Key Abstracts in COPD From CHEST 2022 Key Abstracts in COPD From CHEST 2022
Key abstracts in COPD from CHEST 2022, as reported by Dr Nicola Hanania, focus on spirometry use, exacerbation risks, home rehabilitation, and triple therapy after a second moderate exacerbation.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None ReCAP Source Type: news
Study pinpoints neurons that may help paralyzed people walk again
It seems like something out of science fiction: People paralyzed from a motorcycle or other accident are suddenly able to walk again when doctors jolt their spinal cord with electricity. Now, scientists have pinpointed the nerve cell population that’s responsible—at least in injured mice—potentially opening the door to new treatments for paralysis.
This work “is finally getting at the important contributors to recovery,” says Sarah Mondello, a neuroscientist at the University of Washington, Seattle, who was not involved with the study.
A bad fall or car accident can sever nerve connections in the spin...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 9, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
South Arkansas Awaits $55 Million Hospital
A $55 million, 87,000-SF rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital in White Hall is under construction and can’t open soon enough. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 7, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Wesley's new east Wichita center will address 'severe shortage of rehabilitation beds'
Many patients in Wichita are being sent two to three hours away for in-patient rehabilitation services, Wesley says. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 3, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Shelby Kellerman Source Type: news
Can interim care help ease Scotland's hospital bed shortage?
In Lothian, care homes are used as a temporary measure to help rehabilitate patients before they go home. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethical Issues and Team Resolution When a Resident Says “No!”
Mr. B is an 86-year-old man living in a nursing home who fell and sustained a left hip fracture when walking independently to the bathroom. He underwent an open reduction and internal fixation of the hip with a cephalomedullary pinning and returned to the nursing home for rehabilitation. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - November 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Paige Hector Tags: Interdisciplinary Team Case Scenario Source Type: news
Epidemiology of cruciate ligament reconstruction in the Australian Defence Force and predictors of outcome - Williams O, Ross VR, Lau CL, Mayfield HJ.
This study describes... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Racial/ethnic differences in arrest probability trajectories after traumatic brain injury: a Model Systems Study - Pugh MJ, Perrin PB, Arango-Lasprilla JC, Klyce DW, Jones SCT, Dautovich ND.
BACKGROUND: Previous literature has documented racial/ethnic differences in traumatic brain injury (TBI) risk, cause, treatment, and rehabilitation. The purpose of the current study was to investigate potential racial/ethnic differences in arrest probabili... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Crime and building rehabilitation or demolition: a dose-response analysis - Smirniotis C, Henderson M, Bailey BA, Kagawa RMC.
This study examines the dose-resp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Disabled members look to the legacy of 2022
The first plenary sessions of UNISON’s annual disabled members conference took place this morning, with the cost of living and securing a legacy for the unions’ Year of the Disabled Worker dominating proceedings.
But it also saw member Paddy Toner presented with his award as this year’s winner of the union’s Local Service Champions Awards by general secretary Christina McAnea (pictured above).
Mr Toner is a rehabilitation worker for the visually impaired at Halton Borough Council. He himself is registered blind. He was nominated by Helen Illidge, his support worker, who accompanied him to the conference.
Watch a v...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - October 30, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 National Disabled Members Conference Local Service Champions Awards Source Type: news
Young People on TikTok Are Self-Diagnosing
While social media can help people feel less alone, using it to evaluate symptoms has several downsides. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Teenagers and Adolescence Mental Health and Disorders Computers and the Internet Social Media Youth Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Families and Family Life Therapy and Rehabilitation Source Type: news
Encompass Health to open another Florida rehab hospital
The Birmingham-based company will be opening a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Breanne Williams Source Type: news
Encompass Health to open St. Pete rehab hospital
The Birmingham-based company announced it will be opening a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 27, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Breanne Williams Source Type: news
Topical issues of medical rehabilitation of patients with the consequences of severe traumatic brain injury at the municipal level - Sereda AN, Achkasov EE, Memetova AS, Kim VV.
The article presents the age-sex structure of people who have suffered severe traumatic brain injury on the example of a municipal medical organization providing medical care and medical rehabilitation in outpatient settings. The high prevalence of this ty... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Stacking your exercise over the weekend
Researchers have found that condensing exercise into a few days is as effective as spreading activity out across a week. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, explains how people who stack their workouts can avoid common injuries and reap the benefits of their activity. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/MVa2mkwL7dw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0:57) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 27, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
