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Knee replacement may ‘turn back the clock’ for arthritis pain

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Knee replacement surgery may significantly ease pain and improve leg function and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a recent study suggests. While surgery doesn’t restore the same level of comfort and function patients had in their younger years, before they developed arthritis, the authors write in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology that knee replacement can serve as a time

Knee replacement may ‘turn back the clock’ for arthritis pain

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Knee replacement surgery may significantly ease pain and improve leg function and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a recent study suggests. While surgery doesn’t restore the same level of comfort and function patients had in their younger years, before they developed arthritis, the authors write in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology that knee replacement can serve as a time

Myanmar health minister curbs military appointments after rare protest

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy Mclaughlin YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s health minister on Wednesday scrapped plans to fill more of the 300 vacancies at his ministry with military personnel, after thousands of people joined a rare online protest against eight initial appointments. The Black Ribbon Movement, launched this week by medical workers and doctors following the appointments, called on the government to end the “militarization” of the ministry. “We

Myanmar health minister curbs military appointments after rare protest

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy Mclaughlin YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s health minister on Wednesday scrapped plans to fill more of the 300 vacancies at his ministry with military personnel, after thousands of people joined a rare online protest against eight initial appointments. The Black Ribbon Movement, launched this week by medical workers and doctors following the appointments, called on the government to end the “militarization” of the ministry. “We

Myanmar health minister curbs military appointments after rare protest

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy Mclaughlin YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s health minister on Wednesday scrapped plans to fill more of the 300 vacancies at his ministry with military personnel, after thousands of people joined a rare online protest against eight initial appointments. The Black Ribbon Movement, launched this week by medical workers and doctors following the appointments, called on the government to end the “militarization” of the ministry. “We