People who live with chronic pain can improve their sense of belonging and reduce feelings of being a burden to others and, in turn, the likelihood that they will kill themselves by “making peace with their pain,” according to a study by UTSA Assistant Professor of Psychology Willie Hale.
Study finds COVID vaccination in female or male partners does not increase risk of miscarriage
Multiple studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccines do not lead to infertility or pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, but many people are still wary of adverse effects from the vaccine on pregnancy.
Research shows General Education Development recipients have worse health outcomes than high school graduates
Research published in the International Journal of Aging and Human Development has highlighted the significant health disparities among older adults with a General Education Development (GED) certificate compared to their peers with a high school diploma.
Kateka ready to work with ECL
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THE New Heritage Party (NHP) has accepted former President Edgar Lungu’s invitation to the opposition political parties to join and work with him the invitation to work with him in protecting and restoring democracy in the country, which has come under severe threat under the Hakainde Hichilema administration.
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Catholic Church divided?
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THE Catholic Church is so deeply divided that for the first time in its ecclesiastical calling has failed to issue a pastoral letter on the state of the nation and a range of governance matters, Brebner Changala has said.
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Alpha Commodities hits 100%
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ALPHA Commodities has announced the completion of the distribution of Urea fertilizer for the 2023/2024 farming season, the first company so far to have met government’s deadline of 31st October 2023.
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective in many parts of the world, finds study
A new study has found that drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, due to high rates of antibiotic resistance.
Strategies behind near-zero COVID-19 incidence in NBA ‘bubble’ published
A report published today in The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine describes the strategies used by the National Basketball Association (NBA) to limit COVID-19 exposure among the individuals who participated in the 2019–2020 season. The success of the NBA’s approach demonstrates that strict adherence to certain protocols can be highly effective in preventing disease outbreaks in a self-contained environment and serves as a model for future pandemic management.
Identifying the gender characteristics of patients with resistant hypertension
Professor Eung Ju Kim of the Cardiovascular Center, Korea University’s Guro Hospital, and his research team identified the gender difference of prescription patterns and clinical prognosis in patients with resistant hypertension for the first time.
Brain autopsies of female intimate partner violence victims reveal different injuries from male contact sports athletes
The largest brain autopsy study to date of women who had experienced intimate partner violence reveals substantial vascular and white matter damage in the brain, but no evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the neurodegenerative disease recognized among male contact sports athletes who sustain repeated head trauma.