Health News

Tuning out arthritis pain with radio energy

2017-07-20T16:25:11+00:00

A noninvasive treatment for knee arthritis has been developed that uses cooled radio energy to target and interrupt pain signals. Known as “Coolief,” the procedure can provide several months of relief from chronic arthritis pain for patients for whom surgery is not an option. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily

Long Workdays May Be Bad for Your Heart

2017-07-20T12:00:04+00:00

Compared with people who worked 35 to 40 hours a week, those who worked more than 55 hours had a 40 percent increased risk of atrial fibrillation. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog

Growing a Baby After a Tumor

2017-07-20T07:00:00+00:00

To me, this growth, this mass, was indistinguishable from the last one. Was it trying to kill me? Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog