Cameroonian Football Stakeholders Lack Essential Sudden Cardiac Arrest Preparedness
A survey of 745 professional football personnel reveals low CPR confidence and critical gaps in automated external defibrillator access.
Otolaryngology Surgeons Face High Ergonomic Risk and Pain During Routine Cases
A prospective study identifies hand size and case complexity as key drivers of intraoperative musculoskeletal strain and distraction.
Aging Rats Show Inverted Hypothalamic Response to Ghrelin Signaling
Age-related increases in ghrelin receptor expression coincide with a shift from neuronal activation to inhibition in the dorsomedial nucleus.
Primary Care Underutilizes Specialist-Recommended Medications for ME/CFS
A retrospective study of 571 patients shows limited use of targeted pharmacotherapy and high reliance on dietary supplements.
Distributed HABIT-ILE Dosing Matches Massed Therapy for Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Spreading 90 hours of intensive bimanual and lower extremity therapy over 15 weeks yields functional gains equivalent to 3-week programs.
Antipsychotics and Antiemetics Drive Pediatric Drug-Induced Dystonia
A study of 79 children finds most reactions occur within 72 hours of exposure and respond rapidly to parenteral biperiden.
Bilateral Dynamic CT Uses Contralateral Wrist to Diagnose Scapholunate Injury
Using the patient's healthy wrist as an internal control eliminates the need for external reference sets in 4D computed tomography.
Dual-Nerve Coaptation Improves Sensory Recovery in DIEP Flap Reconstruction
A prospective cohort study finds that two nerve repairs enhance tactile recovery and psychosocial well-being compared to a single repair.
Postural Control Deficits Drive Gait Dysfunction in Huntington's Disease
Wearable sensor data show that balance impairments explain up to 39 percent of gait variance and emerge during the pre-manifest stage.
Early Probiotics Reduce Mortality in Extremely Preterm Infants
A Norwegian registry study of 1,596 neonates finds early probiotic use lowers death risk and may reduce surgical necrotizing enterocolitis.
Delaying Substance Use Until Age 21 Linked to 83% Lower Polysubstance Risk
A national survey of 92,233 adults shows that early initiation before age 18 significantly increases the risk of multiple concurrent addictions.
Current Screening Tools for Head and Neck Cancer Social Risks Lack Breadth
A scoping review finds that most clinical instruments for social determinants of health focus narrowly on financial distress.