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What Is a Hernia? A hernia is a common medical condition. The National Center for Health Statistics has reported that there are over five million people in the United States suffering from a hernia, yet only about 15% of them seek treatment for the condition. A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue pushes …
A study led by a team of researchers from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Sheffield, and Leeds published in the European Heart Journal Open has made an important advancement in how heart failure is detected in women, by fine-tuning how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to detect heart failure, making it more accurate, …
Approximately 3 million Americans have glaucoma, but that number could be higher as most people with early-stage glaucoma are not even aware that they have it, which is unfortunate because early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. Detecting subtle increases in eye pressure can help doctors to diagnose glaucoma, however, this presents a more …
Healthy vision is essential for interacting with the world. Without it, kids face slowed development, adults can encounter employment and mental health difficulties, and seniors become more vulnerable to social isolation, accidents, and injuries. Despite this, plenty of people continue to neglect their eye health. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that over 2.2 billion …
Are you stressed, do you think that where you live has a lot to do with it and find yourself wondering just how does where you live stack up to other places? Stress can come from a variety of things, like work pressure, family obligations, paying rent, driving, crime rates, pollution, inflation, relationships, and buying …
For decades nurses really haven’t been getting the respect that they deserve. Not only do these diligent and hard-working people multitask to the extreme, juggling a number of responsibilities on a daily basis, but they also work exceedingly long hours and are tasked with administering medication as well as treatments while barely receiving so much …
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were unique not just for taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic but for being the first athletic event to measure and broadcast competitors’ heart rates as world-class archers took a shot at Olympic gold. Analysis of these biometric data by Yunfeng Lu (Nanjing University) and Songfa Zhong (National University of Singapore, …
An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provides additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role in normal-tension glaucoma, which accounts for up to 50 percent of all glaucoma cases. A recent clinical study demonstrates that low intracranial pressure correlates with impaired patient visibility, especially in the nasal zone. Glaucoma, one of …
According to a news release from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), a UMSOM physician-scientist will head a new federally-funded research program to develop and test a whole blood product, storable at room temperature, that can be used to transfuse wounded soldiers in the field within 30 minutes of injury, potentially saving thousands …
According to Mind.org, stress is how a person reacts when they feel like they are under pressure or they feel like they are threatened. It presents itself in different manners, depending on each individual. While many people are aware of stress and may be able to identify what is causing them stress, what most people …