A Swedish study shows that individuals with total knee replacement (TKR) due to primary osteoarthritis…
Month: April 2016
Going tobacco-free, tall order for health-care facilities
Healthcare facilities being tobacco-free seems like a natural fit, but enforcing a tobacco-free policy that…
Shot in the dark: New surveillance tool called shotspotter tracks and records incidents of gunfire
When gunfire is heard and unreported, what does it reveal about the state of crime…
In the face of chronic pain, clinicians seek best practices for management while evading opioid abuse
Researchers have discussed best practices in management of chronic pain in people with cancer.
Logos make a group seem real
New research shows that logos create the impression that a group is unified, effective and…
At-home cognitive remediation may help cognitive symptoms in multiple sclerosis
In a randomized controlled trial, people with MS who used a computer-based cognitive remediation training…
Standardizing care improves outcomes for infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Standardizing hospital care policies across institutions for infants diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth…
Preliminary study: Antibody therapy reduces cancer stem cells in multiple myeloma
An experimental antibody treatment decreased by half the number of cancer stem cells that drive…
Numerical simulations of tensile tests of red blood cells
The researchers investigate the effects of the hold position of the red blood cells on…
Women with epilepsy just as likely to get pregnant as healthy women of childbearing age
In a prospective study, women with epilepsy had a comparable likelihood of achieving pregnancy, time…