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New research shows promise in blood cancer treatment
Rosemary Sparacio PharmaceuticalBlood cancers pose many challenges for healthcare professionals engaged in clinical research, patient care and treatment. Several new approaches published recently show promise for the future in this field of medicine.
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Prostate cancer treatment strategies show promise
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani PharmaceuticalAs the most predominant cause of cancer-related death for men in the U.S., prostate cancer has been the subject of extensive research that has led to a better understanding of the disease and metastasis mechanism.
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Modern prosthetics improving amputees’ daily lives
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareWhether the amputation is related to disease or injury, and whether the victim is civilian or military, the goal of treatment and rehabilitation is to function as close to normal as possible. And recent advances in the development of prosthetic limbs are making this goal a reality.
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Brainstorming: How can I get a better night’s sleep?
Colleen Butler Mental HealthcareColleen Butler, author of "Concussion Recovery: Rebuilding the Injured Brain," is offering practical advice to help with the recovery from brain injury. In the seventh edition of Brainstorming, readers have asked about how to get a better night's sleep after a brain injury and if one can have a concussion without being knocked unconscious.
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Male birth control: Will the future ever arrive?
Nick Merrill Medical & Allied HealthcareFlying cars are the perennial example of a technology from the future that we may never see come to light. Seemingly just as impossible of a pipe dream is male birth control. How is that possible? Here is a look at some of the most promising methods of male birth control, the amazing science behind them and where they are in development.
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Bioprinting of body parts inching closer to reality
Donna Balancia Medical & Allied HealthcareNew 3-D printing technology is giving hope to medical patients who need to replace and repair body parts and organs. Creating organs through the use of a patient's own cells in many cases, this 3-D printing technology — known as "bioprinting" — is a promising new industry in the scientific community.
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The calculus of nursing education and patient outcomes
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationWith the publication of a new study in The Lancet in February, it appears that the call for more baccalaureate-prepared nurses just became louder, and the results of said study appear to carry a great deal of weight in both the academic and clinical worlds.
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Rating sites becoming an important tool for patients
Pamela Lewis Dolan Healthcare AdministrationDespite physicians' dislike of online rating sites, a survey finds patients are increasingly relying on them when shopping for a new doctor. A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School found that when choosing a doctor, physician rating sites weren't ranked as high as other factors such as word of mouth from family and friends or whether a physician accepts the patient's insurance.
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Would Dr. Welby practice using telemedicine?
Ron Nicholis, M.D. Medical & Allied HealthcareSome of us old enough to remember the TV series "Marcus Welby, M.D.," which ran from 1969-76, envision the ultimate compassionate, competent, thoughtful physician we want caring for us. Would this physician ever care for his patients using the tools of telemedicine?
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Charity diabetic care in Ghana, Africa
Mahya Tavakkoli Medical & Allied HealthcareDiabetes is a major and fast-increasing cause of morbidity, premature mortality and disability. As such, it is a costly disease bearing individual, psychosocial and economic implications. This is why I have decided to participate in a volunteer humanitarian aid trip.
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