Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Hip muscle exercises could help amputees improve functional mobility
Strengthening hip muscles could be key to improve mobility in people with a below-the-knee amputation, new research has shown.
Feb 21, 2023
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News tagged with military personnel
Psychology & Psychiatry
Treatment for combat-related PTSD advances with method shown to be fast, effective
Study findings out today in JAMA Network Open show an important step forward in treating the psychological injuries of war.
Jan 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A three-dose malaria vaccine shows safety, efficacy in West African adults
A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria—called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine—demonstrated safety and efficacy when tested in adults living in Burkina Faso, West Africa, which ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Health informatics
Analysis of health-related tweets paints worrying picture in Ukraine
Since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the international community has voiced its concerns about the deteriorating conditions in the country.
Dec 22, 2022
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Health
In some US zip codes, young men face more risk of firearm death than those deployed in recent wars
The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even—young men in some U.S. zip codes face disproportionately ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Health
Ambulance workers walk out in strike-hit UK
Striking ambulance workers in England and Wales manned picket lines on Wednesday, escalating a pay dispute between the government and a host of public-sector staff.
Dec 20, 2022
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Health
UK nurses stage new walkout over pay
UK nurses on Tuesday staged a second one-day strike amid an increasingly acrimonious fight with the government for better wages and warnings that patient safety could be jeopardised.
Dec 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
As links to MS deepen, researchers accelerate efforts to develop an Epstein-Barr vaccine
Maybe you've never heard of the Epstein-Barr virus. But it knows all about you.
Oct 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fast and effective treatment for PTSD in military personnel and veterans
New research reveals posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a serious and disabling mental disorder—can be treated with intensive daily exposure therapy over two weeks, rather than the typical prolonged weekly exposure ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Medications
Lots of 'THC-free' CBD products contain THC: Study
You might be getting a little unwanted something extra when you buy a CBD product at your local grocers or supplements store, a new study warns.
Jun 24, 2022
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