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Most people think an ear piercing is “healed” the minute it stops hurting. Not quite. The outside can look fine while the inside is still patching itself up. People will often ask, “What length of time is required for ear piercings aftercare?” The answer is that duration depends on the site of pierce; i.e., lobes […]

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Introduction: Kids like to run and play but sometimes they can hurt their teeth. It is key to know what to do immediately. If a tooth gets knocked out, then softly rinse it with water. Don’t scrub it. Try to put it back in its place if you cannot, have it in a cup of […]

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People of all ages can improve their speaking and communication skills with speech therapy. The correct method makes a big difference, whether someone is trying to improve language skills, talk clearly, or stutter-free. Many want to know how to maximize their therapy time and get results more quickly.   Regular at-home practice, useful technology, family support, […]

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Medical debt is sometimes unavoidable, and it’s often unplanned, especially when emergencies occur. Whatever the cause or urgency, debt is still treated in the same way by the service provider.  Credit score damage is still reported when accounts are mishandled. Billing errors, delayed insurance posting, and confusing statements can lead to balances that grow until […]

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The medical aesthetics has changed drastically in the last 10 years. Formerly a niche end of the market concentrating mainly on appearance touches, this has matured into an ultra high-tech healthcare segment combining clinical precision with data analytics and patient-centered care. Today’s med spas have graduated well beyond just injectables and lasering—the way they offer treatments and technology […]

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Technology is honestly one of the most refreshing things. Just when you think you know all there is to know about technology, it enters a completely new market that you would never have thought it could impact as positively. This is very much the case with at-home patient care medical equipment. You didn’t think that […]

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Higher-order aberrations were corrected by around 75% in eyes with keratoconus fitted with Zenlens Chroma HOA, according to data presented at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium.
“Patients with keratoconus absolutely gain the most [from higher-order aberration-correcting lenses], and that has everything to do with the back surface of their cornea,” Jason Jedlicka, OD, FAAO, FSLS, clinical professor and chief of cornea and contact lens service at Indiana University School of Optometry, told Healio. “It’s the posterior cornea that creates the [higher-order aberrations]

A 3-day meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that was scheduled for next week has been called off, HHS confirmed to Healio on Thursday.
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said additional details will be shared as they become available.
The meeting, set for Feb. 25-27, would have been the first gathering of the ACIP since HHS announced an overhaul of the CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule last month. The ACIP has three regularly scheduled meetings each year.
STAT first reported the possibility that the meeting would be postponed after health officials failed to meet a

According to data presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, ACL tears were seen with higher frequency in men vs. women in patients who presented for MRI with a primary complaint of knee pain.
These results are contrary to the majority of previously published literature on ACL tears, which have consistently found women, particularly young female athletes, to be at higher risk.
“Potentially our study, which included patients imaged for all causes of knee pain, captured a subset of the population where men are at higher risk than women,” Jenifer Pitman, MD, assistant

Long-term evaluation of the randomized ASPREE trial and an observational follow-up study confirmed prior results that low-dose aspirin did not reduce cancer incidence among older adults and significantly increased risk for cancer mortality.
However, individuals who received low-dose aspirin and did not develop cancer during the initial 5-year trial period had no significant risk for cancer mortality during the next half decade during which no trial medication was taken.
“Most everyone would like to think that aspirin would be this wonder drug,” Suzanne G. Orchard, PhD, associate professor and