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The Grand Baby Project: bringing comfort and companionship to dementia patients

katytimes.com

The Grand Baby Project, a pioneering nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals living with dementia, recently announced its upcoming series of Baby Shower events across the Houston marketplace and surrounding…

Robotic device restores wavelike muscular function involved in processes like digestion, aiding patients with compromised organs

A team of researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion.

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Post-surgery patient’s colon falls out of his body following a ‘forceful’ sneeze

nypost.com

He was at a diner with his wife to celebrate his clean bill of health when the horrifying mishap took place.

Cognitive behavioral therapy may not benefit trauma patients vs. education alone

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Compared with education alone, telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy did not significantly improve functional or pain outcomes for patients with traumatic lower extremity injuries, according to published results. Researchers from…

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Police: Miami-Dade fraudsters pretend to be a cancer patient and her caretaker

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Police officers reported two women pretending to be a cancer patient and a caretaker were serial robbers.

Study finds Hong Kong acquired hemophilia A patients are double that of Caucasian populations

medicalxpress.com

A research team led by Dr. Albert Sin Chun-fung from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has achieved a significant breakthrough in characterizing…

Bartonella DNA found in blood of patients with psychosis

medicalxpress.com

A new study has found that patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder are three times more likely to have Bartonella DNA in their blood than adults without these disorders. The work further supports the idea that…

Researchers say specialist scanning needed to help endometriosis patients

medicalxpress.com

A review of existing research shows there is a growing benefit to using specialist scanning to diagnose endometriosis. The paper is published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.

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Coverage for Blue Cross Blue Shield patients at Baylor Scott and White Health could end on July 1

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Thousands of patients will lose in-network benefits through the hospital system if the two entities cannot reach a contract agreement before the deadline.

Pattern of blood plasma protein levels reveals development of sepsis in patients

medicalxpress.com

A large, international team of medical researchers has found patterns developing with certain blood plasma protein levels that can lead to the development of sepsis in patients. In their study, published in the journal Science…

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Police: Perak doctor held for allegedly molesting teen patient

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IPOH, June 7 — A doctor was arrested on Wednesday (June 5) to assist in the investigation into a molest case involving a...

The doctor WILL see you now! GPs plan to protest new NHS contract by only seeing patients face-to-face

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Family doctors are plotting 'collective action' against a new NHS contract that many believe will leave their surgeries financially unviable. One option will see them insisting on seeing patients in-person.

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Healthy lifestyle may slow symptoms in patients with early dementia

www.upi.com

New research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia.

Alzheimer’s patients could help alleviate symptoms by eating this food: study

nypost.com

The link between diet and dementia has been well-documented, and now researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the U.S. National Institute on Aging have found that eating more pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts could help improve…

Tory minister proposed £10 monthly patient charge to fund NHS dentists

‘Working people can’t afford another Tory tax rise,’ says Labour’s Wes Streeting