(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical... 
(MedPage Today) -- Cervical epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) accrued more evidence backing its safety and feasibility as a treatment for chronic upper-limb paresis in stroke survivors.
In a pilot study, seven people got SCS neuroprosthetic... 
(MedPage Today) -- People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who used GLP-1 receptor agonists were less likely to undergo knee replacement surgery, an analysis of a large records database indicated.
Compared with otherwise similar OA patients not taking... 
(MedPage Today) -- With their sleek black bodies and shock absorbers, powered scooters are an attractive toy. For many, they seem like a convenient solution to urban traffic, but based on what I've seen in the trauma department, they may be causing... 
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with lower back pain related to spinal disc herniation got no more relief from the antibiotic combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate than from placebo in a randomized trial, creating new confusion around this approach... 
(MedPage Today) -- A 74-year-old falls while using a walker. Rather than being a protective factor, the walker could be the culprit in this mishap. Surprisingly, nearly half of all the problems associated with "mobility assistance devices" (MADs... 
(MedPage Today) -- There was little room for error but plenty of confusion regarding the dosing of cangrelor (Kengreal) for perioperative antiplatelet bridging, according to a retrospective chart review.
Among 222 patients who got their index... 
(MedPage Today) -- Pairing intrawound tobramycin with vancomycin powder was no better than vancomycin alone at preventing deep surgical site infections among patients with periarticular tibial fractures at high risk of infection, the randomized... 
(MedPage Today) -- Healthy mice receiving injections of nerve growth factor (NGF) into their knee joints developed multiple joint abnormalities seen in osteoarthritis (OA), suggesting that the substance does a lot more than just stimulate pain... 
(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians are buzzing about "The Pitt's" recent portrayal of an orthopedic surgeon and how the specialty is perceived.
In season 2, episode 10, Dr. Brendon Park -- referred to as "Park the Shark" by his ER colleagues -... 
(MedPage Today) -- Kinesio taping -- also known as KT tape -- may dampen joint and muscle pain in the short term, but the evidence is highly uncertain, an overview of systematic reviews showed.
KT tape may reduce pain intensity in the immediate... 
(MedPage Today) -- An investigational infusion drug provided more pain relief for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee than did placebo in a 17-week, phase II clinical trial, researchers said.
Pain scores as rated with the Western Ontario... 
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) fared no better with wrist splinting, a widely prescribed conservative therapy, than with a simple soft wrap in a "placebo"-controlled randomized trial, researchers reported.
With CTS... 
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Jeff Webb, 76, an entrepreneur who started a cheerleading business and also was a mentor to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, died from a head injury... 
(MedPage Today) -- A 19-month-old girl was born with a "tail-like" appendage on her lower back that grew larger over time and made walking independently difficult.
A physical exam revealed an extra limb resembling "a flexed thigh with a partially... 
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