Monthly Archives: August 2023

Congenital disorders

Shortening/re-lengthening and nailing versus bone transport for the treatment of segmental femoral bone defects

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16
Aug

Abstract Segmental femoral bone defects are a severe challenge for orthopedic trauma surgeons. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of the shortening/re-lengthening and nailing (SRN) technique with the traditional bone transport (BT) technique in treating patients with such defects. A retrospective study was conducted involving 46 patients with segmental femoral bone […]

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Infection

Lehi girl returns home after months in hospital following dangerous infection

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15
Aug

LEHI, Utah — A 12-year-old Lehi girl is home after spending nearly two months in the hospital fighting a deadly type of bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics. Tom Parkin lights up when describing his 12-year-old daughter, Diana. “Diana is a wonderful person,” he said, “very smart, very kind.” Parkin explained how Diana was […]

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Infection

See Madonna’s rescheduled Celebration tour dates

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15
Aug

Madonna reschedules Celebration tour dates after bacterial infection | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Profile Menu Follow Us Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image Madonna reveals rescheduled Celebration tour dates for 2024 after bacterial infection this link is to an external […]

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Infection

Man in critical condition from escalated sinus infection

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15
Aug

OGDEN, Utah — An Ogden man is fighting for his life after being admitted to the hospital with severe headaches. Rha’Gene Beal’s family said it was determined that he had swelling in his brain caused ultimately by “impacted teeth that caused a sinus infection”. Beal, a father two young children, boyfriend, local musician, and a […]

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Blood

Sadistic Vlad the Impaler Cried Real Tears of Blood, Study Reveals

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Vlad Dracul, the infamous medieval Romanian ruler known as Vlad the Impaler and the inspiration for the character of Count Dracula , is considered one of the most bloodthirsty rulers in human history. This identification now seems more apt than ever, as a team of Romanian and Italian chemists has just released a study claiming […]

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Cardiovascular

Weight loss drug semaglutide could boost heart health of up to 93M patients in U.S. alone

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15
Aug

Overall, the authors calculated that approximately 93 million patients would be eligible for treatment with semaglutide. This could result in approximately 43 million fewer U.S. adults with obesity and a reduction in that population’s total adverse cardiovascular events of up to 1.5 million. Lead author Nathan D. Wong, PhD, a preventive cardiologist and professor with […]

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Blood

Treatment of Low Blood Pressure with Epidural Electrical Neuromodulation Wins Prize | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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15
Aug

For developing an approach that treats debilitating hypotension after spinal cord injury, Aaron Phillips is the 2023 grand prize winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation. In an individual with chronic cervical spinal cord injury, long-term use of this therapy allowed the individual to cease other medical treatments and resulted in greatly improved […]

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