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Helping ‘underperforming’ doctors get back up to scratch – review to explore medical remediation
Dr Nicola Brennan is leading a review to explore if remediation programmes work for practising doctors and – as training a doctor costs £500K to the UK taxpayer – how these processes might be improved to save money for the NHS and restore patient safety.
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Being in nature can help people with chronic back pain manage their condition
University of Plymouth: Researchers from the University led a study that asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them cope better with their lower back pain.
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Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed
University of Plymouth news: The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.
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An investigation into the therapeutic potential of virtual natural environments for chronic low back pain
An investigation into the therapeutic potential of virtual natural environments for chronic low back pain. Exploring how different levels of fascination within a virtual natural environment impacts different pain and pain related outcomes.
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Lack of bacterial absorption means common pharmaceuticals retain potential to cause damage in aquatic environments
Plymouth University news: More sophisticated methods may be required to assess the accumulation and impact of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment, scientists say following a research project led by the University of Plymouth
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Bacteria don’t respect borders – why we all need to fight the global problem of antibiotic resistance
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week - and Dr Mat Upton explains how the problem of antibiotic resistance is closer to home than you think
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"Modern medicine is underpinned by antibiotic use, and it’s a huge issue that bacteria are becoming resistant. The phrase ‘your infection can’t be treated’ is a little too close to reality."
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/tina-joshi
University of Plymouth: Dr Tina Joshi, Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences
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