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Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.

Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. Although general practice can contribute to reducing health inequalities, existing evidence provides ...

When the digital revolution first hit classrooms in the early 2010s—and more schools began issuing laptops or tablets to students for individual use—online learning seemed to promise a faster, easier ...

Volunteers harvest excess kale at Bahr Farm in College Hill. The crops were grown by Our Harvest Cooperative. The worker-owned farm sometimes ends up with more produce than it can harvest and sell, ...

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Head acceleration events (HAEs) can potentially have adverse consequences for athlete brain health. In sports, in which head injuries have the highest incidence, identifying strategies to reduce HAE ...

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