_ Cosmetic Surgery Medical CareComplications After Thigh Lift Surgery Common By articleA procedure called medial thigh lift, performed as part of body contouring procedures in patients with massive weight loss ,carries … Read More→
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_ Cancer Center Medical CareOn the Road to Personalized Cancer Treatments By articleResearchers from the University of Michigan have developed a way to grow some cancer cells outside the body – and … Read More→
_ Medical CareStudy: Shorter Doctors' Hours Don't Affect Patient Outcomes By thirdAGE articleA new study has found that there is no difference in the rate of death or rehospitalization of Medicare patients … Read More→
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_ Medical CareThe Wrong Kind of Monitoring in Hospitals? By thirdAGE articleMillions of physiological alarms in hospitals are triggered each month, and the technology needs to be improved to avoid further … Read More→
Medical CarePrompt Care for Dislocated Shoulder Prevents Repeat Dislocations By thirdAGE articlePrompt and appropriate treatment of a dislocated shoulder—when the head of the upper arm bone (humerus) is completely knocked out … Read More→
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_ Medical CareNanobodies: A Smaller Weapon in Fighting Disease By thirdAGE articleA new system developed by researchers at Rockefeller University promises to make nanobodies, proteins that flag diseased cells for destruction, … Read More→
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_ Medical CareNew Drug Therapy Helps Tinnitus Patients By thirdAGE articleA new treatment for tinnitus appears to help patients cope better with the perceived ringing in their ears, thus improving … Read More→
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_ Medical CareAn Effective Treatment for Ebola By Sondra Forsyth articleA leading Ebola researcher from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has gone on record stating that a blend of three monoclonal antibodies can completely protect monkeys against a lethal dose of Ebola virus up to five days after infection, at a time when the disease is severe.
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Medical CareChange in Tube Feeding Boosts Nutrition By Sondra Forsyth articleWhile the importance of enteral nutrition (EN), or feeding patients through a tube, in an intensive care unit is well understood, underfeeding is still common. A practice of a certain amount of feeding per hour can be interrupted by tests, procedures, or emergencies. Changing to a volume-based system, which calls for a certain nutrition volume per day, could reduce underfeeding, according to a quality improvement audit published in the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition's (A.S.P.E.N.) Nutrition in Clinical Practice journal on August 26th 2014.