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Steady hand: how to do open-heart surgery in a quake
When the ground started shaking in Mexico City on September 19, many people ran out into the street.
Oct 22, 2017
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Earthquake experiences of visually impaired documented
Recent earthquakes in the lower North and upper South Islands have been a stark reminder of the challenges residents confronted during the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010/2011.
Jan 23, 2017
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Medical research
Ultrasound enhancement provides clarity to damaged tendons, ligaments
The potential was hidden in plain sight, pretty much since the beginning of medical ultrasound. But it took an expert in earthquake waves to unearth the idea that sound waves reflected from human bodies could reveal not only ...
Sep 20, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Japan quake shows how stress alters the brain
(HealthDay)—A small study of people who experienced the devastating 2011 earthquake in Japan shows that although traumatic events can shrink parts of the brain, some of those regions can rebound once a person's self-esteem ...
Apr 29, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Disasters can prompt older children to be more giving, younger children to be more selfish
(Medical Xpress)—A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting 9-year-olds to be more willing to share, while 6-year-olds become more selfish. Researchers at the University of Toronto, the University ...
Jan 30, 2013
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Health
US health security research not balanced enough to meet goals, study suggests
Federal support for health security research is heavily weighted toward preparing for bioterrorism and other biological threats, providing significantly less funding for challenges such as monster storms or attacks with conventional ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A plan to stop cholera's spread: Professor proposes antibiotics for relief workers to prevent outbreaks
A Harvard medical specialist suggested Monday that relief workers and peacekeepers from cholera-endemic countries should be treated with antibiotics before they serve in other nations, to avoid repeating the Haitian epidemic ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Cardiology
Rising cardiovascular incidence after Japanese earthquake 2011
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, which hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Health
U.S. health systems not ready for catastrophes: report
(HealthDay) -- In many parts of the United States, the infrastructure and systems to deliver health care during or after catastrophic disasters such as major earthquakes or widespread disease outbreaks are rudimentary at ...
Mar 21, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Advice for parents affected by earthquake in Syria, Turkey and neighboring countries
Researchers at The University of Manchester have released some brief and simple advice for parents and caregivers of children and young people affected by the earthquakes in Syria, Turkey and neighboring countries.
Feb 9, 2023
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