Many women continue using menopausal hormone therapy beyond age 65 years
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Haymarket Media
Sep 11, 2024
The study shows some postmenopausal women have valid reasons to keep taking hormones.
Racial differences seen in pain Rx for older adults with hip fracture
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HealthDay News
Sep 12, 2024
Black beneficiaries have lower average doses in the first 90 days.
Demographic factors tied to differences in long COVID symptoms
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Haymarket Media
Aug 30, 2024
Higher symptom intensity was seen among older people, women and non-white individuals.
Methotrexate beneficial for reducing pain, stiffness in knee osteoarthritis
Jul 31, 2024
Significant pain reduction was seen in favor of methotrexate; stiffness and function improved at six months.
New report calls for more research on women’s health issues
Jul 12, 2024
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine analysis noted that women are disproportionately affected by chronic illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease, depression and osteoporosis.
Findings seen across a range of mental health and somatic disorders
Improvements in acute, subacute low back pain seen within first six weeks
Jan 22, 2024
Based on very low-certainty evidence, individuals with persistent low back pain have minimal improvements over time.
Loss in everyday functioning reported by veterans during pandemic
Mar 04, 2024
44.9% of veterans with COVID-19 infection, and 35.3% without, reported that they could do less than before the pandemic.
494 million people had other musculoskeletal disorders globally in 2020
Dec 22, 2023
The category of “other musculoskeletal disorders” comprises a residual musculoskeletal category for conditions other than osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, low back pain and neck...
New hi-tech procedure puts harsh back pain condition in the rear view mirror
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 21, 2023
A new generation of instruments is being rolled out for a procedure for lower back pain that has traditionally been very difficult to address.