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Many Child Car Seats Are Improperly Installed, Even Those Deemed Easy to Manage
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – Many parents in the United States aren't installing child car seats correctly, a new study finds. Errors in car seat installation are common, even for seats that have a...
9.0 Percent of U.S. Adults Had Repetitive Strain Injuries in 2021
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 – In 2021, 9.0 percent of U.S. adults had repetitive strain injuries in the past three months, according to a study published online July 25 in the National Health Statistics...
Number of Hip Fractures Set to Nearly Double by 2050
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 – Although age- and sex-standardized hip fracture incidence rates have decreased in most regions, the number of hip fractures is projected to nearly double by 2050, according...
As the Popularity of Pickleball Soars, So Do Related Injuries, Poll Finds
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 – Pickleball is a hot trend and it's getting folks exercising who haven’t been so active in a long time. It’s also racking up injuries — both overuse type and acute traumas —...
Mandibular Bone Loss Predicts Subsequent Height Loss
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 – Mandibular bone loss predicts future height loss for women, according to a study published online July 4 in BMJ Open. Nivetha Natarajan Gavriilidou, from the Karolinska...
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