(Reuters Health) – Bones may age faster in older women who get too little sleep, a U.S. study suggests. Based on data from nearly 11,000 participants in a long-term study, researchers found that postmenopausal women who slept less than five hours a night were ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Many children are injured by lawnmowers despite safety guidelines in place to prevent these accidents, and kids in rural communities are most at risk, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on 1,302 lawnmower injuries in children 1... More »
(Reuters Health) – About one in five kids are prescribed opioids after common pediatric surgeries, but a new study suggests they may do just as well with alternative pain relievers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. From 1999 to 2016, opioid-related overdoses ro... More »
(Reuters Health) – Because our feet change shape as we age, shoes that fit when we were young may become uncomfortable and unsafe in our senior years, a research review suggests. Safe footwear for older adults should have a proper anatomical fit, a well-fitted... More »
(Reuters Health) – Younger boys who play lacrosse are more likely to get injured and sustain concussions than high school or college players, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers looked at injuries per minute of athletic exposure (AE), which includes both practi... More »
(Reuters Health) – Just because the flagship hospital gets good marks for patient care doesn’t mean results will be equally good in affiliated hospitals in the same network, a new study finds. Researchers found variable surgical outcomes across networks associ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Patients with arthritic knees can add hip-strengthening exercises to their workout to improve the ability to walk and maybe reduce pain, according to a research review. Based on pooled data from eight clinical trials with a total of 340 pati... More »
(Reuters Health) – Surgery for shoulder pain that isn’t caused by an injury has no better results than nonsurgical options or placebo surgery, and comes with potential harms, an expert panel has concluded. The international panel of clinicians, researchers and... More »
(Reuters Health) – Shareable, two-wheeled standing scooters, which are the rage in some West Coast cities, may be more risky to riders – and pedestrians – than people think, researchers say. The battery-powered devices look like a skateboard with handlebars. R... More »
(Reuters Health) – Social behavior in the operating room is significantly affected by the mix of professional roles and the surgeon’s gender, according to researchers who observed 200 surgical procedures. “Hopefully our findings can be used to inform interprof... More »
(Reuters Health) – Surgeons’ skills may improve with age, and male and female surgeons perform equally well, a recent U.S. study finds. Medicare patients’ risk of dying in the month after an operation steadily fell as their surgeon’s age increased, Dr. Yusuke ... More »
By Ronnie Cohen(Reuters Health) – Dr. Jennifer Davids went straight from high school to college to medical school and into training to become a color More »
FILE PHOTO: Doctors and medical staff work during knee prosthesis surgery in an operation room at the hospital of the Canton of Nidwalden in Stans, Switzerland October 27, 2011. Picture taken October 27, 2011. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/File Photo The world’s to... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – A growing number of older U.S. adults are suffering facial fractures during recreational activities like biking, g More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Children who sustained traumatic brain injuries may experience psychological effects like anxiety, phobias and More »
By Anne HardingOlder people who eat the most fiber are at lower risk of developing knee pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis (OA), new research s More »
By Lisa RapaportAn experimental foot-temperature monitoring system might one day be able to detect when diabetic patients are developing foot ulcers, More »
By Marilynn Larkin(Reuters Health) – Surgery won’t cure chronic knee pain, “locking,” “clicking,” a torn meniscus, or other problems related to knee More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Osteoarthritis, a painful condition in which the tissue between bones wears down, frequently affects people in More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – Spinal manipulation therapy may work as well for easing lower back pain as anti-inflammatory medications, a rese More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – – Patching the heart with sheets of patients’ own cells might improve symptoms in some cases of severe heart f More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – After menopause, women who take estrogen therapy may be less likely to develop severe oral health problems than More »
By Madeline KennedyMore than 20,000 people living in U.S. nursing homes experienced serious injuries to the face last year, mainly from falling and h More »
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) – A web-based program of exercise and coping skills training improves both function and pain in arthritic knees, a More »
By Marilynn Larkin(Reuters Health) – After a hip fracture, men are more cognitively impaired – and therefore, more at risk of death – than women, res More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – More aggressive malpractice climates don’t necessarily protect patients from surgical complications, a new study s More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Despite advances that have made treatments safer and more effective, childhood cancer survivors don’t appear to ha More »
Scientists in the United States have successfully treated broken spines and skulls in animals using 3D-printed synthetic bone, opening the possibility of future personalized bone implants for humans to fix dental, spinal other bone injuries. More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – Obstacle course runs like Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash are becoming more popular and are relatively safe for p More »
(Reuters Health) – Basketball players could be at heightened risk for dangerous blood clots that travel to the lungs, according to a small Spanish study. But the results – calculated from only six cases of so-called pulmonary embolism in U.S. and European play... More »
(Reuters Health) – A therapeutic program of weight-bearing exercise reduces pain and improves joint function, at least for two to six months, for people with osteoarthritis, according to a review of previous trials. “We had a systematic review for Cochrane fro... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Too few women and minorities are entering certain medical specialties in the U.S., researchers say. Diversifying the physician workforce may be key to addressing health disparities and inequities, Dr. Curtiland Deville of Johns Hopk... More »
