Trauma/Injury

Intimate partner homicide -- that is women who are killed by their partner -- constitutes a significant proportion of the homicide statistics in DenmarkCredit: Lars Kruse, Aarhus University Out of the 536 women who were killed…

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute program receives grant for statewide expansionCredit: Baylor Scott & White Health Warriors Research Institute, a Baylor Scott & White Research Institute center, has been awarded a…

Study involved more than 90 combat veteransCredit: Jason Miller A study involving military veterans with PTSD and cirrhosis of the liver points to an abnormal mix of bacteria in the intestines as a possible driver of poor cognitive…

The National Institutes of Health awarded a $3,547,908 grant to Karen Nolan, PhD, and Soha Saleh, PhD, of Kessler Foundation to study effects of early post stroke intervention with a progressive robot-assisted gait interventionCredit:…

Lehigh University researchers have developed a novel approach to determine when patients with tibial fractures can bear weightCredit: Christa Neu/Lehigh University Until now, there's never been a tool that could determine how long…

Bottom Line: Most transgender and gender-nonbinary teens in China who participated in a national survey study reported abuse, neglect or bullying at home and in school, which the researchers suggest may be due in part to the socially…

Irrigation with acetic acid neutralizes tissue and prevents delayed esophageal complications (COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Button battery injuries in children have been increasingly severe--resulting in devastating injuries and even death. Button…

Experts describe in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine what patients and clinicians should expect after a severe jellyfish sting and recommend how to manage this for best results in the field and throughout follow-up treatmentCredit:…

Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in life had a twofold greater risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women who never had any PTSD symptoms, according to a new…

There is safety in numbers. That's one of the key findings of a study published today in CMAJ Open that found a child's risk of death or injury in a residential fire was greatly reduced in neighbourhoods with larger than average…