Dentistry
Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states
During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle "Roz" Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth.
Jul 23, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Gymnastics is hard on the body—physical therapy can help
Watching Simone Biles, Frederick Richard, and other Olympic-level gymnasts compete with gravity-defying flips, twists, and spins across a variety of apparatuses, it's evident how much flexibility and strength the sport of ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect
More than half of stroke survivors do not receive rehabilitation after the first days of advanced stroke care. Instead of living for months or years with visible or hidden disabilities, stroke survivors can now take advantage ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Health
Survey finds most Americans believe pain and urinary leakage is normal for women after having children
A new national survey by the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute finds most Americans believe it's normal for women to experience pain, pressure and incontinence after having children. But experts say these are ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Health
Struggling with doing physical therapy exercises at home? Here's how to stay on track
Physical therapy can be a life changer, helping people address chronic pain, recovery from surgery or injury, or getting back to a beloved sport. But that's only if physical therapy is done—and done right.
Jul 12, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Navigating mental health treatment options can be overwhelming—a clinical psychologist explains why it's worth it
The percentage of Americans seeking mental health treatment nearly doubled between 2004 and 2022, with almost a quarter of the population reporting that they saw a mental health care professional in 2022.
Jul 8, 2024
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Health
Modifying homes for stroke survivors saves lives, extends independence
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked. For the survivors, the ensuing brain damage can lead to lifelong disabilities, making mundane tasks—such as using ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to know when it's time to quit therapy
Therapy is great. It gives you the space, time and resources to handle the most difficult challenges of life. Therapy can be especially helpful in the often-confusing life period of your 20s and 30s, when so much is changing ...
May 29, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Noise-cancelling headphones, earplugs and earmuffs—do they really help neurodivergent people?
Noise can make it hard to concentrate, especially for people who are extra sensitive to it.
May 27, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Your AI therapist is not your therapist: The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots
With current physical and financial barriers to accessing care, people with mental health conditions may turn to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots for mental health relief or aid. Although they have not been approved ...
Apr 29, 2024
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