Advertisement
Home 2016 January

Monthly Archives: January 2016

An novel implant utilizing a dissolvable sensor may be able to transmit information wirelessly to physicians during surgery or after a brain injury

Bioresorbable Silicon Electronic Sensor May Monitor Brain

0
New device is designed to measure pressure, then dissolve, but human trials are far off
Greater transparency is being promoted in clinical research

Greater Transparency Being Promoted in Research

0
Move toward greater transparency has extended beyond medication products to other interventions
For patients with stage III colon cancer treated with leucovorin

KRAS, BRAF V600E Mutations Impact Survival in Colon Cancer

0
Mutations linked to shorter survival in patients with microsatellite-stable tumors
For patients with maxillofacial trauma

Injury Severity Impacts Time to Repair in Maxillofacial Trauma

0
Other factors tied to increased time to repair include concurrent injuries, decreased Glasgow Coma Score
Patients with age-related macular degeneration carrying rare variants have earlier age at symptom onset and a higher prevalence of positive family history than noncarriers

Earlier AMD Onset With Rare Genetic Variants

0
Patients carrying rare genetic variants have higher prevalence of a positive family history
A newly designed Olympus duodenoscope was approved Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves Newly Designed Olympus Endoscope

0
Manufacturer made changes to reduce risk of bacterial infection
Marijuana may give relief to migraine sufferers

Medical Marijuana May Help Treat, Prevent Migraines

0
Average number of headaches cut in half, but experts say more research needed
For patients with type 2 diabetes on background glimepiride therapy

Ranolazine Added to Glimepiride Cuts HbA1c in T2DM

0
Association not seen for patients treated with background metformin therapy
Recommendations have been developed to address the diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal insufficiency. The new clinical practical guidelines were published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Guidelines Presented for Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

0
Short corticotropin test recommended as the gold standard diagnostic tool to establish diagnosis
Patient satisfaction scores are influenced by the design and implementation of patient surveys

Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results

0
Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores