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Therapy Dogs May Reduce Child, Parent Anxiety in the Emergency Department
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a modest but significantly greater reduction in both child-reported and parental-reported child...
Firearms Rarely Used For Protection Against Crime
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families. But firearms owners rarely use their weapon in self-defense, a new study says. An overwhelming...
Surgeon General’s Gun Violence Advisory Removed From HHS Website
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the document now d...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 10 to 14
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from March 10 to 14 in San Diego, drawing approximately 2,000 participants from around the world. The conference h...
Graph Neural Network Can Detect Epileptogenic Focal Cortical Dysplasia
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – A graph neural network using data from the Multicenter Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) Project (MELD Graph) can detect epileptogenic focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) on...
Geospatial Clustering Seen in Pediatric Firearm Injuries
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – Geospatial clusters are seen in pediatric firearm injuries, and most of these incidents occur within the same zip code as the child's home, according to a study published...
Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can...
Glucose Monitors Improve Traffic Safety For Diabetic Drivers
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Continuous glucose monitors don’t just help people with diabetes maintain healthy blood sugar levels, a new study says – the devices also can help them be safer drivers. D...
Prompt CPR Saves Lives, Regardless Of Who Performs It
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – It doesn’t matter if CPR is performed by a doctor, a paramedic or an unskilled, unpracticed passerby – when performed promptly, it will increase a person’s odds of sur...
VA Ends Hormone Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Transgender Veterans
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced it will no longer provide hormone therapy to veterans newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The decision follows...
Score Can Predict Likelihood of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in People Under 45
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – A simple score using clinical factors can predict the likelihood of advanced colorectal neoplasia (AN) in adults aged younger than 45 years undergoing colonoscopy,...
AI + Portable Machine IDs Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – The combination of machine learning and a portable system can effectively measure multiple aspects of motor function to identify mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older...
Botox Intervention Improves Facial Asymmetry After Nerve Damage
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – For patients with severe oral commissure droop from facial nerve damage undergoing surgery, botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) treatment helps to alleviate muscle...
Disparities Seen in Older Adults' Access to Rehab After Hospitalization for TBI
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Disparities exist in access to rehabilitation following community discharge for traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults based on contextual-level social determinants...
Makers Drag Feet Reporting Medical Device Side Effects: Study
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Other people could be having problems with the same insulin pump, dental implant or glucose monitor that you use – and you might not find out in a timely manner. That’s b...