An international team led by a newly appointed Canada Research Chair at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine has shed light on the underlying mechanisms of a mysterious brain abnormality that occurs during human fetal development. By uncovering these hidden mechanisms, scientists could potentially design new strategies to better understand “Periventricular heterotopia” (PH) and prompt bench-to-bedside translation from the […]
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Widely-used billing codes have been updated for 2024, including new ones for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines and medications, and new Spanish translations. The American Medical Association (AMA) last week released the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 2024 Code Set. The update included 349 editorial changes, including 230 additions, 49 deletions and 70 revisions. With more than 11,100 codes in use, […]
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1. For those who aren’t familiar, what is gluten? 2. How would you explain celiac disease? 3. Who is most likely to experience celiac disease? 4. How does celiac disease compare to gluten sensitivity? 5. Are there other factors that influence gut health more so than gluten intake for the average person? 6. For individuals who do not have celiac […]
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Reviewed After 61 days of observation, NYU Langone Health doctors this month completed the longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidney functioning in a human body. About the procedure The procedure, known as a xenotransplant, which involves the transplant of an animal organ into a human, was performed on July 14, 2023, and led by Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, […]
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A discredit to Australia Giving a voice to health Closing the gap Source: Read Full Article
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Online reviews and ratings provided by the likes of Tripadvisor and Yelp have changed how people select their hotels, restaurants, flights, plumbers and hair salons. Even hospitals and health clinics have got in on the act, with websites such as Care Opinion, Doctify and Google Opinion. But health care is different from other sectors. The way patients write comments can […]
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In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers demonstrated a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method sensitive to the live brain's iron homeostasis (the r1-r2 extent of relaxation or relaxivity). Study: Non-invasive assessment of normal and impaired iron homeostasis in the brain. Image Credit: ORION PRODUCTION/Shutterstock.com Background Iron homeostasis is critical for brain function and is compromised in aging, neurodegenerative […]
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TOPLINE: A decision-support model for managing patients with heartburn in whom proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy fails suggests that endoscopy with ambulatory reflux monitoring is the optimal cost-effective approach, matching therapy to phenotype. METHODOLOGY: Researchers compared the cost-effectiveness over 1 year of four strategies for managing patients in whom empirical PPI treatment failed. Strategies were PPI optimization without diagnostic testing; […]
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A study by Environmental Working Group scientists has found unsettling details about the potential health risks of common household cleaning products. The study, published today in Chemosphere, analyzed 30 cleaning products, motrin 800 before tattoo including multipurpose and glass cleaners, air fresheners and more. The study revealed that these everyday products may release hundreds of hazardous volatile organic compounds, known […]
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