Robotic Surgery Offers Benefits for Total Hip Arthroplasty
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty (R-THA) shows benefits in terms of dislocation rates and related revisions compared with manual total hip arthroplasty (M-THA), according to a study recently published…
Learn MoreWomen Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sex-based gaps still persist in women’s participation in drug and device clinical trials, according to a study published in the April issue of Contemporary Clinical Trials.Alexandra Z. Sosinsky, from Brigham…
Learn MoreInability to Balance on One Leg in Middle Age Tied to Premature Death
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The inability to successfully complete the 10-second, one-legged stance in middle age is independently associated with premature all-cause mortality, according to a study published online June 21 in the Brit…
Learn MoreAlarming Increase Seen in U.S. Deaths From Alcoholic Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was more than a threefold increase in U.S. deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis between 1999 and 2019, according to a study published online May 27 in The American Journal of Medicine.Orly Termeie, from Flo…
Learn MoreU.S. Infertility Rates Stable From 1995 to 2019
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of infertility among U.S. women have remained largely unchanged since 1995, according to a study published online June 13 in Fertility and Sterility.Morgan Snow, from the Johns Hopkins School of Medici…
Learn MoreRisk Score Developed for RA-Linked Interstitial Lung Disease
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A score has been developed to stratify the risk for subclinical rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), according to a study published online May 18 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Ju…
Learn MoreAI Plus Wearable Sensor May Detect Presymptomatic COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearable sensor technology could facilitate detection of presymptomatic COVID-19, according to a study published online June 21 in BMJ Open.Martin Risch, M.D., from the Dr. Risch Medical Laboratory in Vaduz,…
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