09 Feb, 2025
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2025 Erlanger Trauma Symposium scheduled for May – Trauma System News

The 2025 Erlanger Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Symposium will take place May 22-23, 2025, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Philip Stahel, MD, Chief Medical Officer, HCA Healthcare North Carolina Division “Our symposium is a two-day event featuring both didactic sessions and a hands-on skills component,” said Meredith Rippy, trauma research coordinator at Erlanger Health. “This year, […]

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Media Release – Birth Trauma Australia – Same Dedication, New Name – Birth Trauma Australia

For Immediate Release The Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) is proud to announce its rebrand to Birth Trauma Australia. This change reflects our renewed focus on supporting women, partners and families across Australia and reaffirms our commitment to driving advocacy, education, and support for those impacted by birth-related trauma. As Birth Trauma Australia, we will […]

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Causes, Implications, and What It Means for Families

Additionally, pediatricians and physicians now have access to more refined screening tools, which help detect autism traits earlier and more accurately. Routine autism screenings during well-child visits have become standard practice, making it less likely that children with mild or previously overlooked symptoms will go undiagnosed. Possible Biological and Environmental Factors Although enhanced screening explains […]

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Lessons from the Super Bowl Every Member of the Autism Community Needs to Hear

Every year, millions of eyes are glued to the screen, watching the Super Bowl—an event that’s much more than just a football game. But what if we looked at it through a different lens? What if we focused on the lessons that can be learned by the autism community from the biggest sporting event of […]

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Understanding Emotional Avoidance and Learning to Tolerate Uncomfortable Feelings

Fear, grief, shame, embarrassment, and other uncomfortable emotions are not pleasant. From time to time it is quite normal to avoid a situation, person, place, or thing that might trigger an undesirable emotion, but when it interferes with your daily functioning and/or becomes a problematic recurring issue, it is clinically defined as emotional avoidance.   […]

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What’s the connection between gluten and thyroid health?

Gluten continues to garner a ton of attention. If you have a gluten-related disorder, such as celiac disease, you know why. But what about the rest of the body? For instance, what’s the connection between gluten and thyroid health? If you have celiac disease or a diagnosed wheat allergy, there’s a strong chance you could […]

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Dating Anxiety? | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

Changing The Way You Date Most of us have some anxiety when meeting someone new. But when it comes to dating, the stakes seem extra high — especially for folks with social anxiety. People who are socially anxious worry excessively about how they are perceived by others. They feel pressure to be liked by everyone. […]