Mar 21, 2025

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk for mortality than individuals without COPD, according to a stud...

Mar 20, 2025

The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from March 10 to 14 in San Diego, drawing approximately 2,000 participants from around the world. The conference ...

Mar 20, 2025

WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For acute low back pain, there is moderate-certainty evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are an effective treatment, while there is modera...

Mar 17, 2025

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a primary contributor to low back pain, posing significant social and economic burdens. Increasing evidence shows that obesity contributes to IVDD, yet the u...

Mar 17, 2025

Current processing techniques for harvesting DNA from osseous elements are destructive, and success rates vary widely. When skeletal elements are homogenized into a fine powder, endogenous DNA may be ...

Mar 14, 2025

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Spouses of patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty see a significant improvement in their own quality of life, according to a study presented at the ...

Mar 13, 2025

WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Introduction of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) header ban for athletes aged 10 years and younger in 2015 was associated with a reduction in t...

Mar 12, 2025

TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Stopping glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment 14 days before total joint arthroplasty can minimize risks for complications, accord...

Mar 11, 2025

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Implementing opportunistic computed tomography (CT) bone density screening could increase the osteoporosis screening rate, yielding a reduction in medical c...

Mar 06, 2025

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Overactive bladder (OAB) is associated with arthritis, with a positive association seen after adjustment for all covariates, according to a study publishe...

Mar 06, 2025

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to incr...

Mar 06, 2025

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is increasing among postmenopausal women, according to a study published online March 4 in BMJ Global Health.Huadong Xu,...

Mar 04, 2025

MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a policy statement published today in the Federal Register, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has resc...

Feb 28, 2025

THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with obesity undergoing joint replacement, higher weight loss after initiating antiobesity medications within one year is associated with a lo...

Feb 27, 2025

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The current radiologist shortage is projected to persist, and projected imaging utilization is projected to continue increasing through 2055, according to...

Feb 17, 2025

To evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based pre-, peri- and postoperative rehabilitation pathway (i.e. the REACT rehabilitation pathway) on disability in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surge...

Feb 17, 2025

Sarcopenia, characterized by age-related loss of muscle mass and function, significantly impacts the quality of life of older adults. This condition is prevalent among elderly patients with hip fractu...

Feb 17, 2025

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in cell differentiation through epigenetic regulation of gene expression. In human dental pulp cells, we have identified miRNA-27a being upregulated under inflam...

Feb 10, 2025

A new diagnostic test using a dual-biomarker algorithm can inform osteoarthritis diagnosis with high accuracy, according to a study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. The authors develo...

Feb 10, 2025

During the first year after primary unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), gait becomes more symmetrical, but aberrant gait biomechanics can persist in the ACLR limb and the unin...