Cart is empty Two decades ago there were only two criteria used to diagnose concussion. Jon Patricios, a sport and exercise medicine physician and co-lead author of the latest international consensus statement on concussion in sport, discusses the science of head injuries and some of the protocols adopted by World Rugby to make the game safer.
Study finds lower risk of long COVID after an omicron infection and after re-infection
The risk of developing long COVID is significantly lower following an infection with the omicron variant than after an infection with earlier coronavirus variants. This was the finding of a study by University Medicine Halle, which was published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Gene test spots those vulnerable to rare but severe side effect of drugs for MS, other conditions
A large number of drugs used to treat everything from multiple sclerosis to blood cancers to rheumatoid arthritis may cause a rare but often-fatal condition called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
A year after launch, OTC hearing aids aren’t catching on with U.S. consumers
It’s now been possible to buy a hearing aid over-the-counter for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so.
Even a mild head injury raises the odds for stroke
Any head injury—even a mild one—raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke.
Glove and armband device that gives ‘sense of touch’ haptic feedback to amputees to be trialed
A glove and armband that gives people with upper limb prosthetics a sense of touch through haptic feedback is in development at the University of Bath, with a unique at-home trials set to begin in the coming weeks.
A multi-faceted approach to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis
A review in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics has surveyed current early detection methods for Alzheimer’s disease, a prevalent neurodegenerative condition affecting millions of people worldwide.
ESMAZ pleads with HH to market emerald sector
By SHERRY CHABALA
EMERALD and Semi- Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) president Victor Kalesha has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to market the emerald sector in China by sourcing for investors.
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CDC backs new COVID booster shots
Following an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday signed off on new COVID boosters for Americans.
Study finds high rates of depression and anxiety in people who use both tobacco and cannabis
People who use both tobacco and cannabis are more likely to report anxiety and depression than those who used tobacco only or those who used neither substance, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nhung Nguyen of the University of California, San Francisco, U.S., and colleagues.