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'I drove length of Africa with Parkinson's – why Boko Haram kidnappers didn't scare me'
14 Apr 2024 08:51 GMT
… got as far down as Sierra Leone in March 2020 when … of spreading awareness of the disease throughout the continent. Returning … raise awareness, meeting chief medical officers and appearing on radio … Parkinson’s in parts of Africa are not given the treatment …
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Under scrutiny, UW-Madison virus lab opens its doors
06 Mar 2024 14:47 GMT
… in Sierra Leone.
“We look at why respiratory viruses cause disease and … the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of … transmission, we had the infected ferret here,” Halfmann said, … 19 drive dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could have also been …
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Two Penn students receive Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
24 Apr 2024 18:13 GMT
… in different diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s — … .” He cited Penn Medicine neurosurgery professor Casey Halpern … minimally invasive therapies to help patients.
“My goal, with … with heritage from Portugal, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe. It is …
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Sundance Film Festival: London announces lineup
23 Apr 2024 23:55 GMT
… Rich Peppiatt’s raucous and infectious Irish-language film, Kneecap and … in London. As Mayaw’s aging mind begins to fade, and … and advice about love in Sierra Leone.
“Shé” (Snake) / United Kingdom …
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Chris Kamara has 'so much to look forward to' after apraxia treatment on 'wonder' machine
21 Nov 2023 18:47 GMT
… people love him and his infectious enthusiasm, his hilarious on … possibly had dementia or Alzheimer';s, the worry about … him about the experimental treatment her husband Derek had undergone … . His father Albert, from Sierra Leone, served in the Navy when …
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Brain Health Takes Center Stage: Meet The 2024 Class Of Paul And Daisy Soros Fellows
18 Apr 2024 02:37 GMT
… the Stanford Asylum Collaborative, providing medical and psychological evaluations to support … on cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson';s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation … Jr., the first fellow from Sierra Leone; both are great examples of …
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Why I love my specialty: Atlanta’s top doctors share the patients, challenges, and victories that inspire them
19 Jul 2023 16:12 GMT
… , a patient came in who had immigrated from Sierra Leone. His … antibiotics time to prevent infection rather than performing immediate … anxiety accompany serious eye disease and eye surgery. One … much more than just medication. The treatments I offer continue …
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The GREEN beret! Commando is cured of crippling back pain from eight years of lugging heavy kit around war zones after taking medicinal cannabis
22 Apr 2023 10:43 GMT
… takes its toll. In Sierra Leone, it wasn' … come and go. Patients are encouraged to engage … medical cannabis for conditions including chronic pain, epilepsy and Parkinson';s disease … to accelerate funding of medical cannabis treatments via the Refractory …
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Incidence and Predictors of Aspiration Pneumonia Among Stroke Patients in Western Amhara Region, North-West Ethiopia: A Retrospective Follow Up Study
15 Apr 2023 08:41 GMT
… , Sierra Leone and Egypt in post-stroke patients is … with neurological diseases such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, multiple … patients the majority, 543 (95.59%), were treated by non-surgical treatments (medication … of choice. Geriatrics. 2018;3(4):69 …
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Sierra Leone: After explosion in Freetown, survivors need aid
17 Nov 2021 02:47 GMT
… children, aging people and people with chronic diseases.
Focusing … In addition to emergency medical care, victims of … Inclusion’s director in Sierra Leone. “Psychosocial support and … physical therapy sessions; patient follow-up; covering transportation …