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VIDEO: Registry shows early detection of wet AMD helps patients maintain better vision
WASHINGTON ― At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Allen Ho, MD, of Wills Eye Hospital, discusses data gleaned from the AAO's IRIS Registry...
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EOEA to Host Statewide Listening Sessions on New Home Care Worker Registry Bill
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs will host a series of public statewide listening sessions on recent changes to Massachusetts General Law specifically...
1 month ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
BMI predicts post-RP metastasis, prostate cancer mortality
Boston- Body mass index is an independent predictor of metastasis and prostate cancer mortality after radical prostatectomy, according to results from a large, long-term...
2 monthes ago - Modern Medicine
Cataract Risk Highest in Younger Diabetes Patients
Diabetes patients face a twofold increased risk of developing cataracts compared with other patients. The risk rises to more than fivefold among those aged 45 to 54 years, new...
3 monthes ago - Medscape
Lifetime risk for total hip replacement increases in 5 countries
In five countries during a 10-year period, there have been statistically significant increases in the lifetime risk for total hip replacement surgery for osteoarthritis, as...
6 monthes ago - Healio
New Zealand joint registry study: Rate of joint replacements did not decrease for patients with RA
Results from this study indicated there was a significant increase in joint replacements in New Zealand for patients with osteoarthritis between 1999 to 2015. However, apart...
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Same-day discharge feasible after lower-limb revascularization in elderly
One-day early discharge was feasible for elderly patients who underwent endovascular revascularization of lower extremities, according to data from the SENIOR-ER...
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Growth kinetics of small renal masses on active surveillance: Variability and results from the DISSRM Registry
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Risk of new-onset diabetes in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing dialysis: Analysis from registry data of Taiwan
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
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Your Past Impacts Your Present - Stressful Lifetime Events Linked to Later Cognitive Decline
Research recently presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference showed a link between stressful events in childhood and early adulthood and cognitive...
9 monthes ago - Health Status
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Testing, Diagnoses and Treatment for Prostate Cancer in Men Declines
Screening, diagnosing and treatment of prostate cancer in men has seen a gradual decline over the last few years, reveals anew study.
Interventions That May Slow Memory Loss in Early Alzheimer's Disease
While research remains ongoing into Alzheimer's and other cognitive diseases, doctors and medical researchers do know that early detection is key to being able to provide what...
Forced into early menopause, now I can't stay slim: MATT ROBERTS answers...
If you are overweight, losing the excess pounds is known to help ease some common menopausal symptoms such as exhaustion and hot flushes.
Finasteride Does Not Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer Death
Finasteride, a common hormone-blocking drug, reduces men's risk of getting prostate cancer without increasing their risk of dying from the disease, revealed research.
More Accurate Prostate-Cancer Screening Blood Test
A study found that a new prostate-cancer screening test is more accurate than the current test, which often leads to unnecessary follow-up biopsies.
Aerobic Fitness May Help With Memory, Word Recall
They are jokingly referred to as “senior moments” - those times when a word is on the tip of the tongue but the brain can t seem to access it.... If you find the frequency of...
Fewer men are being screened, diagnosed, and treated for prostate cancer
A new study reveals declines in prostate cancer screening and diagnoses in the United States in recent years, as well as decreases in the use of definitive treatments in men...
French Twist: ADT for Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance
Administering androgen deprivation therapy to men with low-risk prostate cancer improves some short-term outcomes. But is it still active surveillance? And do otherwise healthy...
New Data: Finasteride Safely Prevents Prostate Cancer
The thumbnail take on finasteride has been that it prevents prostate cancer but increases the risk for high-grade disease. A new study debunks the latter idea. Medscape Medical...
'Notable Differences' With 3 Prostate Cancer Genomics Tests
In a novel study, the three leading prostate cancer genomics tests, which are used to help stratify favorable-risk cancers and to aid decision-making about active surveillance...