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FAU and Tel Aviv researchers receive grant to tackle Alzheimer’s-related mood disorders

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia affecting an estimated 6.3 million Americans age 65 and older. Without the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, treat, slow or cure AD that number could grow to 13.8 million by 2060.

29 Aug 2022

Naval STEM Coordination Office sponsors internship to increase diversity in the field of orthopedic medicine

To increase diversity in the field of orthopedic medicine, the Naval STEM Coordination Office (NSCO) recently sponsored the four-week E. Anthony Rankin Orthopaedic Surgery Internship, held earlier this summer.

26 Aug 2022

More than 50 new surgical hubs will open for tacking the Covid backlogs

Over 50 new surgical hubs will open across the country to help bust the Covid backlogs and offer hundreds of thousands more patients quicker access to vital procedures, the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has announced today.

25 Aug 2022

Study finds increase in use of chest, abdominopelvic CT for trauma-related ED encounters from 2011–18

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), from 2011 to 2018, national utilization of chest and abdominopelvic CT for trauma-related emergency department (ED) encounters increased in commercially insured patients - especially for single-encounter thoracabdominopelvic CT examinations and for minor injuries.

24 Aug 2022

From book stacks to psychosis and food stamps, librarians confront a new workplace

For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco's main public library, particularly her final seven years in the rare books department.

23 Aug 2022

Study yields critical clues for successful inflammatory recovery

Inflammation is the body's first line of defense, occurring as droves of immune cells rush to the site of injury or acute illness to make repairs and stem further damage.

22 Aug 2022

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often hostile even before the Supreme Court removed Roe v. Wade's constitutional protections for abortions.

22 Aug 2022

Dentists need to be aware of and alert to oral monkeypox symptomology, warn experts

Monkeypox is an increasing worldwide problem recently declared a public health emergency in the United States. Among classical symptoms that include fever, muscle aches, lymph node swelling and rash are oral lesions present in up to 70% of cases.

22 Aug 2022

Day-of-injury blood tests predict which TBI patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability

A study finds that blood tests taken the day of a traumatic brain injury can predict which patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability, allowing clinicians to make decisions earlier on possible treatment of TBI.

19 Aug 2022

Key gene sheds light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time

UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientists have a discovered a key gene that is shedding light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time, a problem that raises risk of addiction and overdose.

18 Aug 2022

Novel AI algorithm predicts the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury

Scientists from the Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine developed an AI algorithm to predict the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury. Using the Japan Trauma Data Bank for the years 2013 to 2017, they were able to obtain records for over 70,000 patients who had experienced blunt-force trauma, which allowed the researchers to identify critical factors that could guide treatment strategies more precisely.

17 Aug 2022

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar's 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage and beans, she recalled.

17 Aug 2022

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

To be an emergency room doctor is to be a professional listener to stories. Each patient presents a story; finding the heart of that story is the doctor's most critical task. More technology, more tests, and more data won't work if doctors get the story wrong.

16 Aug 2022

‘Still a lot of pain’: Four years after mass shooting, Texas community grapples with fallout

In May 2018, after a high school shooting killed 10 people, the Santa Fe Resiliency Center opened in a church. Any resident could see a counselor, attend a support group, and take part in a healing mandala coloring class, music therapy, or a workshop on emotional first aid — all free of charge.

15 Aug 2022

Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex may be failing a generation of young women

Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex is letting down a generation of young women who are unaware of the risks, warn researchers in The BMJ today.

12 Aug 2022

Study quantifies the prognostic accuracy of two protein biomarkers

Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UC San Francisco, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan. Their results -- available within minutes -- may confirm the need for prompt surgical interventions or may help guide conversations with families in cases of devastating injury.

11 Aug 2022

Study findings reveal bacterial signature in the saliva of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder

A scientific breakthrough from the Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities may facilitate speedy, objective and accurate diagnosis of people suffering from PTSD using saliva samples. As part of the study, the researchers characterized the psychological, social and medical conditions of about 200 participants, while at the same time collecting saliva samples from them.

11 Aug 2022

Blood-based biomarkers can accurately predict a patient's risk of death or disability after TBI

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that biomarkers present in the blood on the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can accurately predict a patient's risk of death or severe disability six months later.

10 Aug 2022

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

In a growing number of U.S. states, people can both drink alcohol and legally smoke recreational marijuana. In others, they can use alcohol but not pot. But on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the opposite is true: Marijuana is legal, but booze is banned.

8 Aug 2022

NHS Golden Jubilee orthopedic surgeons perform the first meniscal transplant in Scotland

Orthopedic surgeons at NHS Golden Jubilee have performed the first meniscal transplant on a patient in Scotland.

5 Aug 2022

Trauma News and Research

FAU and Tel Aviv researchers receive grant to tackle Alzheimer’s-related mood disorders

Naval STEM Coordination Office sponsors internship to increase diversity in the field of orthopedic medicine

More than 50 new surgical hubs will open for tacking the Covid backlogs

Study finds increase in use of chest, abdominopelvic CT for trauma-related ED encounters from 2011–18

From book stacks to psychosis and food stamps, librarians confront a new workplace

Study yields critical clues for successful inflammatory recovery

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

Dentists need to be aware of and alert to oral monkeypox symptomology, warn experts

Day-of-injury blood tests predict which TBI patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability

Key gene sheds light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relievers over time

Novel AI algorithm predicts the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

‘Still a lot of pain’: Four years after mass shooting, Texas community grapples with fallout

Clinicians' reluctance to discuss possible harms of anal sex may be failing a generation of young women

Study quantifies the prognostic accuracy of two protein biomarkers

Study findings reveal bacterial signature in the saliva of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder

Blood-based biomarkers can accurately predict a patient's risk of death or disability after TBI

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

NHS Golden Jubilee orthopedic surgeons perform the first meniscal transplant in Scotland

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