Ever wondered how beta thalassemia affects bones? In India, this is a puzzle that doctors are trying to solve. They don’t have many guidelines, so researchers took it upon themselves to dig deeper. They examined the blood of people with this condition, looking for signs of bone growth and deteriorat
In India, the meniscus root tears — specifically the medial and lateral ones — are an issue that deserves special attention. These tears can happen due to various reasons and lead to different patterns of damage. Scientists wanted to learn more about why these tears occur and how they look in the In
Did you know that how well patients understand their health can really impact their surgery results? A recent study decided to check this out by looking at general surgery patients. They wanted to see if these patients knew enough about their health to make good decisions. The study found that heal
Researchers sat down with 20 cancer patients in their homes to hear their stories. They recorded and studied these narratives using a special tool called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC). They also looked at common themes using Thematic Analysis. Compared to people without cancer, these pati
Heart failure can greatly affect a person's daily life, leading to frequent hospital visits and worsening symptoms. To understand and address these issues, hospitals started using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). In 2022, a large academic hospital in Toronto, Canada, included PROMs in thei
Many health guidelines advise specific low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets and strong lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) for patients at high risk. But what happens when these targets are met using moderate-intensity statins? Do physicians need to increase LLT further? We explored this que
Ever wondered how doctors pick the right surgery for you? It turns out, they might be looking at something called the Risk Analysis Index, or RAI. This is like a frailty score that helps them decide how tough you are before an operation. When it comes to fixing a rectal prolapse, doctors can go thro
Ever wondered how cancer cells trick the immune system into turning a blind eye? Well, there's an enzyme called Deltex E3 ubiquitin ligase 2, or DTX2, that does just that in liver cancer. Scientists found out that this enzyme helps cancer cells in the liver attract certain immune cells called neutro
Ever wondered how patients and dentists feel about digital dentures compared to the traditional ones? Researchers decided to find out by looking at studies that compared the two. They wanted to know if there was a difference in how patients felt about their dentures and how dentists thought they wor
Over the past 15 years, a lot has changed in how doctors diagnose and treat a liver disease called hepatic echinococcosis in Xinjiang, China. This disease is caused by a tiny worm. Researchers looked at data from six hospitals in the region from 2009 to 2023 and found some interesting trends. First
