Medtronic wins FDA approval for adjustable spine-pain implant
Medtronic said that the FDA approved its new spinal implant, which delivers a variable electrical pulse to interrupt pain signals before they reach the brain. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Gilbert, David Ovalle Source Type: news
' Drug Take Back Day' is Saturday: Check for Leftover Opioids in Your Home
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain.Trouble is, most won ' t use all those pills, and that could lead to a lot of misuse and addiction,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
When Meaningful Work Backfires
It’s easy to let high stress steal our full attention. Often, high stress leaves us vulnerable to a dysregulated, unproductive state. This means we need reliable resources we can connect to in order to renew and maintain our mental, emotional, and physical energy, and to help us recover from work stressors that, left unchecked, can make us vulnerable to burnout.
As a burnout researcher, my work has been focused on pinpointing the most reliable and effective resources people can connect to in order to protect themselves from burnout. I’ve conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews with people who experience hi...
Source: TIME: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kandi Wiens Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
What to Do About Your Bunions
April Leonard likes to blame her bunions on her husband. In 2017, she accompanied him to a podiatrist appointment for calluses—and went home scheduled for surgery to correct her misaligned toe bone.
In retrospect, it was a good thing. “He said, ‘I’d really like you to have this done now, because it won’t get better,’” recalls Leonard, 56, of that unexpected first conversation with the doctor. She had painful bunions on both feet and had started to have trouble handling daily chores on her farm in Missouri. Plus, she didn’t like how they looked. “When I went to the po...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The Internet Has Made Health Anxiety Worse Than Ever
“Don’t google your cancer,” the oncology nurse said to me as she drew my blood ahead of my first round of chemotherapy. It was 2006 and I was 17 years old. I was very confused by the emphasis she put on this advice. Still, I took the print-out of “safe” web addresses she gave me home and pinned it on the noticeboard in the kitchen, where it stayed, ignored, as I slowly progressed through six months of cancer treatment.
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I was confused because the opportunities for me to use the internet to research my recent diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caroline Crampton Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Doctors said my excruciating back pain was down to a slipped disc - but the truth was much worse: Agony of gym-loving father, 46, diagnosed with blood cancer which could come back at any point
David Windle, 46, a deputy headteacher from Camberwell in London dismissed his back pain as a gym injury and doctors thought it was a slipped disc. But aged 44, he was diagnosed with myeloma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PET/CT superior to MRI for detecting spinal bone metastases
Gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATATE PET/CT appears to be the best approach for detecting spinal bone metastases in patients with certain neuroendocrine tumors, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.
In a study of patients with pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs), the group found the approach was superior to F-18 FDG-PET/CT, MRI of the spine, whole-body CT, and whole-body MRI. The finding is significant regarding efforts to prevent serious complications in these patients, noted lead author Abhishek Jha, MD, and colleagues.
“Bone metastases weaken and destroy skeletal tissue...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Radiation Oncology Source Type: news
Roche ’s subcutaneous OCREVUS one-year data demonstrates near-complete suppression of clinical relapses and brain lesions in patients with progressive and relapsing forms of MS
Results from the Phase III study showed that subcutaneous (SC) injection was consistent with IV infusion and demonstrated near-complete suppression of relapse activity (97%) and MRI lesions (97.2%) through 48 weeksThe twice-yearly, 10-minute SC injection has the potential to expand the usage of OCREVUS to treatment centres without IV infrastructure or with IV capacity limitationsU.S. FDA and EMA accepted filings based on the data from OCARINA II, with EU approval anticipated mid-2024 and U.S. approval anticipated September 2024Basel, 17 April 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today data from the Phase III...
Source: Roche Media News - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Guselkumab Provides Long-Term Relief From PsA Symptoms Guselkumab Provides Long-Term Relief From PsA Symptoms
Guselkumab improved joint swelling, spinal pain, skin symptoms, and overall disease activity in a substantial number of patients with psoriatic arthritis through 2 years.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
How a nondescript lab in the North-East is helping astronauts survive in space ...and using the same kit to beat back pain and reverse ageing in patients here on Earth
At first glance this room in a nondescript part of Northumbria University looks like a school gymnasium, stacked with sports equipment. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expert reveals the three stretches to stop back pain in over 50s
These simple stretches can be done at home in just minutes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR MARTIN SCURR: The nerve-zapping operation that could cure back pain... and the best way to treat a stuffy nose
For several years I've suffered from lower back pain. In the past year I've had MRI and CT scans, X-rays, a colonoscopy and ultrasound scans, which found only some degeneration of the spine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Physician Empathy Inversely Linked to Patients' Back Pain Intensity, HRQOL
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- For patients with chronic low back pain, physician empathy is inversely associated with pain intensity, back-related disability, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Table of Experts: Advancements in orthopedic care
Orthopedic care has evolved from injury treatment and corrective surgery into a critical component of modern healthcare. As primary care remains foundational in managing overall health, the demand for orthopedic services has surged, reflecting changing lifestyles, demographics and expectations. In any given year, 12% to 14% of the adult population will visit their physician for back pain, according to the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI).
Against this backdrop of widespread musculoskeletal … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
What Happens to Your Body If You Don ’ t Stretch
Be honest: do you stretch before and after your workouts? If you don’t, you actually might be onto something. Most physically active adults with reasonable fitness goals may not need to stretch at all.
Here’s what every busy person should know about stretching—and how little you can get away with doing.
What is stretching, anyway?
There are two main types of stretching: static and dynamic. Static is when you hold a stretch for at least 10 to 30 seconds. Reach toward your toes for half a minute, and you’re doing a static stretch. “That’s the stuff you can do at home when you&rsqu...
Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Yasinski Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
