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Released: 11-Oct-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Curious by Nature: Dr. Gaige Kerr - The Toxicity of Online Shopping
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As e-commerce grows, so do the logistics centers that facilitate rapid delivery. However, this convenience comes at a cost to the environment and public health, particularly in communities near these warehouses

     
Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center Breaks Ground on New, State-of-the-Art Emergency Department
Released: 11-Oct-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center Breaks Ground on New, State-of-the-Art Emergency Department
Hackensack Meridian Health

New emergency department slated to open in 2026 will enable Palisades Medical Center to make emergency care more accessible to the community

Released: 10-Oct-2024 12:30 PM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso, L&F Distributors and El Perro Grande Tequila Team Up to Help Fight Breast Cancer
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women and the most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Released: 10-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Travel Advisory Issued for Rwanda Due to Outbreak of Deadly Marburg Virus Disease
George Washington University

An outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda has prompted public health officials to announce they will start screening travelers to the US who have also been in Rwanda in the last 21 days. The George... ...

Released: 10-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: DEA's Move to Reclassify Marijuana Sparks Debate on Health, Access, and Research
George Washington University

In response to President Biden's call to reclassify marijuana, the DEA began the process of rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug. ...

Newswise: Mount Sinai Opens State-of-the-Art Center for Patients With Complex Conditions Including Lyme Disease and Long COVID
8-Oct-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Opens State-of-the-Art Center for Patients With Complex Conditions Including Lyme Disease and Long COVID
Mount Sinai Health System

The Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illnesses will also research new therapies for these conditions

Released: 9-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
COVID-19 Recommendations for Fall 2024
Corewell Health

Fall is here and with it, comes cold and flu season. With schools back in session and people gathering inside more, COVID will also be a player in this year’s circulating respiratory viruses. Corewell Health’s infectious disease experts Dr. Russ Lampen and Dr. Nick Gilpin teamed up to answer the most frequently asked questions when it comes to this year’s COVID vaccine. You can download an edited package HERE: https://vimeo.com/1009923626/8089770e92?share=copy Or, put together your own story using raw footage HERE: https://vimeo.com/1010598326/33c7177fc1?share=copy Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Released: 9-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
NYU Tandon School of Engineering Study Maps Pedestrian Crosswalks Across Entire Cities, Helping Improve Road Safety and Increase Walkability
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

As pedestrian fatalities in the United States reach a 40-year high, a novel approach to measuring crosswalk lengths across entire cities could provide urban planners with crucial data to improve safety interventions. NYU Tandon School of Engineering researchers Marcel Moran and Debra F. Laefer published the first comprehensive, city-wide analysis of crosswalk distances.

Newswise: Medicare Prior Authorization Affecting Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Didn’t Have Hoped-for Effect
Released: 9-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Medicare Prior Authorization Affecting Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Didn’t Have Hoped-for Effect
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A policy aiming to save Medicare money has not had the intended effect on outpatient surgery. As the policy expands across the country, researching the results of this policy could inform how adjustments are made moving forward.

Newswise: Largest-Ever Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center Retreat Tackles Problems from Public Health to Drug Development
Released: 8-Oct-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Largest-Ever Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center Retreat Tackles Problems from Public Health to Drug Development
University of Utah Health

What do online grocery shopping, venomous snails, and foot biomechanics have in common? All three were research subjects under investigation at the 2024 DMRC retreat, the largest in the history of the event.

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Released: 8-Oct-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Will AI Tools Revolutionize Public Health? Not if They Continue Following Old Patterns, Researchers Argue
University of California, Santa Cruz

A new paper published in the journal Social Science & Medicine shares findings from an extensive literature analysis of AI’s current trajectory in health care.

   
Released: 8-Oct-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Hurricanes Causing Mortality, Major Damage: MSU Experts Can Comment
Michigan State University

Hurricane season extends through November, and with two big hurricanes already striking the United States, Michigan State University experts can comment on what can precede a hurricane and what damage and repercussions come after hurricanes make landfall.

Released: 8-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers Examine the Persistence of Invisible Plastic Pollution
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers Health study reveals the presence of aerosolized plastics in neonatal tissue following exposure in utero

   


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