Did you know that some kids aren't getting the special education they really need? As someone who used to work in a middle school, I saw this firsthand. Some parents knew the law and could argue for better services, while others couldn't. This isn't fair, is it? A recent article talked about fights
Kummell's disease is a tough nut to crack, but a new approach is showing promise. Instead of using regular percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP), doctors are trying out PKP with a special mesh to hold bone cement in place. Nine patients with Kummell's disease got this treatment at a spinal surgery departme
Did you know that growing up in a tough environment can sometimes lead to big personality changes later in life? One of those changes can be something called Narcissistic Personality Disorder, or NPD for short. NPD is like a mix of different things that happen in your brain and body, along with the
CT scans are crucial for spotting chest diseases. The quality of these images largely depends on their spatial resolution. Thick-slice CT, which is still commonly used due to cost concerns, has a lower spatial resolution that can make diagnoses tricky. Researchers recently developed a deep learning
Years back, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi had a tough call. Should she join other states looking into Trump University, where students paid big bucks for classes that some said were shady? Though complaints came in, Bondi and Kamala Harris, then-California AG, both passed. They had received cam
Let's take a look at how religion plays a role in the work lives of Muslim doctors in the UK. A recent study dug into this topic, focusing on how strongly they follow their faith, any discrimination they face at work, and how their workplaces accommodate their religious needs. The findings show that
Dr. Jerome Adams, former U. S. surgeon general, took to social media to alert the incoming administration about a rise in infectious diseases. Adams, who worked with President Trump, expressed concern over the increase in whooping cough, measles, and bird flu cases. He emphasized the need for a stro
Scientists have long known that problems in the hippocampus, a key part of the brain, are connected to psychosis. It's been noticed that people with psychosis tend to have smaller hippocampal volumes. Some think this shrinkage could be caused by too much glutamate, a chemical that helps brain cells
Imagine being a large guy, trying to fit into a tiny workspace. That's exactly what William Martin, a 6-foot-2, 360-pound employee at the New York Public Library, faced. He's suing for a whopping $4. 6 million, claiming his bosses forced him to work at a desk too small for his size, causing anxiety
Scientists have turned to Twitter to figure out what people really think about medicines used to treat COVID-19. They dug through over 600, 000 US tweets from January 2020 to November 2021, focusing on four drugs: Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin, which had some anecdotal support, and Molnupiravir
