Orthopedics
Nov 24, 2022
More than one-quarter of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have osteoporosis, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Scientific Reports. Samaneh Moshayedi, from Arak University of Med...
Nov 23, 2022
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Genicular nerve block offers pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Arthritis & Rheumatolo...
Nov 19, 2022
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to be careful when buying prescription medication online. While some pharmacy websites operate lega...
Nov 15, 2022
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis, total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF) have similar clinical scores and harms, according to a ...
Nov 09, 2022
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A novel hip brace is significantly effective in preventing the progression of hip displacement among children with nonambulatory cerebral palsy, according to ...
Nov 09, 2022
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- First-line intervention for hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may reduce pain whether delivered in-person or digitally, according to a study published online No...
Nov 05, 2022
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of arthritis is higher among caregivers than noncaregivers, and caregivers with arthritis are more likely to report disabilities, according t...
Nov 05, 2022
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Nov. 4 issue of the agency's Morbidity an...
Nov 03, 2022
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with a history of cancer have an increased risk for frailty-related bone fracture, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in JAMA Oncology...
Nov 01, 2022
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 1999 to 2018, barriers to timely medical care in the United States increased for all race and ethnic groups, with disparities between groups also increas...
Oct 28, 2022
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ultra-high-dose-rate radiotherapy delivered at more than 40 Gy/sec (FLASH therapy) is clinically feasible for extremity bone metastases, according to a study ...
Oct 28, 2022
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For interns, higher work hours are associated with increased depressive symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published in the Oct. 20 issue of the ...
Oct 27, 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among medical school students, there are significant disparities in publication rates across sex and race and ethnicity, according to a study published onl...
Oct 20, 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians with disabilities had a significantly higher likelihood of experiencing every type of mistreatment from both patients and coworkers, according t...
Oct 19, 2022
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The balance of risks and benefits is unclear for opioids compared with placebo, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and local or sy...
Oct 18, 2022
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An opioid-sparing postoperative pain management protocol reduces opioid consumption compared with standard care for patients undergoing outpatient shoulder or...
Oct 14, 2022
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of injury in children using standing electric scooters is increasing, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Acade...
Oct 14, 2022
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The national burden of fractures associated with children riding bicycles has shown a steady decrease for many years, according to a study presented at the ...
Oct 07, 2022
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most potential safety signals identified from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) led to FDA regulatory action, acco...
Oct 06, 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with late-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA) incur significant costs for nonoperative treatments in the year before total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and...