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Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering of Northwestern University, Joseph W. Song, is introducing the world’s first “electric band-aid.” This is an electrotherapy device that will accelerate the healing process of non-healing wounds. Wounds such as diabetic ulcers and pressure ulcers are categorized as non-healing. These wounds need to be healed as fast as possible, as infection is likely and dangerous.  “Because they have irregular homeostasis, their wounds just don’t heal. It’s because of bacterial infection and also the pressure applied…

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COVID-19 has impacted tons of college students if not all students. Universities had to close down and students were behind a screen. There were no social experiences in what college is advertised for, which led to many mental health issues in students. In a study done in 2022 by members of the Yale Institute of Health at Yale University, students were forced to adapt this way of learning without even knowing what was happening. In an interview with Dr. Amyn…

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A recent study found traces of toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie fish, but fishermen and researchers have yet to see the most harmful impacts.  The study, published in 2023, sampled 190 fish from Lake Erie in 2015 and 2017. Results found microcystins, a liver toxin, were retained in fish well after a harmful algal bloom.  René Shahmohamadloo, a postdoctoral fellow and main author of the study, said the results were both encouraging and concerning.  “Encouraging news was there were…

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Head injuries have plagued the contact sports world since their inception. There is great risk to suffer injury in any sport, but those that involve collisions are all the more dangerous. When thinking of concussions in sports, most people would turn to football, and rightfully so. UPMC estimates that 300,000 concussions are suffered as a result of playing football every year. While that is a staggeringly large number, it is merely a fraction of the entire data point. The same…

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Free Naloxone cabinets could be coming to Kent State University. Naloxone, also known as NARCAN, is a medication that can reverse a drug overdose caused by an opioid drug (heroin, fentanyl or prescription pain medications). Drug overdose can cause serious, harmful symptoms or death. On Feb. 15, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend the agency allow the nasal version of Naloxone to be available over-the-counter. Feb. 21, a collaboration was announced between RecoveryOhio, the Ohio Department…

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Picture it, you are a first-year student in college, it is Sunday night, you are out with your friends relaxing after a stressful week of college, exams, homework, and new projects, etc. you look down at your phone and see that it is currently 11 pm. When suddenly you remember, you forgot that last test that you were supposed to take, it was worth 30% of your grade. Now the stress comes back, and you start to take deep and…

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Published March 2 2023 9:15am. By: Kennedy Webb-Glenn All over the world people in the U.S. need health care to live well. They need it to stay healthy when common colds, the flu, even pandemics such as COVID come about. From season to season the environment and culture within we reside changes. Due to high inflation and high cost of living people must spend more money that they may not have. According to Pew Research Center about 83% Americans believe…

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Imagine you are worried about your friend’s mental health and decide to call a hotline and ask for help. What do you anticipate as a response? Do you believe they will give you the necessary resources and equipment to help them? Or would you expect a police officer to force him into a mental health facility? “Consider the scenario in which you visit your mother and say, ‘I’m going to kill myself by slitting my wrists with a knife.’ you…

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“My wife and I were watching a movie at home, and then we heard some sirens,” finance/development committee chairman Robert Runnion said.  “We looked out the window, and the sky was orange.” That was the scene on Feb. 3 when a Norfolk train carrying hazardous material was traveling through East Palestine, Ohio, derailed.   Runnion left his house to head into the town to do whatever he could to help.  “I was talking to a few of the officers that were…

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The blackout rage gallon (BORG) rose to viral fame in 2020 and has since become the Gen Z drink of choice.  The BORG is a gallon jug filled with half water and half alcohol and flavored with electrolytes and caffeine mixers. Some say this is a safer approach to binge drinking, but many health and safety questions remain.  One Kent State student, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid being associated with binge drinking, explained how he prepares a BORG. …

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