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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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OCT 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2017Cancer
Proponents of marijuana often cite the medical benefits of this recreational drug. But how prevalent is marijuana use in ...SEP 19, 2017Cancer
A common over-the-counter drug that pilots often take to alleviate jetlag may also help cancer patients ease the pain fr ...SEP 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing ...SEP 05, 2017Cardiology
There are two sides to heart disease, literally corresponding to the two sides of the heart, left and right. There are d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
After waiting for months and even years for a kidney, those who had a successful kidney transplant must still continue t ...AUG 28, 2017Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen ...AUG 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha ...AUG 27, 2017Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 22, 2017Cancer
A relatively recent class of cancer drugs may be more potent than scientists thought, having both the capacity to stop c ...AUG 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r ...AUG 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a drug that has slowed the progression of a rare genetic disease in clinical trials.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2017Cancer
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better ...AUG 12, 2017Videos
We now know a lot about the human genome, and researchers are striving to bring that knowledge to the clinic where it wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2017Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2017Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A man hoping surgery would leave him better endowed than before tragically died from complications related to the proced ...AUG 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough by successfully repairing a deleterious genetic mutation in a human embryo that cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a way to highlight tumor tissue so it can be more effectively identified and removed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2017Cancer
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined DNA repair genes and whether mutations in these gene ...JUL 26, 2017Cancer
Although overall cancer risks are on the decline, the African American group still has the highest cancer death rate of ...
OCT 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2017
Cancer
Proponents of marijuana often cite the medical benefits of this recreational drug. But how prevalent is marijuana use in
...
SEP 19, 2017
Cancer
A common over-the-counter drug that pilots often take to alleviate jetlag may also help cancer patients ease the pain fr
...
SEP 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing
...
SEP 05, 2017
Cardiology
There are two sides to heart disease, literally corresponding to the two sides of the heart, left and right. There are d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
After waiting for months and even years for a kidney, those who had a successful kidney transplant must still continue t
...
AUG 28, 2017
Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen
...
AUG 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha
...
AUG 27, 2017
Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 22, 2017
Cancer
A relatively recent class of cancer drugs may be more potent than scientists thought, having both the capacity to stop c
...
AUG 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r
...
AUG 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a drug that has slowed the progression of a rare genetic disease in clinical trials.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2017
Cancer
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better
...
AUG 12, 2017
Videos
We now know a lot about the human genome, and researchers are striving to bring that knowledge to the clinic where it wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2017
Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A man hoping surgery would leave him better endowed than before tragically died from complications related to the proced
...
AUG 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough by successfully repairing a deleterious genetic mutation in a human embryo that cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a way to highlight tumor tissue so it can be more effectively identified and removed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2017
Cancer
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined DNA repair genes and whether mutations in these gene
...
JUL 26, 2017
Cancer
Although overall cancer risks are on the decline, the African American group still has the highest cancer death rate of
...