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Videos, music on tablets boost moods of dementia patients and caregivers

September 4, 2019 and, boost, caregivers, Dementia, moods, Music, of, on, patients, tablets, Videos

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, often afflicts patients with negative moods: confusion, anger, sadness or apathy. Negative emotions also affect caregivers,

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Preserved heart failure trial misses endpoint, but drug may benefit some patients

September 1, 2019 benefit, but, drug, endpoint, failure, heart, may, misses, patients, Preserved, some, trial

The number of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is on the rise, and the search is on

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How common is cannabis use among young adult cancer patients?

August 26, 2019 adult, among, cancer, cannabis, common, How, is, patients, Use, young

Cannabis can help alleviate some of the symptoms of cancer and its treatment, and a new study examines the prevalence

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20% of patients waiting for a hip replacement are in extreme pain

August 15, 2019 20, A, Are, extreme, for, hip, in, of, pain, patients, replacement, waiting

Almost 20% of patients waiting for a hip replacement on the NHS are suffering pain they consider to be ‘worse

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Study identifies characteristics of Lyme disease hospital patients in England and Wales

August 15, 2019 and, characteristics, disease, England, hospital, identifies, in, Lyme, of, patients, study, Wales

Patients with Lyme disease in England and Wales hospitals appear to be predominantly white, female and living in areas of

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Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients

August 13, 2019 acute, antibodies, detected, Enterovirus, flaccid, in, myelitis, patients

A new study analyzing samples from patients with and without acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) provides additional evidence for an association

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#HelloMyNameIs: A simple act to improve patients’ experiences of care

August 7, 2019 #HelloMyNameIs:, A, act, care, experiences, improve, of, patients, simple, to

In 2011, Dr. Kate Granger, a British geriatrician was diagnosed with cancer and her subsequent hospital stays and visits began.

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Oral semaglutide reduces HbA1c, weight in patients with T2DM

July 31, 2019 HbA1c, in, Oral, patients, reduces, semaglutide, T2DM, weight, with

(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, oral semaglutide monotherapy is associated with superior and clinically relevant improvements in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and weight

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‘Digital twins’—An aid to tailor medication to individual patients

July 30, 2019 aid, digital, Individual, medication, patients, tailor, to, twins'—An

Advanced computer models of diseases can be used to improve diagnosis and treatment. The goal is to develop the models

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Around one in 20 patients are affected by preventable harm

July 18, 2019 20, affected, Are, around, By, harm, in, ONE, patients, preventable

Around one in 20 (6 percent) of patients are affected by preventable harm in medical care a new led by