Tag: Health & Medicine

Implanted peripheral nerve electrodes deliver stimulation directly to the nerve. Image courtesy of Graczyk et al., Science Translational Medicine. Scientists ...

A prototype of a smart sock that can add sensation to a lower-limb prosthesis was presented at the Association for ...

Ted Kaptchuk. Image courtesy of BIDMC. Conventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients' belief they ...

Aimee Copeland speaks to faculty and staff at UWG. Image courtesy of UWG. When asked whether she would go back ...

The Hanger Charitable Foundation has awarded $17,500 to four grant recipients, concluding its third round of 2016 grants. The Foundation ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia, are trialing a new smartphone app that helps people with diabetes ...

Nine-year-old leukemia fighter Ethan Watts accepted the award on behalf of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Image courtesy of the U-M ...

Donna Parks had a sensation of heaviness in her legs for a couple of years-then sharp, stabbing pains began. A ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice ...

The published literature describes mobility problems people may experience after undergoing lower-limb amputations, yet there have been few published accounts ...

Erin Fuse Brown. Image by Meg Buscema, Georgia State University. As Mylan attempts to control bad publicity over its exponential ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) released a webcast during which NAAOP General Counsel Peter ...

Washington State University (WSU) researchers have seen significant increases in the number of Americans who can afford to fill prescriptions ...

Research by Maria Woodward, MD, examines patient attitudes about telemedicine and remote eye exams. Image courtesy of U-M Kellogg Eye ...

The “Nutrition Pathway Study” compared three models of nutrition therapy for patients who are overweight and obese with type 2 ...

Conventional wisdom might suppose that everyone would avoid surgery if possible.

People with more friends have higher pain tolerance, Oxford University researchers have found.

The Amputee Coalition has released a white paper, "Roadmap for Stimulating Limb Loss Research and Improving Care: Recommendations From the ...

OPAF announced that Shawn Kornoelje has joined the staff of its First Swim program. Kornoelje has over 28 years of ...

A meta-analysis of reports on more than 4,000 patients suggests that almost one in three people discharged from hospital intensive ...

Laura Donlon. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health. According to the National Institutes of Health, 80 percent of adults will experience ...

From left: Christopher Fagundes and Kyle Murdock. Image by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. Patients' self-rated health is a better long-term predictor ...

Medicare recently announced that the average basic premium for a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in 2017 is projected ...

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Hutcheson gardens at his home to gain a sense of purpose. U.S. Army National Guard ...

Key findings from a study of out-of-pocket costs for hospitalization. Image courtesy of the University of Michigan. Even if you ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) released a webcast with an O&P call to action ...

A pilot study indicates that cryoablation therapy, a minimally invasive targeted treatment using cold blasts, could help patients who have ...

Low-back pain is a common problem among lower-limb amputees, particularly those who have above-knee amputations. According to a new study, ...

Researchers at McMaster University have found that a single minute of very intense exercise produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional ...

To treat her leukemia, Sandy Gantt receives infusions of chemotherapy for hours on end, day after day. But she’s found one ...

Heather Carter runs laps around an indoor track. Image by Sean Kimmons, Air Force News Service. After a sprint around ...

A doctoral candidate, Andrew Hodrien, in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Salford, Manchester, England, is seeking ...

Photograph of mirror box experiment courtesy of Dublin Psychoprosthetics Group. A team of researchers conducted a study evaluating the efficacy ...

Some patients who are in danger of losing an arm or leg due to hardening of the arteries have been ...

The Amputee Coalition's board of directors has elected three new members to the board. Cain Jeffrey J. Cain, MD, a ...

In an effort to ensure access to timely, quality healthcare for America's veterans, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has published ...

OPAF and The First Clinics hosted two First Clinics for Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia on April 23. The ...

Rice and his team have been able to invigorate older drugs from the penicillin family by combining them with BPEI. ...

On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on the Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured ...

Diabetes is a complex disease. Managing it effectively is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. The American Diabetes Association (Association) believes that ...

On May 5, in a dramatic show of physician support for deeper health reform-and for making a decisive break with ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a new video webcast in which General ...

Ask your doctor to allow a generic substitution for your prescription, if appropriate. Generic medicines are often as effective as ...

The side effects of cancer treatment, such as hair loss, dry skin, changes in fingernails and toenails, and weight gain or ...

Even in communities with barriers to healthcare, exercise opportunities, and healthy food, residents with diabetes saw improved health outcomes

The March/April 2016 issue of Amplitude reported on research that suggested that having a sense of purpose might help lower your health risks ...

Eighty-one percent of adults age 50 and older say prescription drug prices are too high, and 87 percent want politicians ...

Melissa Erickson. Image by Kristen Morales/UGA. Exercise can help enhance the effects of blood glucose-lowering medication, according to a study ...

John W. Ertl, MD, born Janos Vilmos von Ertl in Budapest, Hungary, in 1921, passed away March 27. He was ...

The pilot study indicates that applying cryoablation therapy, a minimally invasive targeted treatment using cold blasts, shows promise in improving ...