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The United States Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, recently issued new guidelines on who should be screened for lung cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the impact. Nelson: What this study did …
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For the majority of people with type 2 diabetes, weight loss of 15% of their body weight should be first among therapies to manage the condition, a recent study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, comments. Kalyani: …
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Intensive and personalized physical rehabilitation one to two months after a stroke helps people recover better, a recent study showed, but getting such services paid for remains a challenge. Steven Zeiler, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says technology can …
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Intensive physical therapy delivered to people one to two months after having a stroke and having already received usual rehabilitative services further improved their functioning, a recent study showed. Steven Zeiler, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says this is …
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People who’d had a stroke, got standard rehabilitation followed by more intensive physical therapy saw better recovery, if they got the additional therapy in the first two months after their stroke, a much awaited study finds. Steven Zeiler, a stroke …
