Pandemic had many young athletes reconsidering their sport (HealthDay)—The pause in youth sports caused by the COVID-19 pandemic wound up shaking some budding athletes to their core, a new U.S. survey shows. Aug 31, 2021 0 7
Outcome good at one year for majority of PIMS-TS patients (HealthDay)—A majority of patients with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (PIMS-TS) have good medium- and long-term outcomes, according ... Aug 31, 2021 0 3
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among patients in two urban emergency departments Vaccine hesitancy is common among emergency department (ED) patients, and more common among Black and younger patients, independent of education level. This is the conclusion of a study titled COVID‐19 Vaccine Hesitancy ... Aug 31, 2021 0 2
New mechanism preventing toxic DNA lesions opens up therapeutic avenues for Huntington's disease A new mechanism that stops the progression of Huntington's disease in cells has been identified by scientists at UCL and the University of Cambridge, as part of their research groups at the UK Dementia Research Institute. Aug 31, 2021 0 118
New study provides insight into lung scarring diseases without risky biopsy Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common and severe form of lung disease characterized by relentless scarring leading to death within an average of four years from the time of diagnosis. The poorly understood ... Aug 31, 2021 0 24
Married patients experience better outcomes following total joint arthroplasty with increased psychosocial support A recent study, "Effect of Marital Status on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty," looked at contributing factors toward the best and safest environment for a patient to recuperate following total knee arthroplasty ... Aug 31, 2021 0 14
Western Balkan nations postpone school openings due to virus Kosovo on Tuesday postponed the beginning of the school year for students up through high school by two weeks following a surge of infections due to the delta variant, and new precautions were taken in other Western Balkan ... Aug 31, 2021 0 4
Five common thinking traps and how to avoid them Have you ever fallen into a thinking trap? Aug 31, 2021 0 43
Higher complication rates and adverse events shown when cannabis is used prior to orthopaedic surgeries According to three studies presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), using cannabis before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) can lead to increased ... Aug 31, 2021 0 27
Study shows risk of prolonged opioid use in older, opioid-naïve patient populations following hip fracture surgery A new study presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found there is a notable risk of prolonged opioid use in older patient populations following musculoskeletal injury. ... Aug 31, 2021 0 71
