Each year doctors perform a procedure on tens of thousands of seniors that is supposed to make them able to walk better and live without pain.
But study after study shows it’s a sham.
It doesn’t work at all. It’s no better than a placebo.
… Read MoreWhat if you have a heart attack and all the top interventional cardiologists are out of town?
A new study shows that you’re better off.
Harvard Medical School researchers looked at what happens to heart attack victims when there is a big cardiology conference. That’s when top heart specialists are out of town. They are unavailable to treat patients.
… Read MorePain researcher Dr. Pavel Goldstein was at his wife’s bedside during the delivery of their daughter.
Labor is said to be among the most excruciating types of pain humans can suffer.1
… Read MoreIn April 2016, a Virginia dentist called the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
His life was in danger.
He was suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It’s a progressive and often fatal lung disease.
… Read MoreOpioid drugs like Vicodin and oxycodone have a reputation as being really strong painkillers. After all, if they are that addictive…they must get rid of the pain, right?
A definitive new study shows that’s bunk. They actually provide less pain relief than over-the-counter painkillers like ibuprofen and Tylenol.1
… Read MoreWhen you get cancer, how do doctors decide what treatment to give you?
At least in part, they rely on guidelines produced by the U.S. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). It’s a little-known group of doctors with big clout. They recommend what cancer drugs should be used in which situations.
They frequently recommend that cancer medications be used beyond the situations for which they were approved by the FDA.… Read More