pain

Scientists develop ‘smart’ wearable device that mimics human pain response – ET HealthWorld

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Scientists develop ‘smart’ wearable device that mimics human pain response – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: Researchers from Bengaluru created a breakthrough wearable device that can detect and adapt to stress, mimicking how the human body processes pain. The innovation, researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) say, could revolutionise health monitoring and enhance human-machine interaction. The human body’s pain response system is remarkably sophisticated. Special sensors … Read more

Families failed by Covid vaccines tell inquiry of their pain

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Families failed by Covid vaccines tell inquiry of their pain

Family handout Jamie and Kate Scott on holiday before the pandemic Families of those harmed by Covid vaccines told the UK Covid Inquiry they were forced to support each other during the pandemic because there was no other help. Kate Scott, who represents the group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK (VIBUK), said they felt they … Read more

Period pain: Morphine ‘didn’t touch sides’ for Aberdare woman

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Period pain: Morphine ‘didn’t touch sides’ for Aberdare woman

“What I go through is not normal, but it is normalised,” says Emily “It felt like being stabbed, I’d be on my hands and knees in pain.” Emily Handstock, 25 has struggled with period pain for 10 years and has documented the agony she has gone through on TikTok. “I was admitted to hospital and … Read more

Medical misogyny leaves women in pain for years, say MPs

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Medical misogyny leaves women in pain for years, say MPs

Getty Images Women experiencing painful health conditions, including heavy periods, endometriosis and adenomyosis, are being dismissed when they ask for help, an MPs’ report has warned. Diagnosis and treatment for these common issues can take years, leaving women and girls in so much pain that it disrupts all aspects of daily life, members of Westminster’s … Read more

Aaron Morris death: Durham biker crash victim’s wife Samantha tells of ‘pain’

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Aaron Morris death: Durham biker crash victim’s wife Samantha tells of ‘pain’

Family photo Widow Samantha Morris says she feels “pain and sadness” being a single parent to three children The wife of a motorcyclist who could have been saved after a crash, had it not been for an ambulance delay, has spoken of her pain at being a widow aged 28. Aaron Morris, 31, died about … Read more

Gynaecology waiting lists in UK double, leaving women in pain

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Gynaecology waiting lists in UK double, leaving women in pain

BBC Anna Cooper has had 17 operations and is in constant pain Waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK have more than doubled since February 2020, BBC research reveals. Records show around three-quarters of a million (755,046) women’s health appointments are waiting to happen – up from 360,400 just before the pandemic. This would … Read more

Neale-Wade Academy in March wants proof for period pain absences

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Neale-Wade Academy in March wants proof for period pain absences

Parents have reacted angrily to a school’s policy of refusing to authorise sick days related to period pain unless parents provided “related medical information”. Neale-Wade Academy in March, Cambridgeshire, also said it was no longer accepting explanations such as “unwell, poorly or ill” for it to authorise student absences. Some parents criticised the move on … Read more

On painkillers, Tejashwi might give NDA pain in Bihar

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On painkillers, Tejashwi might give NDA pain in Bihar

“Mujra, mutton, machhali, mangalsutra, musalmaan, mandir,” RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav carefully picked up the words starting with ‘M’ (ma in Hindi) earlier used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and threw them back at him for “whining all the time”. The crowd at the election rally in Bihar’s Ara burst out in laughter. Tejashwi’s joke had … Read more