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1 week ago | 
medicalxpress.com | Dan Baumgardt |Owen Ferguson |Andrew Zinin
A friend of mine came to see me recently complaining of an odd ache he'd noted in his lower abs and groin. He couldn't blame it on crunches at the gym, nor a cow kicking him in the belly again (he's a farmer). But he does spend a fair amount of his time on the football pitch and was now noticing that every training session and match was bringing the pain on—sometimes agonizingly so. The diagnosis? A sports hernia.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
independent.co.uk | Dan Baumgardt
Anyone who enjoys wild swimming, paddleboarding and surfing are at risk. Dan Baumgardt reports
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
theconversation.com | Dan Baumgardt
Saturday Night Fever hit the silver screen in 1977 and epitomised the culture of the time. Disco music, flared trousers and pure escapism. Saturdays remain the most popular night for going out, although it has very much moved on from the days of John Travolta and bell-bottoms. But the pleasure-seeking lifestyle has remained and spawned a collection of what might be referred to as the “Saturday night conditions”. Let’s start with “fever”.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Dan Baumgardt |Elias Hazou |Gina Agapiou |Tom Cleaver
By Dan BaumgardtMaria, the new biopic being released in cinemas and on Netflix, is the third in Pablo Larraín’s cinematic trilogy of remarkable women. The equally astounding Angelina Jolie portrays the late, great soprano Maria Callas – one of the most talented opera singers of the 20th century. But Callas’ career is known for being as brief as it was revered. She made her debut in wartime Athens – in Tosca, aged 18. Her willpower was founded on insecurity.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
theconversation.com | Dan Baumgardt
Locked-in syndrome is a rare phenomenon which makes conscious people almost entirely unable to move and communicate. It is estimated there are fewer than 1,000 existing cases in the US, and between 50 and 300 in the UK. In some instances, locked-in syndrome paralyses all muscles. In others, some muscles escape paralysis and can act as a means of communication.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
correiobraziliense.com.br | Dan Baumgardt
A atriz e cozinheira canadense Mairlyn Smith revelou recentemente na rede social TikTok que ela e o marido saem para passear depois do jantar para soltar os gases presos. Smith chama essas caminhadas de "caminhadas dos peidos". A hashtag está na moda nas redes sociais.
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Dec 29, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Dan Baumgardt
Maria, the new biopic being released in cinemas and on Netflix, is the third in Pablo Larraín’s cinematic trilogy of remarkable women. The equally astounding Angelina Jolie portrays the late, great soprano Maria Callas – one of the most talented opera singers of the 20th century. But Callas’s career is known for being as brief as it was revered. She made her debut in wartime Athens – in Tosca, aged 18. Her willpower was founded on insecurity.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
hechoencalifornia1010.com | Dan Baumgardt
La actriz y cocinera canadiense Mairlyn Smith reveló recientemente en TikTok que ella y su marido salen a pasear después de cenar para liberar los gases reprimidos. Smith llama a estas caminatas “paseos de los pedos”. El hashtag está haciendo furor en las redes sociales. El objetivo de estos paseos es iniciar el proceso digestivo y aliviar la hinchazón, expulsar los gases molestos o la sensación de que una comida copiosa se ha asentado en el estómago como un ladrillo.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Dan Baumgardt
It’s become a custom at our office Christmas party to do a team quiz, followed by a jolly round of The Twelve Days of Christmas. It typically ends in chaos. As a practising GP, I think it’s perhaps worthwhile doing a run down of the clinical hazards of the season instead.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Dan Baumgardt
British TV presenter Davina McCall has undergone neurosurgery to remove a colloid cyst – a type of benign brain tumour. McCall was diagnosed with the tumour by chance. In an Instagram video posted in November 2024, she explained:A few months ago, I did a menopause talk for a company and they offered me a health scan in return, which I thought I was going to ace. But it turned out I had a benign brain tumour called a colloid cyst, which is very rare – three in a million.
