More money was spent on musculoskeletal disorders, such as osteoarthritis and back pain, than any other disease, condition or injury in Australia, suggests a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report, Disease expenditure in…
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FDA Has Approved a New MS Medication: What to Know
A new treatment has been approved for people with multiple sclerosis. In clinical trials, the medication demonstrated that it reduced relapses by 30.5 percent compared with other MS medications. Ponvory is taken once a day. Other MS medications are taken…
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New Arthritic Knee Pain Treatment Can Lessen Pain Without Surgery
A nonsurgical, minimally invasive treatment effectively provides pain relief both immediately and in the long term. Patients usually go home the same day after a short post-operative observation after undergoing genicular artery embolization or GAE. By reducing inflammation, researchers found…
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Research Suggests That Rheumatoid Arthritis May Be 2 Different Diseases
Researchers say rheumatoid arthritis may actually be two diseases instead of just one. They recommend that the disease be divided into two types: people with autoantibodies and people without them. They say people with autoantibodies appear to have better long-term…
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