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Radiotherapy may cause long-term cognitive impairment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): U.S. researchers have found that radiation therapy (RT) used for treating patients with brain tumors can alter neural networks and cause long-term cognitive impairment.
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Excess weight ups risk of complications after joint replacement surgery
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A study has found that obese patients, who are undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery, are at increased risk of complications, including the need for 'revision' surgery.
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Amazon, Facebook name DocsApp as medical app of the year
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): DocsApp, a mobile app that connects patients to specialist doctors via chat or call in less than 30 minutes, has been declared as the medical app of the year in the emerging apps category.
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Patients nearing death don't mind 'deprescrition' of statin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 4 (ANI): Patients nearing the end of their lives because of a "life-limiting illness," such as cancer or heart disease, may not feel medically abandoned if their doctor wants to take them off the cholesterol-lowering statins, according to a recent study.
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1 in 3 hospitalized patients suffers from depression: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): A recent study suggests one in three hospitalized patients show symptoms of depression which could delay recovery time, increase length of hospital stays and increase the frequency of readmissions.
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'Quit-smoking' drug safe for patients with lung disease: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Medication that helps smokers to quit is safe for people with chronic lung conditions, research suggests.
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Time for action on Antimicrobial Resistance
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Antibiotics or antimicrobial agents have been used for the last 70 years to treat patients who have infectious diseases.
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Heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Heart attack patients, who did not have heart failure, should not be prescribed beta blockers as a study finds that they may not live longer with these medicines.
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Delhi Govt. all set to deal with Dengue, says Satyendra Jain
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday asserted that the Delhi Government is all set to deal with vector-borne disease Dengue this year and none of the patients would have to deal with the issues related to its treatment and cure.
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New hope for stroke patients with disabilities
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 27 (ANI): Stroke patients left with disabilities have been offered new hope as scientists have developed mind-controlled device that helps them retrain brains to move paralyzed hands.
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Transoral robotic surgery, improved treatment option for throat cancer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Latest robotic surgery may work as a boon for patients suffering from early stage oropharyngeal carcinoma (cancer of the mouth, neck and throat).
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DocsApp aims to clock 5 million downloads by 2018
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Online hospital DocsApp registered a 25 percent month-on-month growth, and is aiming to serve more patients than all offline hospital chains, along with reaching 5 million downloads on Google Play Store by 2018.
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