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Working remotely is becoming ever more popular these days, whether it’s by choice or not. But when you work from home, you may end up sitting (or standing) at your workstation all day. With a lack of separation between home- and work-life, there’s a higher chance for neck, shoulder and back pain. It’s important to take micro breaks […]
Thought LeadersProfessor Mark McGurkDirector of the Head and Neck Academic CentreUniversity College London Hospital Professor Mark McGurk speaks to News-Medical about his groundbreaking research that has led to the discovery of a world-first treatment for oral cancer. What inspired your research into head and neck cancer? I have been working on head and neck cancer […]
Oral and maxillofacial pathology is a branch of dental science concerned with diseases, injuries, abnormalities and cancers of the mouth, jaws and face. Oro and maxillofacial (OMF) surgeries are procedures performed in the treatment of these disorders and diseases. The OMF speciality has been recognized by several organizations and professional associations including the American Dental […]
Neck gaiters DO work, study finds: Popular face coverings previously ruled ‘counterproductive’ blocked ‘100%’ of large infectious droplets in new tests A previous Duke University study found that fleece neck gaiters may actually spread more infectious particles by splitting them up and scattering them New unpublished Virginia Tech research suggests gaiters work just as well […]
No matter if you’ve slept wrong, turned too quickly, or have been spending too much time looking at your phone, aches and pains, particularly in your neck, are no joke. And if you’ve been to a yoga class in the last few years, you’re likely familiar with the term “text neck.” The moniker has come […]
Okay let's be real: We all sleep way too close to our phones and phone chargers (let me guess: It's your alarm clock, right?). But after seeing what a generic phone charger did to a 19-year-old's neck, you might consider sleeping with your beloved device at least an arm's length away. The girl's story, outlined in a […]
HEALTH NOTES: Neck patch silences ear ringing agony of tinnitus e-mail 2 View comments A patch of ‘skin’ worn on the back of the neck could banish annoying ringing in the ears, according to new research. Experts at the University of West Virginia in the US tested the idea on dozens of men and women […]
Daily aspirin could boost survival rates from head and neck cancer by up to 78% Researchers at the University of California San Francisco looked at five-year survival rates for people diagnosed with the disease They found a third or more patients benefited from the pill Regular use of aspirin or ibuprofen could dramatically boost survival […]
Patients with a greater than 10 pack/year history of smoking tend to develop an especially dangerous form of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) for which prognosis remains poor and treatments have changed little during the past two decades. However, recent phase 1 clinical trial results by the Head and Neck Cancer Group at […]
If you’re reading this, congratulations: You may be well on your way to chronic neck pain in the foreseeable future. Why? You’re staring at a screen, reading this. More people than ever are suffering from “tech neck,” a term used to describe neck pain directly attributed to technology use, according to the New York Post. Left unattended, tech […]