Home »
Ever struggle to balance two or three important things at the same time? For Nathaniel Young, it felt like he had an eight-pronged candle that was constantly on fire. “I was trying to work through childhood and teenage traumas while simultaneously working two jobs, establishing my own business, moving out of my parents’ house for […]
Would you refuse lifesaving cancer therapy if it meant losing your hair? Remarkably, because of the trauma, thousands are doing just that. As TV’s Cold Feet highlights the problem, we examine what more can be done to help those affected One in 12 refuse or delay treatment due to psychological distress of losing hair About 300,000 […]
(HealthDay)—For older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is considerable variation in time to receipt of first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) after prescription of the first conventional synthetic (cs) DMARD, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in JAMA Network Open. Mark Tatangelo, from the University of Toronto, and colleagues describe trends in […]
A recently discovered prostate cancer-selective antigen has been identified as a useful molecular imaging target for the detection and targeting of metastatic prostate cancer lesions, as reported in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Using a novel radiotracer, researchers were able to effectively image STEAP1 (six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate-1) in tumors […]
Appropriately selected anticoagulation therapy can help to reduce the medical costs of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that direct oral anticoagulants can be a more cost-effective alternative than traditional warfarin therapy when the patient’s place of residence is taken into consideration. Published in Geospatial Health, […]
Thank you, Kasey Edwards, for encouraging parents to think twice before getting a dog “for the kids” (Opinion, 26/11). Dogs are a lot of work – a lot of expensive work – and as a dog trainer I have frequently been obliged to let parents know, as diplomatically as possible, that if they think their […]
Spending an hour in talk therapy with a trained counselor costs much more, and takes more time, than swallowing an inexpensive antidepressant pill. But for people with a new diagnosis of major depression, the costs and benefits of the two approaches end up being equal after five years, a new study shows. The analysis, conducted […]
Analysis of the CANTO cohort published in the journal Annals of Oncology will upset received wisdom on the effects that hormone therapy and chemotherapy have on the quality of life in women with breast cancer. Contrary to the commonly held view, two years after diagnosis, hormone therapy, a highly effective breast cancer treatment, worsens quality […]
Patients who first saw a physical therapist or chiropractor for low back pain, rather than a primary care physician, were much less likely to be prescribed opioids. Low back pain is one of the most common conditions Americans seek care for—and one of the more common reasons for an opioid prescription. Facing the opioid crisis, […]
Nearly two decades ago, a gene therapy restored vision to Lancelot, a Briard dog who was born with a blinding disease. This ushered in a period of hope and progress for the field of gene therapy aimed at curing blindness, which culminated in the 2017 approval of a gene therapy that improved vision in people […]