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Shin splints impact more muscles than previously thought, study finds

Unfortunately, most runners will experience shin splints at some point, and though questions remain about what causes this lower leg pain and how to fix it, one thing’s clear: At their worst, shin splints can be debilitating and excruciating.

27 Mar 2023

Withdrawal of financial incentives for NHS GPs in Scotland linked to reductions in quality of care

Ending performance-related payments for NHS GPs in Scotland was associated with a decline in the quality of some aspects of care compared with England where financial incentives have continued, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

23 Mar 2023

Customized insole with integrated sensors can measure sole pressure directly in the shoe

Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and EPFL are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity.

15 Mar 2023

Unique brain region supports visually guided navigation only when walking

Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain's cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute.

15 Mar 2023

Minimally invasive technique for fixing bunions does not make flatfoot worse, study shows

Existing thought in the orthopedic world is that treating a bunion with the minimally invasive procedure MISB may make a person's flatfoot worse.

13 Mar 2023

University of Utah and Tikkunlev partner to bring heart failure gene therapy innovation to the clinic

The University of Utah, one of the nation's leading research universities, and TikkunLev Therapeutics, a gene therapy company, have announced a new partnership to accelerate an innovative heart-failure gene therapy.

8 Mar 2023

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors' offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

6 Mar 2023

After people on Medicaid die, some states aggressively seek repayment from their estates

Fran Ruhl's family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022.

2 Mar 2023

Community workers fan out to persuade immigrant seniors to get covered

For three years, Bertha Embriz of San Francisco has gone without health insurance, skipping annual wellness exams and recently tolerating a broken molar by trying not to chew with it. As an immigrant without legal status, the 58-year-old unpaid caregiver knew that California's Medicaid program was closed to her.

28 Feb 2023

First-of-its-kind wireless, battery-free bandage accelerates wound healing

Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.

22 Feb 2023

New paper focuses on raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases

Raising awareness around preventing lower limb diseases that can lead to pain, as well as expensive and lengthy treatment, is at the heart of a new paper from a team including experts from the University of Huddersfield.

22 Feb 2023

Reduced butyrate production in the microbiome of type 2 diabetics

Researchers observe reduced levels of butyrate-producing bacteria in the microbiome of type 2 diabetics.

15 Feb 2023

Era of ‘free’ covid vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments.

10 Feb 2023

New approach to monitor blood flow in the feet of patients with type 2 diabetes

Aston University scientists have discovered a more accurate way of checking the blood flow in the feet of patients with type 2 diabetes.

8 Feb 2023

Study highlights the emergence of S. cerevisiae as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunosuppressed patients presenting several severe comorbidities

Researchers from Brazil presented a fatal case of a patient developing Saccharomyces cerevisiae infection and succumbing to septic shock after contracting and recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2023

UK signs agreement with the US to help marginalized children secure twelve years of quality education

Minister for Development, Andrew Mitchell, has signed an agreement with the US today (Friday 3 February) to help children around the world secure twelve years of quality education.

3 Feb 2023

Fastest diagnostic 3T MRI offers greater accuracy and a superior image

Mercy Medical Center has acquired the Philips Ingenia Elition 3T MRI, the fastest diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging technology available.

2 Feb 2023

Light-activated nanoscale drills can combat infectious fungi

That stubborn athlete's foot infection an estimated 70% of people get at some point in their life could become much easier to get rid of thanks to nanoscale drills activated by visible light.

1 Feb 2023

$Clear-cut treatment routine could reduce surgically treated ankle fractures$

Clear-cut treatment routine could reduce surgically treated ankle fractures

It has been shown that the percentage of ankle fractures that undergo surgery could be substantially reduced, from more than 30 per cent to 10 in the most common type of fracture.

24 Jan 2023

As states seek to limit abortions, Montana wants to redefine what is medically necessary

Montana's conservative leaders, stymied by the courts from passing laws that impose significant statewide abortion restrictions, seek to tighten the state's Medicaid rules to make it more difficult for low-income women to receive abortions.