Taking Control of Kidney Health Cuts Disease Risk by 31%
A 10-year study from China followed 1,160 people with moderate kidney disease to see if active self-management helped. Patients who participated in a …
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How to Handle Skin Problems from a New PKU Treatment
Pegvaliase is an exciting new medicine that helps people with PKU (a rare genetic condition) eat more freely by lowering dangerous chemicals in their blood. …
Read MoreCan AI Chatbots Teach You About Celiac Disease?
Researchers tested three popular AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude) to see how well they answer common questions about celiac disease and …
Read MoreWhat Doctors Are Learning About Helping Patients Understand Their Health
Researchers looked at thousands of medical studies from around the world to understand what doctors and scientists are learning about health …
Read MoreBelieving in Yourself Helps Control Diabetes Better
Researchers in Oman studied 225 adults with type 2 diabetes to understand how confident people feel about managing their disease and whether that confidence …
Read MoreNew Way to Teach Cancer Patients About Food Helps Them Stay Healthy
Cancer patients getting radiation treatment often struggle with nutrition and weight loss. Researchers tested a new teaching method called Pecha Kucha—a …
Read MoreTeaching Patients Helps Leg Ulcers Heal Faster
Researchers tested whether teaching patients about leg ulcers could help them heal better. They studied 87 people with venous leg ulcers (painful sores on the …
Read MoreMost Migraine Patients Don't Know Their Triggers—Here's Why
Researchers surveyed 515 people with migraines to see how much they knew about what causes their headaches and whether doctors were helping them manage these …
Read MoreWhy People With Diabetes in Asian Cultures Struggle to Talk to Doctors
A new study looked at why people with diabetes in Taiwan have trouble managing their diet and controlling their blood sugar. Researchers found that cultural …
Read MoreWhy Some African Nurses Need Better Diabetes Training
Researchers looked at studies from sub-Saharan Africa to understand how well nurses know about diabetes and what helps or hurts their learning. They found that …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps People Understand the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy
Researchers created a new questionnaire called iKETO-KNOW to help patients and caregivers understand the ketogenic diet, a special eating plan used to treat …
Read MoreNurses and Nutritionists Working Together to Help Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
When people have both diabetes and high blood pressure at the same time, they need extra help managing their health. This research looked at how nurses and …
Read MoreWhy Your Attitude About High Uric Acid Matters More Than You Think
Researchers studied 406 people with high uric acid levels (a condition that can lead to gout and heart problems) to understand how their knowledge, attitudes, …
Read MoreWhy Heart Patients Struggle to Stay Healthy: Real Stories
Researchers in Iran interviewed 31 heart disease patients and 8 healthcare workers to understand why people with heart problems find it hard to make healthy …
Read MoreMost People With Type 2 Diabetes Don't Know Enough About Their Disease
Researchers in Portugal asked 365 people with type 2 diabetes what they knew about managing their condition. They found that most people had only average …
Read MoreTeam Care Helps Stop Kidney Damage from Diabetes
Researchers in Taiwan tested a new way to help people with early-stage kidney damage from diabetes. They worked with 355 patients who received personalized …
Read MoreCan Better Diabetes Education Help Control Blood Sugar?
Researchers in Switzerland are testing whether a new approach to teaching people with type 2 diabetes can help them manage their condition better. The program …
Read MoreHead and Neck Cancer Patients Need Better Information to Make Decisions
Researchers looked at what information head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers need to make good treatment decisions. They found that patients want …
Read MoreNutrition Coaching Helps Kidney Disease Patients Feel Better and Stay Healthier
A new study from Spain shows that kidney disease patients who received personalized nutrition coaching felt better and had improved health measures compared to …
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