8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (243+ words) Disparities in sex, race and ethnicity exist in diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome among U. S. adults meeting standard diagnostic criteria, according to study results published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. An analysis of survey data showed women were more likely to…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (60+ words) Acupuncture performed during total hip arthroplasty as part of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol may improve immediate postoperative pain and reduce early opioid use, according to results. “ This is something that is very, very safe, ” Stephanie I. Cheng, MD,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (232+ words) NEW ORLEANS " An implantable shock absorber may provide sustained pain relief, high rates of survivorship and functional improvement in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis, according to results presented here. Sherman and colleagues prospectively collected and analyzed data from 81 patients with…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (299+ words) Cannabis use was associated with lower risk for alcohol-associated liver disease over 3 years among patients with alcohol use disorder, according to results of a large multi-institutional study presented at The Liver Meeting. Analyses showed individuals with cannabis use disorder appeared…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (884+ words) ORLANDO " Exagamglogene autotemcel helped children with beta thalassemia achieve transfusion independence and prevented vaso-occlusive crises among those with sickle cell disease in a pair of phase 3 trials. Early data, presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, showed 100% of evaluable patients…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (795+ words) Patients who received a corticosteroid injection for knee osteoarthritis demonstrated more disease progression than those who received hyaluronic acid, according to findings published in Radiology. The researchers used epidemiologic data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI), a multicenter, longitudinal, prospective study…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (165+ words) Giusti and colleagues retrospectively reviewed data from 225 patients with Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1 to 2 knee OA who received either umbilical cord-derived PRP (n = 75) or adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (n = 150) after knee arthroscopy between January 2023 and December 2025. The researchers assessed WOMAC, KOOS…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (183+ words) Conflict of interest reporting is flawed and inconsistent across clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections in knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research. Information of interest included details about the study, authors and their affiliations....

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (401+ words) CHICAGO " Corticosteroid plus lidocaine injections failed to show benefit over lidocaine-only injections in knee osteoarthritis, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2025. "Corticosteroid injections are widely used to treat the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis," Joshua Baker, MD, MSCE, of the…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1077+ words) A group-based cycling intervention bested standard physiotherapy in improving pain and functionality in hip osteoarthritis, according to findings published in The Lancet Rheumatology. Thomas Wainwright, Ph D, PT, professor of orthopedics at Bournemouth University, in the United Kingdom, and colleagues…...