Health
Emergency care vs. urgent care: What's the difference?
If you're sick or have been injured, you might not know whether the emergency room or urgent care is the right place to be treated.
Jan 9, 2023
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News tagged with pain severity
Health
Spain MPs back Europe's first paid 'menstrual leave'
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday voted through a bill granting paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.
Dec 15, 2022
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Health
The more TV you watch, the more bodily pain you have over time: Study
Data from 4,099 participants of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) has revealed that an increase in daily TV-watching time is significantly associated with an increase in bodily pain severity over ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Menopause: HRT linked to depression—here's what the evidence actually says
A growing number of women are turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate distressing symptoms of the menopause—including hot flushes, bladder weakness, vaginal dryness, joint pain, brain fog, sleep disturbances, ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Cardiology
Chest pain, shortness of breath linked to long-term risk of heart trouble
Chest pain and shortness of breath may offer distinct warnings of future heart problems over 30 years' time, according to a new study.
Nov 2, 2022
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Other
Green eyeglasses reduce pain-related anxiety in fibromyalgia patients, study shows
Wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours a day reduces pain-related anxiety and may help decrease the need for opioids to manage severe pain in fibromyalgia patients and possibly others who experience chronic pain, ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Dentistry
Don't drill your own teeth! And quashing other rotten dental advice on TikTok
Watch enough TikTok videos and you're sure to see one extolling a special kind of do-it-yourself dentistry. Not about brushing and flossing, except maybe flossing with strands of your hair. These are videos on drilling into ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Ultrasound can be used to move, reposition or break up kidney stones, all while the patient is awake, a new study finds
A new technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain and no anesthesia, according to a new feasibility study published today in ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four easy ways to reduce your risk of severe COVID-19
Lifestyle choices—such as eating healthy, staying active as well as resting after exercise, and managing stress—may help prevent people from developing severe COVID-19 and mitigate post-infection conditions and symptoms, ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Surgery
Pediatric patients undergoing surgical stent removal report minimal amounts of postsurgical pain
Pediatric patients did not experience a significant difference in pain levels following ureteral stent removal between those who took a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine before the procedure and those who didn't, new ...
Sep 16, 2022
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