Cart is empty Hip replacement surgery, or total hip arthroplasty (THA), can lessen pain and improve function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis, but some patients continue to experience long-term physical deficits—including muscle weakness, decreased functional mobility, and increased fall risk—after the procedure.
I didn’t join UPND to shield myself, says Amos
BARNABAS ZULU AMOS Chanda has lampooned the Patriotic Front (PF) and has characterized the former ruling party as a political orgnaisation that has lost direction thereby compelling him to defect to the governing UPND. Mre Chanda, the former State House Spokesperson and now a member of the UPND team is claiming that he did not […]
50%+1 clause still at risk
BARNABAS ZULU THE 50%+1 majoritarian clause enshrined in the Zambian Constitution may be at risk of being eliminated should the UPND government adopt the South African model of the Proportional Representation in which the party with the majority seats in Parliament appoints the President of the country, Lusaka Lawyer, Jonas Zimba has warned. Mr Zimba […]
Magistrate Chibwili denies Munir bail for not being remorseful
GRACE CHAILE THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has denied bail to former Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu, who is appealing his 12-month sentence for defaming two cabinet ministers. Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili rejected Zulu’s application, citing doubts about the likelihood of his appeal succeeding. “The presumption of innocence does not apply to a convict […]
Police officers fire more shots than civilians in homicides, research shows
An analysis using data from the US National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) has found that in homicides with police shooters, victims have been shot far more times than in homicides with civilians as shooters. The new study, appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed that individuals aged 25 to 44, Black people, and those living outside the Northeast region of the US tend to be disproportionately killed by police as well as sustain a higher number of bullet wounds.
Federal COVID websites now promote lab leak theory
The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page that promotes the theory that the virus came from a lab in China.
Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose
Research from ICES and Unity Health Toronto shows that safer opioid supply programs and methadone both reduce opioid overdoses, health care utilization, and costs.
Pulmonary fibrosis has no cure. Could a cancer drug hold the answer?
Researchers at Tulane University have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people worldwide.
WHO announces ‘significant’ layoffs amid US funding cuts
The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a budget hole of several hundred million dollars.
Placenta accreta study finds scar tissue’s collagen sparks inflammation and attracts invasive placental cells
When a scar develops from surgery, injury, or infection, the surrounding tissue transforms. While scar formation has been extensively studied, less is understood about the impact of a new scar in the tissue microenvironment.