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War zones can be too far from operating rooms, preventing soldiers from receiving the surgery they need fast enough. A Purdue University-led study is the first to show medics successfully performing surgery in life-like simulations of these war zones by receiving guidance from surgeons through an augmented reality headset. The work is joint with Purdue’s School of Industrial Engineering and […]
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. The condition usually affects the hands, feet and wrists. According to the NHS, there may be periods where symptoms become worse, known as flare-ups or flares. As the health site explains, the joint pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis is usually a throbbing and aching pain. […]
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It would be cheap and painless to roll out in stark contrast to current diagnostic methods, which are typically not used until symptoms are well advanced. Crucially the test could enable experts to track the stages of dementia, allowing earlier and more accurate diagnoses. The breakthrough came after scientists found a way to test for a raised protein in the […]
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Bladder cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK, with about 10,000 people diagnosed with it every year. It describes a growth of abnormal tissue, known as a tumour, developing in the bladder lining. The bladder is part of the urinary system, which filters waste products out of your blood and makes urine. According to Macmillan UK, most […]
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On Day 1 of the HIMSS APAC Malaysia Digital Health Summit, Dr Shannon Nott, Director of Medical Services, Western New South Wales (NSW) Local Health District and Shehaan Fernando, Regional Director Population Health Management and Connected Care Informatics, ASEAN Pacific, Philips, together with HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer, Dr Charles Alessi gathered virtually at the session titled ‘New Outlook of Telehealth’ […]
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Buckwheat from the cast a positive impact on the health Buckwheat seems to increase the salary of a special Protein in the body, which contributes to the aging process slows down and the resistance to stress increases. In the current investigation, with the participation of the Siberian Federal University, it was found that consumption of buckwheat seems to be the […]
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A protein produced by the human immune system can strongly inhibit corona viruses, including SARS-Cov-2, the pathogen causing COVID-19. An international team from Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. successfully showed that the LY6E-Protein prevents coronaviruses from causing an infection. “This finding might lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches against coronaviruses,” says Professor Stephanie Pfänder from the Department for […]
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Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The systematic review was recently published in JAMA Network Open. It is the first study to examine the effects of maternal depression […]
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Emergency room visits in the US for mental health increased every year from 2007 to 2016 despite the expansion of health coverage over that time, researchers report on July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The numbers suggest communities and states need to do more to get mental health resources to the people who need them. Emergency departments in […]
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DeVos has additionally claimed that children are "stoppers of the disease" who "don't get it and transmit it themselves,” statements that are directly contradicted by the number of cases among children in Florida and by recent research. A study out of South Korea published last week found that children aged 10 to 19 can spread the coronavirus just as much […]
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