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Influential women in the history of medicine

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social awareness and moral reformer, and promoted education for women in medicine through her inspirational book Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

You know, baby boomer generation started to turn 65 and older back in 2011. So you mentioned the burden of chronic multimorbidity and sort of flogging through the diabetes and the hypertension. Tim 43:15 I’m an educator at heart. And more and more of them are aging alone as well. I think it’s. Eric 43:13 Great.

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

Routine assessment of pain and parent education videos are useful initiatives to encourage pain management. No national guidelines for best practice exist. Infant pain should be assessed, but international data suggest this isnt always the case. Whats more, pain isnt always managed.

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Surfers play crucial role in beach safety according to study

Medical Xpress

This research can inform future beach safety strategies and educational initiatives." When it comes to assisting people experiencing difficulty in the water, surfers are generally proficient swimmers with good beach hazard knowledge. Surfing Victoria CEO Adam Robertson said surfers were fully aware of their impact on beach safety.