when a fertilized egg transforms its shape dramatically into an animal's body, cell populations forming...
Scientists discover a variation of the genome predisposing to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: IDIBELL An article published in Nature Medicine with the collaboration of the research group of Dr. Manel Esteller, director...
Burnout and scope of practice in new family physicians
Among physicians, family physicians report some of the highest levels of burnout. According to a new study, however, early career...
‘Universal antibodies’ disarm various pathogens
Bacteria and other microorganisms display structures from sugar molecules on their surfaces. These sugar structures play an important role for...
Physician burnout: Resilience training is only part of the solution
Although many health systems have turned to resilience training as a solution to physician burnout, quality/safety researcher Alan Card, PhD,...
Caring, accountability, and continuity: What patients and caregivers want during hospital care transition
(Boston)-- Hospitals are continuously working to improve care transitions, the time when patients are discharged from the hospital and moved...
Snorers suffer from nerve and muscle damage in the palate
Credit: Per Melander People who snore may have extensive tissue damage in the nerves and muscles of the soft palate....
