When medical residents were permitted to work shifts longer than 16 hours, patient mortality was not affected and the doctors themselves did not experience chronic […]
Knee pain not linked with activity levels in adults with knee osteoarthritis
Knee pain was not associated with daily walking levels in an Arthritis Care & Research study of individuals with mild-to-moderate, symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. In the […]
Hospital-to-home transition care may not help patients with heart failure
Providing additional health-care services for heart failure patients to help them transition from hospital to home does not improve their outcome, according to research led […]
US adults do not consume enough protein, study warns
With age, the human body loses muscle mass. Sarcopenia, or the age-related gradual loss of muscle function, can slash muscle strength by around 50 percent. […]
Innovation in healthcare is impossible when it’s not patient driven
During the period I developed and subsequently managed a portal for managers of care homes for the elderly, zorgbeheer.com, I posted an organigram (see below) that I […]
Drug microdosing effects may not measure up to big expectations
Taking very small amounts of psychedelic substances on a regular basis – called ‘microdosing’ – may improve psychological and cognitive functioning, but the effects do […]
The Common Type of Relationship You Might Not Realize is Abusive
At one point years ago I was adrift, depressed—and flattered that a fairy-tale-handsome guy I met at a club one night was into me. Like, […]
Hip surgery would NOT extend Sir Andy Murray’s tennis career
Hip surgery will NOT help extend Sir Andy Murray’s glittering tennis career ‘because he could lose pelvic stability and balance’, say experts Sir Andy has […]
Eat to live, not to shrink
There are almost eight billion people on Earth and possibly 9 billion ideas of the perfect diet but there is no scientific proof the latest […]
Vaccines: Not Just for Kids
MONDAY, Jan. 14, 2019 — If you have children, you know how important it is to keep up with their immunization schedule. But getting vaccines […]
Canagliflozin not associated with increased risk for fracture
Compared with a glucagon-line peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, canagliflozin was not associated with an increased risk for fracture in patients with type 2 diabetes at relatively […]
Workplace ‘resilience’ programs might not make any difference
Workplace resilience programmes, designed to bolster mental health and wellbeing, and encourage employees to seek help when issues arise, might not make any difference, suggests […]
Adjuvant capecitabine did not improve outcomes for patients with early triple-negative breast cancer
Treating patients who had early-stage triple-negative breast cancer with the chemotherapy agent capecitabine after they completed surgery and standard chemotherapy did not significantly improve disease-free […]
Every fourth HIV-positive do not know their status
On the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of the world day of fight against AIDS, celebrated on December 1, the European centre for disease prevention […]