Category: Clinical Breakthroughs
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Blood Test Could Catch Liver Cancer Early
A new blood test can identify early-stage liver cancer, allowing clinicians to start treatment early, according to a new study.
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Predicting Risk of Disability From Knee Osteoarthritis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed and validated a tool to predict which patients with pre-osteoarthritis are at high risk for developing disability in the future.
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New Heart Failure Drug Shows Little Benefit
A new study published in JAMA found neladenoson bialanate did not improve exercise capacity among patients suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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Drug Shows Benefit for Osteoarthritis Patients
A drug called tanezumab reduced pain and improved physical function in patients with osteoarthritis, although more research on safety is needed, according to a study published in JAMA.
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Vitamin D Supplements and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Daily vitamin D supplements did not significantly reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes among adults at high risk for the disease, according to a large clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Pink Noise Boosts Deep Sleep in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients
Gentle sound stimulation played during deep sleep enhanced deep or slow-wave sleep for people with mild cognitive impairment, who are at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Restrictions on Electronic Medical Records Show Little Benefit
Restricting physicians’ ability to view multiple patient records at the same time did not reduce wrong-patient orders, according to a large clinical trial published in JAMA.
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Self-Management Intervention Improves Asthma Outcomes in Older Adults
A targeted intervention to support asthma self-management significantly improved outcomes and medication adherence among older adults with asthma, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Many Preventive Antibiotics Prescribed by Dentists Are Unnecessary
More than 80 percent of antibiotics prescribed before dental procedures to prevent infection are unnecessary, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Radiation Plus Chemotherapy Doesn’t Improve Endometrial Cancer Recurrence-Free Survival
In a surprising new finding, radiation combined with chemotherapy did not increase recurrence-free survival in women with stage III/IVA endometrial cancer following surgery.
