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Background Long-term stress causing altered hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis dynamics with cortisol dysfunction may be involved in the pathophysiology of functional somatic disorders (FSD), but studies on adolescents with multi-system FSD are lacking....
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Learn about the importance of self-care and practical stress management strategies for nurses to prioritize their mental and emotional well-being. Find valuable tips and insights in this article.
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Recurrent thrombosis in APS patients represents an area of unmet need and is the leading cause of mortality in this patient population. Platelets play a central role in thrombosis and there is extensive research confirming that platelets are not only key players in APS-related thrombosis, but also have a role in the formation and persistence of aPL. Much further research is needed to delineate the best way to apply antiplatelet agents in APS. Several established antiplatelet agents are available for further evaluation, either in combination with aspirin or VKA. There are also exciting novel approaches targeting the platelet-neutrophil interactions and NETs, and the mTORC2-AKT axis, as well as the potential for utilising complement activation as a biomarker for patients who would benefit from complement inhibition to reduce platelet activation. Finally, as procoagulant platelets are the prothrombotic product of many of the pathophysiological processes in APS, they represent an important new specific antiplatelet target.
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Biodégradable, le magnésium est un candidat prometteur pour réaliser des implants provisoires. Sauf qu’il se dissout trop rapidement. Un défaut qui peut être corrigé par un procédé d'oxydation anodique que les chercheurs de la Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie ont optimisé, avec des résultats encourageants.
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Can individuals dealing with neck pain find relief with electroacupuncture therapy while reducing pain symptoms to restore neck function? Introduction The cervical region of the body consists of the neck region, which allows the head to be mobile and stabilized from discomfort or pain. The neck has numerous muscles, ligaments, and tendons surrounding the cervical facet joints and spinal discs. However, when the neck muscles are overstretched or ached from environmental factors or traumatic injuries that cause the head and the neck muscles to whip back and forth rapidly, it can force individuals to deal with not only pain and discomfort from the neck but also the head and shoulders are affected as well. When this happens, many individuals try to find various relief methods to reduce the pain and its associated symptoms. Today’s articles look at how the pain symptoms are associated with the neck, how there are non-surgical treatments for neck pain, and how electroacupuncture can help restore neck function. We talk with certified medical providers who consolidate our patients’ information to understand better why they are experiencing neck pain. We also inform and guide patients on how non-surgical treatments like electroacupuncture can help restore neck function to the body. We encourage our patients to ask their associated medical providers intricate and important questions about reducing the impact of neck pain while trying to incorporate various therapeutic reliefs into their bodies. Dr. Jimenez, D.C., includes this information as an academic service. Disclaimer. How Are Pain Symptoms Associated with the Neck? Do you experience stiffness or pain on your neck’s left or right side? Do you constantly get headaches that you have to lie in a dark room to reduce the pain? Or do you experience numbness or tingling sensations on your shoulders and arms? Many of these pain-like scenarios are associated with neck pain. Now similar to back pain, neck pain is a multifactorial musculoskeletal condition that can lead to a socio-economic burden that causes many people to have reduced productivity and job-related problems that can be an issue. (Kazeminasab et al., 2022) Neck pain can be in acute or chronic stages as multiple factors can play the developmental part of neck pain. Some of the environmental factors and traumatic injuries associated with neck pain include: Poor posture Whiplash Degenerative issues Slouching/hunching position Sprains or strains Spinal fractures When these environmental and traumatic injury factors start to cause issues in the neck region of the body, they can cause pain-like symptoms. So, how is pain associated with the neck? Well, many individuals dealing with neck pain can either have specific or non-specific neck pain with various symptoms depending on the severity of the pain. While specific neck pain deals with the cervical spine, non-specific neck pain deals with the surrounding muscles and ligaments. To that point, many individuals who are dealing with neck pain are also experiencing somatic referred pain and radicular pain that is associated with neurological signs that make a diagnosis difficult to classify. (Misailidou et al., 2010) This can cause many individuals to experience referred pain in their shoulders and arms or have neurological issues like headaches and tension within their upper body regions, which then causes personal discomfort, disability, and impaired quality of life. (Ben Ayed et al., 2019) But all is not lost, as many individuals seek treatment to reduce the effects of neck pain. General Disclaimer * The information herein is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional, licensed physician, and is not medical advice. We encourage you to make your own health care decisions based on your research and partnership with a qualified health care professional. Our information scope is limited to chiropractic, musculoskeletal, physical medicines, wellness, sensitive health issues, functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions. We provide and present clinical collaboration with specialists from a wide array of disciplines. Each specialist is governed by their professional scope of practice and their jurisdiction of licensure. We use functional health & wellness protocols to treat and support care for the injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Our videos, posts, topics, subjects, and insights cover clinical matters, issues, and topics that relate to and support, directly or indirectly, our clinical scope of practice.* Our office has made a reasonable attempt to provide supportive citations and has identified the relevant research study or studies supporting our posts. We provide copies of supporting research studies available to regulatory boards and the public upon request. We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how it may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to further discuss the subject matter above, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900. Dr. Alex Jimenez DC, MSACP, CCST, IFMCP*, CIFM*, ATN* email: coach@elpasofunctionalmedicine.com Licensed in: Texas & New Mexico*
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About 57% of patients have gone to a doctor’s appointment to discover that the provider was not the right one for their condition, according to new research from Zocdoc. Because of this, the company launched a new tool called Guided Search that helps pair patients with the correct provider.
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The rise in ADHD diagnoses raises concerns about the impact on children's access to care and support services. Learn about the risks and considerations of early diagnosis and the need for a more holistic approach to support children's overall well-being.
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According to the report, 20% of drivers in the Gen-Z age group admitted to driving within two hours of consuming marijuana at least once in the pas
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Abstract
The “hidden curriculum” in medical school includes a stressful work environment, un-empathic role models, and prioritisation of biomedical knowledge. It can provoke anxiety and cause medical students to adapt by becoming cynical, distanced and less empathic. Lower empathy, in turn, has been shown to harm patients as well as practitioners. Fortunately, evidence-based interventions can counteract the empathy dampening effects of the hidden curriculum. These include early exposure to real patients, providing students with real-world experiences, training role models, assessing empathy training, increasing the focus on the biopsychosocial model of disease, and enhanced wellbeing education. Here, we provide an overview of these interventions. Taken together, they can bring about an “empathic hidden curriculum” which can reverse the decline in medical student empathy. by Jeremy Howick PhD, Daniel Slavin MBChB, Sue Carr MD, Fiona Miall BM, BS, Chandra Ohri MD, Steve Ennion PhD, Simon Gay MB, BS, PhD
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When British rower Helen Glover posted a photo of her hand on Instagram – bloodied and blistered with pale, dead skin hanging limply from a cut – it offered a gruesome snapshot of what she is putting her body through ahead of this year’s Olympic Games.
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Delving into the digital age, this tradition of shared wisdom has found a new home on platforms like Reddit, where communities of cannabi
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In a statement published on the company website on January 12, 2024, First Citizens firm revealed the news. The bank said it planned to expand int
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According to a recent update by NIJ, existing testing methods fall short of accurately quantifying THC levels in samples. However, th
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Background: The aim of the study was to measure empathy in healthcare professionals in Singapore and to compare the scores between the different professions: doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals.
Methods: An online survey questionnaire was conducted using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) from July 2019 to January 2020. The total JSE score was calculated and compared among the different groups. Multiple linear regression was performed to assess predictors of total empathy scores for groups with statistically lower scores.
Conclusion: Nurses in Singapore had significantly lower empathy scores compared to doctors and allied health professionals. Further research on the underlying causes should be undertaken and measures to improve empathy among Singapore nursing staff should be explored and implemented.
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Despite these efforts towards legalization, there is a concerted opposition movement in Hawaii, with various law enforcement agencies an
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Can individuals with leg and back pain find the relief by incorporating decompression to reduce pain-like associated symptoms? Introduction The lower extremities help stabilize the upper body’s weight and provide movement to the individual. The lower body portions include the lower back, pelvis, hips, thighs, legs, and feet, as they all have specific jobs to do and have an outstanding relationship with each other. However, their lower back and legs are susceptible to injuries. When environmental factors or injuries start to cause issues in the musculoskeletal system, it can lead to referred pain and overlapping risk profiles that can cause a person to have mobility and stability issues. The affected muscles, tissues, ligaments, and nerve roots can become irritated, weak, and tight when environmental factors start to compress the spine and lead to pain over time. Today’s article looks at how the back and legs work together in the body, how they are impacted by pain from environmental factors, and how spinal decompression can reduce leg and back pain. We talk with certified medical providers who consolidate our patients’ information to provide numerous treatments to minimize back and leg pain affecting their mobility. We also inform and guide patients on how treatments like decompression can help reduce pain-like symptoms within the legs and back. We encourage our patients to ask their associated medical providers intricated and important questions about the referred pain-like symptoms they are experiencing from their legs and since that is disrupting their daily routine. Dr. Jimenez, D.C., incorporates this information as an academic service. Disclaimer. How The Back & Legs Work Together? Do you feel radiating pain in your back that is affecting your ability to walk? Do you experience muscle aches or tiredness in your legs after a long workday? Or do you feel stiffness in your back and legs after waking up? Many of these scenarios are correlated with leg and back pain that can impact a person’s gait and lead to associated pain-like symptoms. The back and leg muscles work together through the sciatic nerve, a long nerve from the lumbar spinal region, past the gluteal muscles, traveling down the back of the legs and stopping at the knees. The back consists of the core muscles and the lumbar spinal region, allowing the person to bend, twist, and extend. Meanwhile, the leg muscles help a person become mobile while stabilizing the person’s weight. These two muscle groups have an outstanding relationship in the lower extremities, as people need to be mobile when doing activities. However, they can also become vulnerable to injuries and pain that can cause disability issues. How Pain Is Associated With The Back & Legs? When it comes to the lower back and the legs, environmental factors and traumatic injuries can affect the surrounding muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerve roots. For example, when working individuals routinely lift heavy objects, it can increase the risk of developing lower back pain while causing whole-body vibrations in the legs. (Becker & Childress, 2019) This is because what the heavy loading object does to the lower back is that it causes the spine to be compressed and contract the surrounding muscle. When it is repeated constantly, it can cause the spinal disc to herniate and aggravate the nerve roots. When these nerve roots become aggravated, it can lead to nerve entrapment and inflammation, thus causing individuals to experience chronic leg pain, foot drop, or ankle stability that affects their mobility. (Fortier et al., 2021)
Additionally, back and leg pain can even happen when the spine starts to experience degeneration, a natural process when the spinal disc shrinks over time. When the spinal disc in the lumbar spinal region degenerates over time, the nutrient supplies and changes in the extracellular composition cause the discs to be less capable of maintaining their load distribution function in the lower extremities. (Kim et al., 2020) However, many people who are experiencing leg and back pain can seek treatment to reduce the pain-like symptoms. General Disclaimer * The information herein is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional, licensed physician, and is not medical advice. We encourage you to make your own health care decisions based on your research and partnership with a qualified health care professional. Our information scope is limited to chiropractic, musculoskeletal, physical medicines, wellness, sensitive health issues, functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions. We provide and present clinical collaboration with specialists from a wide array of disciplines. Each specialist is governed by their professional scope of practice and their jurisdiction of licensure. We use functional health & wellness protocols to treat and support care for the injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Our videos, posts, topics, subjects, and insights cover clinical matters, issues, and topics that relate to and support, directly or indirectly, our clinical scope of practice.* Our office has made a reasonable attempt to provide supportive citations and has identified the relevant research study or studies supporting our posts. We provide copies of supporting research studies available to regulatory boards and the public upon request. We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how it may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to further discuss the subject matter above, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900. Dr. Alex Jimenez DC, MSACP, CCST, IFMCP*, CIFM*, ATN* email: coach@elpasofunctionalmedicine.com Licensed in: Texas & New Mexico*
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The extensive activity described here has great promise to enhance the detection and treatment of vulnerability and thereby prevent coronary events. The net result of improved risk stratification will be better assessment of the risk/benefit relationships for the novel therapies that are needed. This balance will require increased attention because novel antiatherosclerotic agents and treatments are likely to be costly and may carry unanticipated side effects.
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Aberrant biocompatibility of implanted biomaterials and devices are a significant burden to the healthcare system and account for a large proportion of post-surgical clinical complications. Targeting the body’s natural mechanisms of inhibiting the immune response is a logical way to combat inflammation caused by implantable materials. This can be accomplished specifically through utilizing the ITIM family and related immune inhibitory receptors, which are involved in attenuating the inflammatory response. Given that these inhibitory receptors are expressed on immune cells makes them attractive targets for drug design or functionalization on implantable devices. Herein, we discussed the potential use of a select few immune inhibitory receptors some bearing classical ITIMs and others with alternative signaling mechanisms in attenuating the inflammatory response. We detailed the potential uses for recombinant CD47, the ligand for the ITIM receptor SIRPα, that we believe to be the best suited for promoting long-term biocompatibility of implanted medical devices. The further we expand our understanding of the role that ITIM proteins have in fine tuning the immune response, the better suited we will be to utilize ITIM proteins to increase medical device biocompatibility.
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Warren's enthusiasm was palpable when The Rock was proposed as a potential addition to her hypothetical "dream blunt rotation." "Oh, The Rock! Oh
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The Laguna thrombectomy system encompasses two devices developed by Innova Vascular: the Malibu aspiration catheter system and the Laguna clot retriever system. Both devices received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance in June 2023.
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When: 22-24 April 2024
Where: College Court Conference Centre, Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3UF
Who is the course for: Leaders in healthcare education with an interest in developing, improving and delivering empathy-focussed training in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. This innovative and pioneering training course provides clinicians, educators and academics with the skills needed to effectively teach empathy to healthcare students and practitioners. In addition, attendees will learn to support others to recognise the barriers and challenges to embedding empathy across the systems they work in, and to develop effective strategies for overcoming them. Aims of the course Explore different educational models for teaching empathy. Identify and discuss issues of pedagogy, curriculum design, development and evaluation. Enable the embedding of empathic healthcare education within your institution. Extend and advance participants’ existing critical appraisal and teaching skills. Develop understanding of the components of an effective curriculum for empathic practice.
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In navigating the multifaceted landscape of marijuana policy reform, the FDA's exhaustive examination of cannabis, supplemented by insights fro
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Since 2021, researchers with DEA licenses have had the option to procure cannabis from a limited selection of marijuana cultivation companies endorse
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South Korea introduced a new health care IT system named the Narcotics Information Management System (NIMS) with the objective of managing all aspects of opioid use, including manufacturing, distribution, sales, disposal, etc. The authors conducted an analysis using national claims data from 45,582 patients diagnosed with musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders between 2016 and 2020. The approach included using an interrupted time-series analysis and constructing segmented regression models. Within these models, the authors considered the primary intervention to be the implementation of NIMS, while we treated the COVID-19 outbreak as the secondary event. To comprehensively assess inappropriate opioid use, we examined 4 key indicators, as established in previous studies: (1) the proportion of patients on high-dose opioid treatment, (2) the proportion of patients receiving opioid prescriptions from multiple providers, (3) the overlap rate of opioid prescriptions per patient, and (4) the naloxone use rate among opioid users. This study suggests that, in its current form, the NIMS may not have brought significant improvements to the identified indicators of opioid overuse and misuse. Additionally, the COVID-19 outbreak exhibited no significant influence on opioid use patterns. The absence of real-time monitoring feature within the NIMS could be a key contributing factor. Further exploration and enhancements are needed to maximize the NIMS’ impact on curbing inappropriate opioid use. read the original at https://publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1/e47130/
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