Ostomy - Ostomy Belts

An analysis of NIH records indicates substantial demographic changes have occurred in the physician-scientist workforce conducting kidney research in the United States during the past 30 years. Certain demographic shifts have increased diversity in the research workforce, including a workforce that has a greater representation of women and international medical graduates. Some of the observed trends however, such as an aging workforce that is declining in relative number, raise serious concerns regarding future progress in this area, Delaney C. Abood, BS, research specialist at ...

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Published results show that compared with patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, patients who undergo the procedure for native knee septic arthritis have a 6.1-fold increased risk for periprosthetic joint infection. Jacob W. Bettencourt, BS, and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester retrospectively analyzed data from 215 primary TKAs indicated for the treatment of septic arthritis of the same native knee from 1971 to 2016. Researchers compared outcomes of this septic arthritis cohort with a matched, control cohort of 215 primary TKAs indicated for the treatment of ...

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Consuming a more plant-centered diet was associated with lower risk for CVD among both young adults and postmenopausal women, according to two studies published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Earlier research was focused on single nutrients or single foods, yet there is little data about a plant-centered diet and the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease, Yuni Choi, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in the division of epidemiology and community health and the department of food sciences and nutrition at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, ...

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A new cost-utility analysis has shown that catheter ablation as a second-line intervention is likely cost-effective for patients with HF and symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Our economic evaluation suggests that catheter ablation is associated with both increased costs and increased quality-adjusted life-years compared with ongoing medical therapy of patients with HF with symptomatic AF ... and may be cost-effective, Darren Lau, MD, PhD, of the University of Alberta in Canada, and colleagues wrote. Lau and colleagues noted that recent trials comparing catheter ablation to medical ...

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A third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides added protection beyond the currently recommended two doses, including against the delta variant, according to data from Pfizer. It was the top story in infectious disease last week. Another top story was about mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health care workers, which were recently endorsed by more than 50 medical groups, including the AMA, ACP and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The story features a perspective from Amesh A. Adaljia, MD, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Read these and more top ...

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Santen is partnering with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness to implement United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/75/L.108, focusing on eye health and sustainable development, according to a press release. The resolution encourages governments and key stakeholders from around the world to mobilize the necessary resources to address this urgent priority, the release said. Santen and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) are working to support the resolution by partnering with governments and stakeholders to develop a monitoring ...

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New survey results show that primary care clinicians have an increasingly active role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts, but they are simultaneously grappling with an uncertain future, according to the Primary Care Collaborative. The survey was completed by 702 primary care clinicians in the U.S. and its territories from July 9 to 13. The data, released by the Larry A. Green Center in conjunction with the Primary Care Collaborative and 3rd Conversation, revealed that 4 in 10 clinicians worry primary care will be gone in 5 years, and 1 in 5 expect to leave the field within the next ...

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