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Jan 18 2025EDUCATION

Teaching Severe Pelvic Trauma: A New VR Approach

Learning to treat severe pelvic trauma is tough for medical students. It takes both smart thinking and hands-on skills, which traditional teaching methods can't always provide. Lectures and practice on mannequins have limits. They can't cover all the complex scenarios, and students might not get eno

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Do Antibiotics Before Biopsies Really Help?

You might think taking antibiotics before an endometrial biopsy helps prevent infections like pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). But recent research says otherwise. This study looked back at medical records to see if giving patients antibiotics first made any difference. They found it didn't really

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Recovering from Pelvic Injuries: Pain, Meds, and Getting Active

Let's talk about what happens after a lateral compression pelvic injury. We're not just talking about the initial pain; we're diving into how people recover over a two-year span. This journey is all about three big things: feeling better, using less pain medicine, and getting back to moving around w

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Jan 11 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Timothée Chalamet to Host and Perform on ‘SNL’ in Januar

Get ready for a special treat on “Saturday Night Live”! The popular NBC comedy sketch show is kicking off its 50th season with two new episodes in January. On January 25th, Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet will be pulling double duty as both the host and the musical guest. This isn't his firs

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Jan 09 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling Root Development: A New Tool for Plant Scientists

Plants grow and develop thanks to some clever hormonal mechanisms. One of these is cell elongation, which plays a big role in how plants grow and change. Scientists have created a new tool called Nextflow-root, or nf-root for short. This tool is like a pipeline that helps analyze pictures of plant r

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

Yoga versus Cardio: Edge in the Battle Against Leakage

Ever wondered what works better to tackle bladder leaks in women? A recent study set out to answer that question. Instead of focusing on pace and power like your regular workout, these ladies tried something new – pelvic yoga. And guess what? It turned out to be just as effective as good old-fashion

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Dec 15 2024HEALTH

Quick Left Ventricle Unloading: Does Timing Matter for Heart Attack Patients?

Scientists dived into a registry called J-PVAD to examine how pumping blood out of the left ventricle before restarting blood flow impacts survival in heart attack patients with severe heart dysfunction. They looked at patients treated with an Impella device from February 2020 to December 2021. Thes

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Dec 15 2024HEALTH

Spotting Retinal Diseases Early: A New Approach

Did you know that many eye diseases show signs in the retina before symptoms appear? That's why scientists are working on ways to detect these diseases early. One new method is called Pan-Ret. It's a special system that can spot abnormalities in retinal images without needing lots of labeled data. H

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Dec 14 2024POLITICS

Nancy Pelosi's Hospital Visit: A Setback While Abroad

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, aged 84, has been admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg due to an injury. This incident happened while she was on an official trip with a bipartisan congressional delegation. The group was there to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Sources have revealed that Pe

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Dec 13 2024ENVIRONMENT

Warmer Seas, Busy Worms: How Temperature Boosts Marine Activity

In the Wadden Sea, tiny critters are making a big difference. These worms and small animals, known as benthic infauna, mix up sediment in a process called bioturbation. This mixing matters because it connects the seafloor with the water above, helping nutrients move around. But what happens when the

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