Elizabeth Dravis was a medical field professional, a PhD student at UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston, an avid runner, and mother of two when she started to suffer from extreme fatigue at the beginning of the year. Dravis thought she just needed to rest after a busy holiday season until her symptoms progressively worsened and she passed out.
Working together, the VLA and ALMA are giving us a better understanding of the complex dance of gravity and matter around young stars, and how that dance leads to the formation of planets like our own.
Three process – or a combination – help nutrients get from soil into your veggies
An athletic trainer from University of Michigan Health received a call to join USA Hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics last February. He has spent 24 years working with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
The two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic came and went without much fanfare, thanks to a lull in cases and deaths, and the start of a war in Ukraine that has grabbed the world’s attention. But for medical historians who led an exhaustive study of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the recent milestone offers a chance to look back on the parallels, and differences, in how the nation responded to both massive infectious threats.
Specialized coating allows for a slow release to the plants’ roots
Andrew Ackerman was the first COVID-19 patient to be treated with an experimental filter that reduced his inflammation, helping to save his life.
With mask mandates being lifted and case counts dropping, University of Michigan experts reflect on living with ongoing COVID-19.
Afghan émigré Zakera Azizi, who was granted a scholarship to earn a master’s degree at the Miami Herbert Business School, recounts her journey to Miami and pledges to use her degree and skills to represent women, especially those in her native country.
No matter what your heritage or age, the new Ukraine-related stress comes just as our nation comes down from a dizzying height on the two-year roller coaster ride of COVID-19. Many people still have unprocessed anxiety, grief and loss. So, with all this going on, what can you do? Two experts offer advice.
Responsive neurostimulation is the latest advance offering hope for children with treatment-resistant epilepsy. For more than a third of children with epilepsy, medications are not enough to control their seizures. Surgery can be an excellent option for many of these treatment-resistant patients, but not every child is a good candidate.
Research for this ingredient in traditional St. Patrick’s Day dish
Weight loss may feel like an intimidating process, but these simple steps will help you maintain the sense of personal accountability and responsibility you need to stay on track towards your goals.
Rutgers Cancer Institute expert shares what you need to know about kidney cancer.
PCR or antigen test? Nasal swab or saliva? Home test or at a testing site? And when to take it? Our clinical microbiology expert answers your questions about COVID-19 testing for children. In the fight against COVID-19, we have several tools to stay safe and protect others. Vaccines help our bodies develop a robust immune response against infection, masks prevent the virus from spreading to others and continuing to practice social distancing and good hygiene habits can keep us healthy.
With cold and flu season underway, plus the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease specialist Jeffrey Bender, MD, shares how to tell the difference between the illnesses, and the most important thing parents can do to keep children safe.
Good nutrition is an important part of overall health, whether you’re a cancer patient, survivor, caregiver, or loved one, and practicing healthy eating has been shown to help prevent cancer and cancer recurrence.
Susan Stephens, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, social worker at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shares more about providing care to pediatric patients and families.
Significant disparities persist among some racial and ethnic groups in regards to screening for colorectal cancer. Rutgers Cancer Institute researcher Denalee O'Malley, PhD, focuses her research on this topic. She shares more.
Colorectal cancer has become prevalent among individuals younger than the age of 50 in recent years. Dr. Patrick Boland at Rutgers Cancer Institute shares what we know about this trend.
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that people begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45, rather than 50, which was the previous recommendation.
Dr. Masi Shah of Rutgers Cancer Institute in partnership with RWJBarnabas Heath shares about Multiple Myeloma, a life changing disease with treatments to help control the disease.
Water from showers, bathroom sinks, and showers can safely be reused in yards
Does this scenario seem familiar? You end your workday and then realize that you forgot to schedule an important doctor’s visit. Next, you call your physicians’ office, discovering that the office closes at 4:30 (or earlier depending on the day of the week).
A Heart Institute team is developing a new algorithm to guide care for patients with a rare heart defect. Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery is a rare congenital heart defect that has drawn increased attention in recent years. That attention comes for good reason: The condition can sometimes lead to sudden cardiac arrest, particularly in adolescents and young adults.
Studies show that the majority of employees would like more feedback. Given this, why don’t we give it more often? To truly understand how to champion feedback as a leader, we must explore the topic from two angles – first, as a receiver of feedback and second, as the feedback provider.
Recovered phosphorus from wastewater can be reused on farmland
A STEM career can be long and full of obstacles for underrepresented minorities, including women, who are strongly influenced by family expectations, teacher bias, and work environments plagued by stereotypes. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory's PROVOCA program is working to remove these obstacles and create equal access and participation for women and girls in STEM.
In 2010, Ryan Finneran suffered a TBI in a crash en route to a baseball tournament and was taken to University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. It took years of intensive therapy for Finneran to feel like his old self. Seeing his brother struggle, Matthew Finneran, 13 at the time, discovered his new mission: finding treatments for traumatic brain injury. A decade later, Matthew is back at U-M. This time, he is a Ph.D. candidate in the neuroscience program, and Matthew recently re-connected with the doctor who treated his brother.
Echoing the CDC’s new mask guidelines, our expert says any mask beats no mask, but one option is clearly best. The most protective mask you can wear that fits well and that you will wear consistently.
Miral Sadaria Grandhi, MD, surgical oncologist in the Liver Cancer and Bile Duct Cancer Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and assistant professor of surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, shares more about gallbladder and bile duct cancer.
Diagnosed with acute liver failure and her health rapidly deteriorating, it seemed like 11-month-old Lennon would need a miracle to survive. Thanks to a team of specialists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, she just celebrated her third birthday.
Research for this ingredient in traditional St. Patrick’s Day dish
Parents of children with cancer experience stress as they navigate and manage their child’s illness. Karen Long-Traynor, PhD, clinical psychologist in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey whose current research focuses on psychological support for parents during their child’s treatment and through survivorship, shares more on the impact of childhood cancer on parents and ways to cope.
One of the primary modes of cancer prevention and early detection in the United States is the widespread practice of screening. However, not all individuals have access to quality cancer screenings or cancer education, which creates significant disparities in cancer outcomes.
Patients who have strokes that might be related to a hole in the heart that didn’t close properly now have a place to go to see both a neurologist and cardiologist: the Heart-Brain Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).
An innovative approach promotes timely diagnosis and treatment for critical endocrine issues. Children with brain tumors are at high risk for developing endocrine issues—including growth hormone deficiency, pubertal abnormalities, adrenal problems, bone changes and weight challenges. Unfortunately, though, these issues are not always diagnosed soon enough.
Several factors influence the likelihood of these disasters
It’s always distressing to hear your little one cough. Still, it’s a common wintertime symptom, and it’s helpful to know that it often sounds worse than it is.
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, young people are in the midst of a mental health crisis. A psychologist at CHLA says that comprehensive support services and positive role models are crucial.
Corn, soybeans play big roles in creating biofuel
For people who are "doing everything right" or who face a high risk of severe illness if they get COVID-19 during the current surge, this is a stressful time. A psychiatrist offers tips for recognizing the emotional effects and offers steps to help get through this time.
A comprehensive, coordinated approach provides the latest treatments to help children optimize bowel and bladder function. The program—which sees approximately 200 patients—is one of only a few of its kind in the Western United States, bringing together experts from a wide variety of disciplines.
New clinic provides comprehensive screening and treatment for children with endocrine issues caused by cancer treatment. Endocrine issues are some of the most common late effects of cancer treatment. Although 85% of children now survive cancer, studies have shown that 40% to 60% of these children will later develop at least one endocrine complication.
A new program to screen psychiatric emergency patients for firearms in their homes, and offer free gun locks to reduce the risk of injury including suicide, could provide a pattern for other health care settings to encourage safe storage
A young woman with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, had severe scoliosis that impacted her breathing. Some doctors told her a spinal fusion could not happen. After having the procedure done at University of Michigan Health, she is sharing her health journey with thousands of YouTube followers.
Each classification of water can be used differently, preserving this precious resource
A critical shortage of blood, which has stretched supplies thin nationwide, threatens hospitals' ability to provide many types of patient care. The Red Cross has just declared the first-ever national blood crisis. A blood bank director with nearly 40 years of experience urges every eligible person to step up and make an appointment to donate as soon as possible.
Researchers have identified factors that may help predict which neonatal ECMO patients will have to return to the hospital. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving treatment for critically ill neonates. But there has been little data published on which of these patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital later on.
The Empa spin-off viboo has developed a self-learning algorithm for controlling the indoor climate. This enables predictive cooling or heating of buildings, thus saving around one third of energy. Following successful experiments at NEST, Empa's and Eawag's research and innovation building, the first pilot projects are now being implemented with industrial partners.
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