Having an x-ray to diagnose knee arthritis might make you more likely to consider potentially unnecessary surgery
Half of Australians who visit their GP for knee pain will get an X-ray. But new research shows this route of diagnosis may do ...
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New minimally invasive treatment offers relief for knee pain
The treatment, called genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation, is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat knee pain ...
NHS worker left in pain "like labour" after waiting 2.5 years for treatment
A NHS worker from Bath has been left in pain as bad as labour after waiting two-and-a-half years for treatment. Lisa Matthews ...
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How much weight loss is too much? Pharma is pushing the limit with new obesity drugs
One participant lost 22% of her weight in nine months — substantially faster than the rate seen with approved GLP-1 drugs ...
Mum thought son's leg pain was 'pulled muscle' from football until shock cancer diagnosis
Lain Blevins was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer after experiencing leg pain, which he and his family put down to ...
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Pope Francis’ Health: Here’s a Timeline of His Medical Issues in Recent Years
The Vatican said the Pontiff’s schedule has been cleared through at least the morning of Feb. 17 while he undergoes tests and ...
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Breakthrough artificial knee cartilage is more durable than natural tissue
Scientists at Duke University have developed a gel-based material that could serve as a replacement for knee cartilage. This ...
An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?
A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely ...
What to know about the pope’s hospitalization
The pope remains hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday after doctors discovered a more complex respiratory tract infection than he ...