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Do You Need a Third Opinion?

08:00 23 September in Uncategorized by

Sometimes you need more experts to break a tie. When you, or someone you love, faces a serious or life-threatening medical condition, a medical second opinion can guide crucial treatment decisions you and your doctor make. But what happens when your first and second opinions clash? What you need to...

Could estrogen help treat Parkinson’s?

15:47 23 August in Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Uncategorized by

Roughly 600,000 people across the United States and Canada suffer from Parkinson’s disease and researchers have long been aware of the increased risk that comes with age. Men and postmenopausal women have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s than premenopausal women do, which lead researchers to examine the link...

WorldCare Consortium® MSO providers Dana-Farber and Boston Children’s Hospital develop a preventive measure to breast cancer

15:03 09 April in Uncategorized by

Researchers and doctors alike recognize the importance of preventing or reversing cancer before patients are in the position of having to treat more advanced cases. Michael Goldberg, Ph.D., of Dana-Farber has contributed to a collaborative group effort into research that demonstrates how particular cancer cases...

Testicular Cancer: Misdiagnosis in Australia

08:00 04 July in Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health, Health by worldcare

Ben Smith, a 25-year-old resident of New South Wales, Australia, was concerned about a hard lump on his left testicle in December of 2017, when his general practitioner told him that the swelling and pain was probably just hormonal and that the lump did not...

Research from WorldCare Consortium® member Dana-Farber Cancer Institute indicates blood test’s potential for early detection of lung cancer

11:59 05 June in Diagnosis by worldcare

A study led by doctors at WorldCare Consortium® member Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has found that a test analyzing free-floating DNA in the blood may be able to detect early-stage lung cancer. A preliminary report from the on-going Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study, which is...

Fibromyalgia: Diagnostic Criteria and the Danger of Misdiagnosis

09:17 22 January in Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine by worldcare

Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain disorder that affects an estimated 10 million people in the U.S. and an estimated three to six percent of the world population. The disorder causes widespread pain and tenderness to touch that can occur body-wide or migrate over the body....