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Although surgery is common for ACL injuries, research has shown it may not be needed in every case. Some people who have ruptured their ACL fare well with only a rehabilitation program.
This is a structural problem, not something one budget can fix.
Overworking junior doctors has been normalised for decades. And we all suffer.
Children with childhood dementia progressively lose all previously acquired skills and abilities, such as talking, walking, learning, remembering and reasoning.
With so many people grieving, the notion of doing so in public was seen as tasteless and vulgar. Funerals became smaller, people put on a brave face in public and fewer people wore black.
Musk has recommended people experiencing severe neck and back pain should consider disc replacement surgery. Here’s what the research says.
Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.
Here’s how we design a fairer pathology system, fit for the 21st century, with no out-of-pocket costs or the public.
While for some, gambling might be a source of entertainment, for others, it can lead to significant harms.
Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
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