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November 01, 2022
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Telehealth physical therapy associated with decreased utilization, patient satisfaction

Telehealth physical therapy associated with decreased utilization, patient satisfaction

Results showed a significant reduction in the use of telehealth physical therapy visits for sports injuries from 2020 to 2021, with patients who had telehealth reporting lower patient satisfaction scores than those who had in-person visits.

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October 18, 2022
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Menopausal hormone therapy may protect against adhesive capsulitis

Menopausal hormone therapy may protect against adhesive capsulitis

Women who did not receive menopausal hormone therapy had greater odds of developing adhesive capsulitis compared with those on HT, according to preliminary study results presented at the North American Menopause Society annual meeting.

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October 03, 2022
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Sacubitril/valsartan improves mitral regurgitation severity in certain patients with HFrEF

Sacubitril/valsartan improves mitral regurgitation severity in certain patients with HFrEF

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Among PROVE-HF trial participants with HF with reduced ejection fraction and moderate to severe mitral regurgitation at baseline, sacubitril/valsartan improved mitral regurgitation severity in about half, a speaker reported.

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September 30, 2022
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Well-being resources for health care workers ‘woefully inadequate’

Well-being resources for health care workers ‘woefully inadequate’

Emotional exhaustion has increased about 10% for all types of health care workers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that current resources are not enough to improve their well-being, according to researchers.

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September 23, 2022
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FDA advisory panel votes against drugs for lung cancer, multiple myeloma subgroups

FDA advisory panel votes against drugs for lung cancer, multiple myeloma subgroups

The FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee on Thursday voted against questions regarding the benefits vs. risks of two cancer treatments for which new drug applications have been filed.

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September 17, 2022
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Simultaneous bilateral total ankle arthroplasty seen as comparable to staged procedure

Simultaneous bilateral total ankle arthroplasty seen as comparable to staged procedure

QUEBEC CITY — Under surgeon expertise in appropriately selected patients, simultaneous bilateral total ankle arthroplasty has comparable outcomes with the staged procedure for patients with bilateral end-stage ankle osteoarthritis.

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September 15, 2022
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VIDEO: Digital health meeting covered health equity, remote monitoring, more

VIDEO: Digital health meeting covered health equity, remote monitoring, more

In this Healio video exclusive, the co-producer of the Heart Rhythm Society’s inaugural HRX meeting on digital health advancements discusses the purpose of the event and some of its highlights.

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September 12, 2022
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Top in cardiology: World’s first partial heart transplant; risks of ultra-processed food

Top in cardiology: World’s first partial heart transplant; risks of ultra-processed food

The world’s first partial heart transplant was recently completed at Duke Health. The procedure was performed using living arteries and valves from a donor heart, which were fused onto the existing heart of a newborn.

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September 08, 2022
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World’s first partial heart transplant completed in newborn with truncus arteriosus

World’s first partial heart transplant completed in newborn with truncus arteriosus

Duke Health announced successful completion of the world’s first partial heart transplant, using living arteries and valves from a donor heart that were fused onto the existing heart of a newborn.

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August 22, 2022
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‘Feet to the fire’: Addressing racial disparities in medicine requires ‘continuous’ work

‘Feet to the fire’: Addressing racial disparities in medicine requires ‘continuous’ work

Addressing the racial disparities that continue to plague health care requires “continuous” work, as well as holding certain providers’ “feet to the fire,” said a presenter at the 2022 Association of Women in Rheumatology annual conference.

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