Improved standards and patient handling techniques have led to a significant reduction in the number of patients killed due to avoidable errors over the last three years, according to a new report by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report suggests that an estimated 50,000 fewer patients have died over the past three […]
Preventing Surgical Errors and Cognitive Bias
A short while ago the Boston Globe ran a story about Carolina Carcerano, a 74-year-old who went into Tuffs Medical Center for a routine back pain procedure. The operating neurosurgeon requested a special dye to test the location of a tube that had been placed in her spine. The pharmacy didn’t have the specific dye, […]
Dietary Supplements Don’t Improve Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis studies have been making waves lately, and the most recent research suggests that dietary supplements don’t improve the condition. Researchers reporting in Arthritis and Rheumatology wrote that common dietary supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin don’t significantly improve symptoms or modify arthritis progression. For their study, researchers accessed patient data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative […]
Symptom Prevalence Best Predictor of Concussion Severity
A new study suggests that symptom prevalence and severity are the best predictors of how long it will take a person to recover from a concussion. Researchers say other models like computerized neurocognitive testing are not as predictive. “The bottom line is that the lower your symptoms score [on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale] when you have your […]
Running May Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis
Research presented last week at the American College of Rheumatology suggests that regular running does not improve a person’s likelihood of developing osteoarthritis. In fact, it may prevent the condition. In an effort to determine causes of osteoarthritis onset in people of all ages, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine analyzed data from 2,683 participants […]
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