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Patient benefit
Patient benefit is used to assess the efficacy and feasibility of medical treatments. To assess patient benefit, a clear understanding of the patient's health prior to and after a procedure, treatment, or intervention is compared. Treatments which generate a patient benefit, with minimal or acceptable risks, may be approved for further clinical use.
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NOV 23, 2017Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Health & Medicine
In the United States, approximately 400,000 people are living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Worldwide the number jumps t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 22, 2017Health & Medicine
While medical cannabis use is becoming more and more widespread, you may have some commonly held misconceptions about th ...Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 19, 2017Cancer
Cancer patients participating in clinical trials may have their expectations set too high, say researchers. In particula ...NOV 16, 2017Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings because of four companies that are marketing unproven ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2017Neuroscience
Glioblastoma is an aggressive form cancer that has a meager survival rate. Sadly, despite hundreds of research studies, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 07, 2017Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 05, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Economics may be a factor in deciding who is ultimately benefits from the information that genetic testing provides.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2017Cancer
Aspirin, one of the cheapest and most readily available drugs, may help people avoid a host of gastrointestinal cancers, ...OCT 31, 2017Health & Medicine
When a woman enters menopause, it can be a difficult adjustment. Physical issues like hot flashes, night sweats, mood ch ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 25, 2017Health & Medicine
Pick up any magazine that deals with health or fitness and you will find that exercise is vital. Diet is the other half ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti ...OCT 21, 2017Videos
A new kind of treatment for some kinds of cancer has been in development for many years. Called CAR T-cell therapy, for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2017Videos
New organs are a very limited and desperately needed resource. Being able to generate new ones easily when they were nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Cardiology
There’s a new explanation for why a unique type of heart failure doesn’t respond to traditional drugs used t ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
If there are only two things to be said about proton therapy, the first is that it is superior in treatment quality for ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 18, 2017Neuroscience
Mushrooms, at least the kind referred to as "magic" are not usually considered a remedy for a severe illness, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re ...OCT 16, 2017Neuroscience
Video games and the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensitize players to r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2017Cardiology
The ancient art of Tai Chi could benefit heart disease patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, which, m ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 10, 2017Cancer
A new survey finds that women who undergo double mastectomy for early stage breast cancer are nearly 8 times more likely ...
NOV 23, 2017
Cardiology
Two diets that independently lower blood pressure have a greater synergistic effect on blood pressure when combined. Fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
In the United States, approximately 400,000 people are living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Worldwide the number jumps t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
While medical cannabis use is becoming more and more widespread, you may have some commonly held misconceptions about th
...
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 19, 2017
Cancer
Cancer patients participating in clinical trials may have their expectations set too high, say researchers. In particula
...
NOV 16, 2017
Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings because of four companies that are marketing unproven ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Glioblastoma is an aggressive form cancer that has a meager survival rate. Sadly, despite hundreds of research studies,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 07, 2017
Neuroscience
For patients with Parkinson's disease or epilepsy, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can allow their tremors and seizures
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 05, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Economics may be a factor in deciding who is ultimately benefits from the information that genetic testing provides.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2017
Cancer
Aspirin, one of the cheapest and most readily available drugs, may help people avoid a host of gastrointestinal cancers,
...
OCT 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
When a woman enters menopause, it can be a difficult adjustment. Physical issues like hot flashes, night sweats, mood ch
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 25, 2017
Health & Medicine
Pick up any magazine that deals with health or fitness and you will find that exercise is vital. Diet is the other half
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti
...
OCT 21, 2017
Videos
A new kind of treatment for some kinds of cancer has been in development for many years. Called CAR T-cell therapy, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2017
Videos
New organs are a very limited and desperately needed resource. Being able to generate new ones easily when they were nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Cardiology
There’s a new explanation for why a unique type of heart failure doesn’t respond to traditional drugs used t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
If there are only two things to be said about proton therapy, the first is that it is superior in treatment quality for
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Mushrooms, at least the kind referred to as "magic" are not usually considered a remedy for a severe illness,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re
...
OCT 16, 2017
Neuroscience
Video games and the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensitize players to r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2017
Cardiology
The ancient art of Tai Chi could benefit heart disease patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, which, m
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 10, 2017
Cancer
A new survey finds that women who undergo double mastectomy for early stage breast cancer are nearly 8 times more likely
...