News at a glance: Protecting a queen, cell therapy for solid tumors, and a UV telescope
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U.S. protects iconic marine snail
The queen conch, a large marine snail known for its showy shell and delectable flesh, has been added to the U.S. government’s list of species threatened with extinction. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the species (
Strombus gigas
, pictured), which is native to the Caribbean region and grows up to 35 centimeters long, needs protection because populations are sparse, scattered, and heavily overfished. NOAA’s listing decision, issued on 14 February, has no immediate impact but authorizes the age...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Revolutionizing Rehabilitation Therapy and Its Legacy Brand: Physiotec rebrands as Wibbi
Physiotec, the industry leader in Home Exercise Program Software, rebrands as Wibbi. MONTREAL, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Physiotec, the leader in rehabilitation therapy home exercise program and prescription software, is excited to announce its transformation into Wibbi,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rebamipide May Combat Low-Grade Inflammation in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome Patients
Participants receiving Rebamipide experience significant improvement of CRP plasma levels in peripheral blood. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rebamipide may be useful for rehabilitation of patients with SARS-CoV-2 post-COVID syndrome according to new research being... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TRI SVY Source Type: news
Healthcare perceptions of persons with traumatic brain injuries across providers: shortcomings in the chronic phase of care - Hoepner JK, Dahl KA, Keegan LC, Proud DN.
OBJECTIVE: This investigation sought to examine the perceptions of individuals with mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain injury (TBIs) toward healthcare providers across rehabilitation contexts (acute, rehabilitation, and chronic). METHODS: T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Toolkits & More for American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month and throughout the month, there are reminders on how we can make the effort to be heart healthy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) encourages all of us—especially women—to listen to our hearts and speak up for our health. According to the CDC:
Heart-health disparities specific to women widen and deepen when combined with race, ethnicity, and other social factors.1 We encourage individuals, health care and public health professionals, and our partners to help close the disparities gap.
To help combat these dispari...
Source: The Cornflower - February 16, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Blog American Heart Month Source Type: news
Post-Stroke Recovery: Can Stimulation Of The Vagus Nerve Help?
In addition to rigorous physical rehabilitation, a new twist may unlock stronger recovery from stroke patients: stimulation of the vagus nerve. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Plan for 3-story rehab hospital in Central Albuquerque just west of I-25 gets zoning OK
Plans heard by the Albuquerque Environmental Planning Commission Thursday call for a roughly 64,000-square-foot rehabilitation hospital to be built near Embassy Suites by Hilton. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jacob Maranda Source Type: news
Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals Announces Plans to Construct a 40-Bed Physical Rehabilitation Hospital in Sherman/Denison, Texas (their 16th location and 5th in Texas)
Everest announces Sherman/ Denison, TX as its latest location for another modern comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospital. DALLAS and SHERMAN, Texas and DENISON, Texas, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals announced plans to construct a 40-bed... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news
Substantial Disparities Seen in Travel Time to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 -- There are substantial geographic disparities in access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs across the United States, according to a research letter published online Feb. 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Peter A. Kahn,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Online group rehab can improve quality of life in people with long Covid
An online rehabilitation programme can improve quality of life for adults with long Covid, a UK randomised controlled trial has found. Researchers at the University of Warwick said it was the first high-quality evidence confirming the sustained clinical benefit and lack of harm with rehabilitation programmes for long Covid. Those taking part in the eight-week... Read moreThe post Online group rehab can improve quality of life in people with long Covid appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Chronic disease Clinical Covid-19 Latest news Source Type: news
Prediction of early falls using adherence and balance assessments in a convalescent rehabilitation ward - Teranishi T, Suzuki M, Yamada M, Maeda A, Yokota M, Itoh N, Tanimoto M, Osawa A, Kondo I.
This study included 416 patients who were admitted to a 45-bed convalescent rehabilitation war... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Examining the role of attention focus walking training on conscious motor processing during rehabilitation by older adults at risk of falling: a randomized controlled trial - Mak TCT, Ng SSM, Leung MCY, Wong TWL.
This study examined the impact of walking training with different attention focus instructions on real-time conscious motor processing and fall-related rehabilitation outcomes in older adults at risk of falling. A total of 102 community-dwelling older adul... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Criminal and positive identity development of young male offenders: pre and post rehabilitation - Jackson LA, Kyriakopoulos A, Carthy N.
PURPOSE The rates of offending and re-offending for young males are higher than any other population. Whilst the UK Ministry of Justice (2020) states that rehabilitation programmes should aim to build a positive identity, little is known about the subjecti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
On the reliability of single-camera markerless systems for overground gait monitoring - Boldo M, Di Marco R, Martini E, Nardon M, Bertucco M, Bombieri N.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Motion analysis is crucial for effective and timely rehabilitative interventions on people with motor disorders. Conventional marker-based (MB) gait analysis is highly time-consuming and calls for expensive equipment, dedicated fa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news
America's best (and worst) states for job hunters REVEALED
If you are finding it hard to get a job, it could be down to where you live. Unemployment in the US remains low overall at 3.7 percent, and a blockbuster report earlier this month showed that the economy added 353,000 jobs in January - blowing economists' expectations out of the water. But when it…#jobseekers #nevada #idaho #southdakota #wyoming #lonestarstate #florida #lasvegas #davidschmidt #rehabilitation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
