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Biomarkers Identify Better Physical Resilience in Some Patients

by U.S. Medicine | Aug 10, 2020

DURHAM, NC—Physical resilience can make a different to how patients respond to health stressors, even if they appear to be clinically similar. A study in the Journals of Gerontology Series A pointed out that molecular mechanisms underlying physical resilience often...

TKA Outcomes Linked to Inappropriate Medications Among Veterans

by U.S. Medicine | Aug 10, 2020

ATLANTA—The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria is a list of potentially inappropriate medications that are typically best avoided by older adults in most circumstances or under specific situations, such as in certain diseases or conditions. A study in...

Helicopter Pilots Face Greater Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

by U.S. Medicine | Aug 10, 2020

HONOLULU—Helicopter pilots are burdened with an increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a new study. The report in Military Medicine pointed out that the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome is increased in occupations exposed to repetitive motion, poor...

Surgeon Recognized Need for Better Battlefield Care of Orthopedic Injuries

Surgeon Recognized Need for Better Battlefield Care of Orthopedic Injuries

by Stephen Spotswood | Oct 22, 2019

SAN DIEGO—During his first deployment as part of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Dana Covey, MD, noticed a gap between the injuries that were occurring on the battlefield and the ones that forward surgical teams were most equipped to handle.

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