Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Dutch man with paralyzed legs can now stand and walk, thanks to a wireless brain-spine interface that responds to his thoughts by moving his legs.Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, suffered a spinal cord injury 11 years …
Learn MoreTransition to Long-Term Opioid Use High in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD), the proportion of those initiating opioids for the first time who transition to long-term use is high, according to a research letter publ…
Learn MoreAn Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep Frailty Away
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve heard of eating your spinach to stay strong, but how about loading up on your flavonols?New research suggests that plant-based foods rich in these important dietary compounds could lower your chances of…
Learn MoreUn fármaco podría ofrecer un nuevo método contra la artritis reumatoide
JUEVES, 18 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un medicamento bajo investigación podría hacer que un sistema inmunitario defectuoso se reinicie en algunas personas con artritis reumatoide.La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad autoinmune que oc…
Learn MoreDrug May Offer New Approach Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An investigational drug may hit the reset button on a faulty immune system for some people with rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body misfires ag…
Learn MoreFemoral Neck BMD Lower in Men With Combat-Related Traumatic Injury
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with combat-related traumatic injury (CRTI) have lower femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD), with this reduction significant only at the femoral neck of the amputated limb of amputees, accordin…
Learn MoreBrepocitinib Beneficial for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriatic Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderately to severely active psoriatic arthritis, the tyrosine kinase 2/Janus kinase 1 inhibitor brepocitinib is effective for reducing symptoms, according to a study published online May 1…
Learn MorePeresolimab Found to Be Efficacious for Rheumatoid Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Peresolimab, a humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody designed to stimulate the endogenous programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitory pathway, is efficacious for patients with rheumatoid arthr…
Learn MoreColchicine Price Increase Tied to Poorer Gout Control Over a Decade
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A sharp increase in colchicine prices in 2010 was associated with a sustained decrease in colchicine use and poorer disease control over a decade, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Internal…
Learn MoreFortalezca su conocimiento sobre la osteoporosis y la salud ósea
LUNES, 15 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es importante que comprenda su salud ósea, para evitar el daño a medida que envejezca. Las pérdidas de densidad mineral ósea y masa ósea pueden provocar un debilitamiento, lo que potencialmente conduce a u…
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