TOPLINE: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) via telehealth improves pain-related function and biopsychosocial outcomes in veterans with chronic pain as compared with usual care. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial of 811 veterans who had moderate to severe chronic pain and were recruited from three Veterans Affairs facilities in the United States…
Enhancing access to vaccination and nutrition interventions through African Vaccination Week Johanna Nambahu (WHO/Nam) Credits kaunatjikec@who.int Fri, 16/08/2024 – 11:49 16 August 2024…
In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device— “a Class I recall, the most serious type,” the FDA said. “Use of this device may cause serious injuries or death,” an FDA notice about the recall said. But neither the manufacturer nor the FDA actually recalled the device or suspended
A behavioral intervention designed to support weight loss can yield remission of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug 5 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Jonathan Valabhji, M.D., from NHS England in the United Kingdom, and colleagues assessed remission of type 2 diabetes among participants in the NHS Type 2 Diabetes
A new retrospective analysis leveraged the American College of Cardiology algorithm to score cardiac arrest arrivals and predict unfavorable neurological outcomes. It’s now available on the internet…
MedPage Today) — Continuous rhythm monitoring after cardiac surgery held clues to help identify people prone to late postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) and any associated adverse events. In the RACE V prospective cohort study, over half…
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be defined as the emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients in cardiac arrest for whom conventional CPR has failed. According to some estimates, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is responsible for as many as 313,000 deaths annually in the United States and 4-5 million globally…
Malawi Identifies 118 Traditional Areas as priority Areas for Multisectoral Interventions (PAMI) for Cholera bunyao@who.int Wed, 07/08/2024 – 13:44 07 August 2024…
A multicomponent nonpharmaceutical intervention improves sleep in people with dementia living at home, early results of a new phase 3 randomized controlled trial (RCT) show. The benefits of the intervention — called DREAMS-START — were sustained at 8 months and extended to caregivers, the study found…
PHILADELPHIA – Nearly half of dementia cases worldwide could theoretically be prevented or delayed by eliminating 14 modifiable risk factors during an individual’s lifetime, a report from the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care. The report adds two new modifiable risk factors for dementia — high cholesterol and vision loss — to the