Is sitting with your legs crossed actually bad for you?
Most of us were told off at some point for how we sat. "Don't cross your legs, you'll ruin your knees." "You'll get varicose veins." "Sit properly." "Sit up straight."
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Allied health news
Hearing loss linked to slower, less stable dual-task gait in older adults
Cognitive and physical training can help older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) maintain or improve their ability to move and think simultaneously, but hearing ability and sex influence outcomes, according to a ...
Apr 7, 2026
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The dark side of music as 'therapy'
A violinist plays in a cancer ward. A playlist loops in the waiting room. A surgeon hums along to the radio mid-operation. We assume, almost without thinking, that music helps. But what if it doesn't—or worse, what if it ...
Apr 7, 2026
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How far can automation and AI support psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy has always been a deeply human endeavor: a patient talking, a therapist listening and responding, and healing happening through words. But with the rapid rise of conversational artificial intelligence, particularly ...
Apr 7, 2026
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New study aims to help NHS turn ideas into action quicker
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian have developed a new, practical approach to help NHS Health Boards plan and implement innovation more effectively—in spite of increasing pressures on time, workforce ...
Apr 6, 2026
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Setting standards of care for brain injuries in first responders
Management of sports-related concussions has come a long way in the past 25 years: Once considered a minor problem involving minimal time out of the game, a severe knock to the head is now assessed as a potential traumatic ...
Apr 6, 2026
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After hospital discharge: What a 30-day trial suggests about pharmacist follow-up for seniors
Older hospitalized patients who struggled with taking their medications correctly were 10% less likely to need to return to the hospital if they had a pharmacist's help at discharge, according to a new multisite clinical ...
Apr 6, 2026
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Loneliness tied to pro-inflammatory gene expression in chronic leg and foot wounds
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere have linked loneliness in patients with chronic leg and foot wounds to increased expression of genes that are related to inflammation. These pro-inflammatory ...
Apr 6, 2026
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Can a single therapy session make a difference? Experts say yes, with the right mindset
Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had ever said, done or could do.
Apr 5, 2026
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Longer weekly home-visit rehabilitations linked to improved activities of daily living in older adults
In aging societies, the role of home-visit rehabilitation (HR)—which provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy in patients' homes—is becoming increasingly important for supporting independent living. Although previous ...
Apr 4, 2026
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