Tag: Health & Medicine

A survey conducted by investigators at the Mongan Institute Health Policy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that almost ...

Following is a statement from the American Diabetes Association (January 12, 2017): On behalf of the nearly 30 million Americans ...

African-Americans are at higher risk for two diseases-diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD)-that together threaten to cause them more preventable ...

Beneficiaries of Medicare who develop cancer and don't have supplemental health insurance incur out-of-pocket expenditures for their treatments averaging one-quarter ...

Although both group and individual therapy can ease post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in active-duty military service members, individual therapy ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances accumulate in blood vessels away from the heart, restricting ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a webinar during which the organization's president ...

By removing the protein galectin-3 (Gal3), a team of investigators led by University of California (UC) School of Medicine researchers ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a special alert providing an analysis of ...

AARP has sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to invalidate provisions of new federal wellness rules that allow employers ...

Smart phone apps could offer patients with type 2 diabetes a highly effective method of self-managing their condition, concluded a ...

Results from a large international study of patients taking metformin, the world’s most commonly used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, ...

A Northwestern University team has developed a new treatment for hard-to-treat diabetes-related foot ulcers, which can lead to complications such ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown that participating in a lifestyle intervention program to improve health not only helped people lose ...

Whether you’re Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce stress-related ...

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 ...