A recent analysis of results from a randomized controlled clinical trial indicates that abaloparatide-SC, a novel therapy for osteoporosis , provides consistent protection against bone fractures in po...
A new study of 3050 twins finds moderately vigorous physical activity - i.e., more strenuous than walking - to be associated with better cognition in a 25-year follow-up. A long-term follow-up study o...
Chemists from Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with RCSI, have devised a revolutionary new scanning technique that produces extremely high-res 3D images of bones -- without exposing patients t...
Grant D. Shifflett, MD, joined Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center. Ken Smith, MD, was awarded the 2016 Hope Award by the Johnson City, Tenn.-based nonprofit Spine Health Foundatio...
Here are five key points: 1. Dr. Wilberger will be the team's independent neurotrauma consultant. 2. He will serve the team as part of the NFL's new concussion protocol, which strives to prevent chron...
1. Players who have tendon injuries repaired through surgery have a worse career trajectory than those who have surgery for fractures and sports hernias. 2. Patellar tendon repair has the greatest neg...
Here's what to know. 1. The clinic provides the school with trainers and physicians for its athletics program. 2. The center is going to have several innovative technologies including: cryotherapy poo...
Obesity almost always increases cancer risk and worsens outcomes, but researchers led by scientists at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that overweight patients with adva...
Patients with heart disease who met weekly guidelines for moderate to vigorous exercise saved on average more than $2,500 in annual healthcare costs. Healthy patients, and those with cardiovascular ri...
1. The surgery center is one of 10 nationwide that is enrolling patients into the Safety Using NUsurface clinical trial. The trial is testing the NUsurface Meniscus Implant. 2. Because of the meniscus...
