Tag: Therapy & Procedures: Misc.
FDA Eases Access to Blood Plasma Treatment for COVID-19 Patients
Patients receive injections of blood plasma taken from people who have recovered
Per-Capita Medical Radiation Exposure Down in United States
2006 to 2016 saw drop in annual individual effective dose from diagnostic, interventional procedures
Cancer Therapy-Associated Polyposis May Mimic CRC Predisposition
74 percent of TAP cases had clinical features suggesting at least one CRC predisposition syndrome
Survival Similar for Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis
Meta-analysis included data for 113,578 patients with incident dialysis from 1993 to 2014
Bone Health Management Key in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Working group reviewed bone complications to form recommendations for management of bone health
I-131 Tx for Hyperthyroidism May Up Risk for Solid Cancer Death
Greater organ-absorbed doses may be modestly positively associated with risk of solid cancer death
Maintaining Work During Dialysis Tied to Higher Survival
Employment rates low among patients initiating dialysis
Image-Guided Intervention May Ease Pain of Severe Tennis Elbow
Transcatheter arterial embolization may reduce pain, inflammation in persistent lateral epicondylitis
FDA Warns About ‘Miracle’ Young Blood Infusion Treatments
Expensive 'fountain of youth' therapies are unproven, potentially harmful
CDC: Outpatient Rehab Rates Suboptimal for Stroke Survivors
Based on data from four states, in 2015, 35.5 percent of adult stroke survivors used outpatient rehab
