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High Levels Of Oral Bacterium Linked To Increased Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Finds Study
Abundance of severe gum disease -- periodontitis -- may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.
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Kanpur Doctor's iPhone Stolen, How Thief Was Caught Within 60 Minutes
On August 20, a man, identified as Mohammad Faiz, pretended to be disabled and walked into Hallet Hospital in Kanpur, seeking treatment. He gained the trust of the medical staff and, in the blink of an eye, stole a junior doctor's mobile phone.
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19-Year-Old US Nurse Twerks Over Disabled Patients For Video, Faces Felony Charge
The footage shows Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan, dancing inappropriately over a seated disabled individual while wearing scrubs and a stethoscope.
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Psychologist Charged For Raping Patients At Home For Differently Abled In Belgium
A psychologist at a Belgian care home for the intellectually disabled has been detained on charges of raping and sexually assaulting multiple patients there, officials said on Thursday.
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Vaccine Trial Patient In US Sues AstraZeneca, Claiming She Was Left "Permanently Disabled"
An American woman who claims she was "permanently disabled" after taking part in the US clinical trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is suing the drug maker because they failed to provide her with medical care for her side effects.
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IIT Delhi Researchers Develop Wearable Pressure Sensor To Help Correct Posture
The sensor may contribute to elderly fall detection, especially in patients with Parkinson's disease or those with disabilities, and it can support injury rehabilitation.
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World Head And Neck Cancer Day 2023: Role Of Speech And Swallow Therapy Before And After Treatment
Patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer often experience physical and functional impairments including speech and swallow disability, that significantly impact their quality of life.
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Neuralink Expected to Begin Human Clinical Trials in Six Months, Elon Musk Says
Neuralink is expected to begin human trials in six months, Elon Musk said on Wednesday. The brain chip interface is running behind schedule, and is said to have repeatedly missed internal deadlines to gain US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to start human trials. Over a year ago, Neuralink demonstrated its technology on a monkey with a ...
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Hyderabad University Researchers Discover Flatworms Can Sense Light Without Eyes
The researchers wish to explore use of such sensitive natural light sensing proteins for helping patients with vision disabilities to 'sense' light and to control inner working of cells/tissues with light (optogenetics), according to a release.
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For Obese Migraine Sufferers, Losing Weight Can Decrease Headaches
Obesity and migraine are common in industrialised countries. Improving quality of life and disability for these patients will greatly impact these populations and reduce direct and indirect healthcare costs.
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High Levels Of Oral Bacterium Linked To Increased Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Finds Study
Abundance of severe gum disease -- periodontitis -- may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.
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Kanpur Doctor's iPhone Stolen, How Thief Was Caught Within 60 Minutes
On August 20, a man, identified as Mohammad Faiz, pretended to be disabled and walked into Hallet Hospital in Kanpur, seeking treatment. He gained the trust of the medical staff and, in the blink of an eye, stole a junior doctor's mobile phone.
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19-Year-Old US Nurse Twerks Over Disabled Patients For Video, Faces Felony Charge
The footage shows Lucrecia Kormassa Koiyan, dancing inappropriately over a seated disabled individual while wearing scrubs and a stethoscope.
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Psychologist Charged For Raping Patients At Home For Differently Abled In Belgium
A psychologist at a Belgian care home for the intellectually disabled has been detained on charges of raping and sexually assaulting multiple patients there, officials said on Thursday.
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Vaccine Trial Patient In US Sues AstraZeneca, Claiming She Was Left "Permanently Disabled"
An American woman who claims she was "permanently disabled" after taking part in the US clinical trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is suing the drug maker because they failed to provide her with medical care for her side effects.
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IIT Delhi Researchers Develop Wearable Pressure Sensor To Help Correct Posture
The sensor may contribute to elderly fall detection, especially in patients with Parkinson's disease or those with disabilities, and it can support injury rehabilitation.
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World Head And Neck Cancer Day 2023: Role Of Speech And Swallow Therapy Before And After Treatment
Patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer often experience physical and functional impairments including speech and swallow disability, that significantly impact their quality of life.
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Neuralink Expected to Begin Human Clinical Trials in Six Months, Elon Musk Says
Neuralink is expected to begin human trials in six months, Elon Musk said on Wednesday. The brain chip interface is running behind schedule, and is said to have repeatedly missed internal deadlines to gain US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to start human trials. Over a year ago, Neuralink demonstrated its technology on a monkey with a ...
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Hyderabad University Researchers Discover Flatworms Can Sense Light Without Eyes
The researchers wish to explore use of such sensitive natural light sensing proteins for helping patients with vision disabilities to 'sense' light and to control inner working of cells/tissues with light (optogenetics), according to a release.
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For Obese Migraine Sufferers, Losing Weight Can Decrease Headaches
Obesity and migraine are common in industrialised countries. Improving quality of life and disability for these patients will greatly impact these populations and reduce direct and indirect healthcare costs.
