Analyzing data from the 2016-2021 National Inpatient Sample, UCLA researchers found that 25% of 7350 patients hospitalized for scooter-related injuries were using substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana and cocaine when injured. Published in The American Surgeon, the study also…
Category: 5. Health
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Key Implications for DSH Patients
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court (front row L-R) Associate Justice Sonia … More
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Why True Mental Health Support For Moms Starts With Community
Two women sitting in armchairs and talking. Woman psychologist talking to patient woman. Coach … More
Parental burnout is at an all-time high. According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory, nearly…
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UnitedHealth Group Shakes Up Management, Taps New Optum CEO
United Health Group Tuesday elevated Dr. Patrick Conway to become the chief executive officer of … More
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Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?
When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50 percent of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. Now, a team of researchers from MIT and Singapore has developed a much more precise way to deliver substances to plants: tiny needles made of silk.
In a study…
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Graduate student’s discovery shows that even neutral molecules take sides when it comes to biochemistry
A new study led by a pair of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst turns long-held conventional wisdom about a certain type of polymer on its head, greatly expanding understanding of how some of biochemistry’s fundamental forces work. The study, released recently in Nature…
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Age, previous sports experience, stronger predictors of performance in children than previous concussions
A new study from York University’s Faculty of Health may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and courts across…
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Is Swiping Fatigue Real? How Dating Apps Are Reshaping Mental Health
A mobile phone with the Hinge dating app logo on its screen, in Athens, Greece, on 31 January 2024. … More
Recent studies show what many daters already feel: swiping through endless profiles can sap your mental…
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New machine algorithm could identify cardiovascular risk at the click of a button
An automated machine learning program developed by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in conjunction with the University of Manitoba has been able to identify potential cardiovascular incidents or fall and fracture risks based on bone density scans taken during routine clinical…
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