Total hip arthroplasty can be performed safely in 90-year-olds
Aug 31, 2023
Comorbidities were tied to higher rates of complications and postoperative morbidity.
1 in 9 telehealth visits need timely, in-person follow-up care, report claims
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 30, 2023
Inconsistencies between traditional clinical visits and telehealth could be driving in-person follow-ups after the latter, a new study shows.
Researchers want better policies, ethical considerations before telehealth used more widely for chronic...
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 30, 2023
New policies and more ethical considerations are needed before telehealth can be an adequate option for addressing and treating patients with chronic wounds, a recent study finds.
RPM use grows 300 percent in two years, industry study finds
By
Adam Healy
Aug 22, 2023
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has grown threefold since the pandemic, a recent study shows.
Hypoglycemia protocols now open door to assisted living providers to treat residents with diabetes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 21, 2023
New recommendations for the long-term care space — including assisted living — on hypoglycemia treatment protocols are reducing the chances of lengthy hospital stays for residents.
New prosthetic limb allows amputee to move hand, fingers
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 18, 2023
Engineers have developed a prosthetic that allows for hand and finger movements as if they were real (and attached).
Intranasal insulin may have pro-cognitive benefits
Jun 30, 2023
Improvement in global cognition was seen for patients with Alzheimer’s disease/mild cognitive impairment, but no effects were seen for healthy individuals or other patient populations.
529 million people living with diabetes worldwide in 2021
Jun 23, 2023
More than 1.31 billion people are projected to have diabetes by 2050, with almost half of countries having age-standardized rate >10 percent.
2012 to 2015 saw rise in US insulin prices
Jun 16, 2023
However, the introduction of new insulin products after 2015 was followed by substantial discounting practices that lowered net prices.
Crowdfunding used for direct, indirect medical costs in diabetes
Jun 12, 2023
One-fourth of fundraisers reported having insurance, with about half of those patients saying that out-of-pocket costs were too high.