Taichung Veterans General Hospital

This study tested whether a simple exercise program could help older adults feel better during a hospital stay. Researchers assigned 100 hospitalized patients aged 65 and older to either do daily exercises or receive standard care. The goal was to see if activities like walking a…

This study tested whether a drug called theophylline could help people regain their sense of smell after a head injury. 158 adults who did not improve with standard treatments were randomly assigned to take either theophylline or a placebo, along with daily smell training, for si…

This small, completed study tested whether a treatment called extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) could help breast cancer survivors with axillary web syndrome (AWS). AWS causes painful cords under the arm and limits shoulder movement after surgery. The researchers wanted to…

This study looked back at medical records to understand if surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck before radiation treatment helps patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer. Researchers analyzed data from 7 patients to see if this approach improved survival or prevented the…

This study looked back at medical records of 300 breast cancer patients who had rehabilitation after surgery. Researchers used machine learning (a type of AI) to analyze factors like surgery type and complications to build a model. The goal is to predict how long future patients …

This study aimed to understand how often a specific type of heart problem occurs in people with advanced lung cancer who are taking targeted drugs called EGFR-TKIs. Researchers followed 100 patients to monitor their heart function before and during treatment. The goal was to gath…