Patient Education and Counseling Archives

New yardstick offers diagnostic and treatment guidance for idiopathic anaphylaxis: Guidelines on next steps when there is no clear cause of severe reactions

09/18/2019

Many people in danger of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis understand exactly what they need to avoid to stay safe. For some it’s an allergy to food, for others it can be insect stings, medications, hormones or even physical factors like exercise. But according to the new “Idiopathic Anaphylaxis Yardstick,” there are people for whom diagnosis and treatment […]

Health News Allergy, asthma, Birth Defects, Diseases and Conditions, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, Pharmacology, Today's Healthcare

Genetic discovery linked to rare eye disease

09/12/2019

John A. Moran Eye Center physician-researcher Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, and his patients at the University of Utah played a key role in the recent discovery of the first genetic cause for a rare eye disease. Macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) affects about one in 5,000 people, causing a gradual loss of central vision, typically after age 40. As […]

Health News Cholesterol, diabetes, Diseases and Conditions, Eye Care, Medical Topics, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, Today's Healthcare

Caregiver stress: The crucial, often unrecognized byproduct of chronic disease

09/11/2019

There is growing evidence that caregivers of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are vulnerable to developing their own poor cardiovascular health. Investigators report in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, on a proof-of-concept couples-based intervention in a cardiac rehabilitation setting. This intervention has shown potential for reducing caregiver distress, and future studies are evaluating its impact on both […]

Health News Caregiving, Child Psychology, Chronic Illness, Disorders and Syndromes, Elder Care, Heart Disease, mental health, Patient Education and Counseling

Patients taking nivolumab experience five-fold increase in overall survival compared to chemotherapy: Five-year outcomes from the randomized, phase 3 trials checkmate 017/057: nivolumab vs. docetaxel in previously treated NSCLC

09/11/2019

Pooled data on two clinical trials demonstrate patients taking nivolumab realized a greater than five-fold increase in five-year overall survival rate compared with the chemotherapy docetaxel. The presentation was made today by Dr. Scott Gettinger of Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, Conn., at the IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer, hosted by the International Association for the Study […]

Health News Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Patient Education and Counseling, Prostate Cancer, Today's Healthcare

Survey shows many primary care doctors are unprepared to help patients avoid diabetes

09/10/2019

Which of these is not a risk factor for prediabetes? A) Overweight B) Age 45 or older C) Being white D) Exercise less than three times per week The correct response is C — the actual risk factor being African American, Latino, Native American or Asian American. If you didn’t get it right, don’t feel badly. Chances are your doctor […]

Health News diabetes, Diseases and Conditions, Health Policy, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, Public Health Education, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Augmented reality glasses may help people with low vision better navigate their environment: Glasses enhance mobility and function in patients who have difficulty with peripheral vision or seeing in low light

08/26/2019

Nearly one in 30 Americans over the age of 40 experience low vision — significant visual impairment that can’t be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, medication or surgery. In a new study of patients with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited degenerative eye disease that results in poor vision, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers found that adapted augmented reality (AR) […]

Health News Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Engineering and Construction, Eye Care, K-12 Education, Medical Technology, Multiple Sclerosis, Optics, Patient Education and Counseling, Perception, Today's Healthcare, Virtual Reality

Anxiety, depression linked to more opioid use after surgery

08/23/2019

Surgeons wielding their life-saving scalpels, laparoscopic tools, or other implements to repair or remove what ails their patients understand all too well that pain is an unavoidable part of the healing process. Yet the current opioid crisis has made the standard prescribing practices for these highly effective analgesics fraught with risk. New research from Michigan Medicine could help clinicians mitigate […]

Health News Anxiety, Depression, Disorders and Syndromes, Medical Education and Training, Opium, Patient Education and Counseling, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Improving outcomes for sepsis patients

08/02/2019

More than 1 million sepsis survivors are discharged annually from acute care hospitals in the United States. Although the majority of these patients receive post-acute care (PAC) services, with over a third coming to home health care (HHC), sepsis survivors account for a majority of readmissions nationwide. Effective interventions are needed to decrease these poor outcomes. A national study from […]

Health News Accident and Trauma, Diseases and Conditions, Elder Care, Health Policy, Medical Topics, Patient Education and Counseling, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Athletes at a higher risk for ACL injury after return to sport

07/14/2019

Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return to athletic competition, including quadricep strength, are at increased risk for a second knee injury, according to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. Orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine professionals have established return-to-sports […]

Health News Disability, Joint Health, Multiple Sclerosis Research, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, Sports Medicine, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Dentistry: Root canal work not so bad after all

07/13/2019

Root canal work is not as bad as people think when compared to other dental procedures. Self-reporting of their dental health suggests that patients find the procedure no worse than other dental work which overturns the popular belief that root canal work is the most unpleasant dental treatment. Dr Tallan Chew, postgraduate student, Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide co-authored […]

Health News Dentistry, Hearing Impairment, mental health, Patient Education and Counseling, Social Psychology, stress, Today's Healthcare, workplace health

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