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Hamstring injuries are among the most common injuries in sports, particularly in activities involving sprinting and rapid acceleration. They account for roughly 10 % of injuries in field-based sports and often result in significant time away from competition. Despite their frequency, the mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of certain training programs in preventing these injuries remain poorly understood.

A new randomized clinical trial found that men with localized, intermediate‑risk prostate cancer recovered faster and experienced less short‑term impact on their daily lives when treated with MRI‑guided, transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) compared with robotic prostate surgery.

Light has an increasing number of applications in biology and medicine – it can be used to stimulate cell growth, manipulate neural signals, and treat some cancers – but it doesn't easily pass through tissue.

Ureteral stents are widely used to relieve obstruction and protect kidney function, but they can also become blocked, triggering hydronephrosis and prolonged elevation of intrarenal pressure that may impair renal function.

Providing abortions was the last thing Shawn Brown thought she'd be doing when she opened an urgent care clinic in this remote town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.