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Released: 12-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Legislation Introduced In Washington State Would Increase Access to Treatments for Metastatic Cancer Patients
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor) and Representative Paul Harris (R-Vancouver) for introducing legislation that would prohibit the use of step therapy protocols for metastatic cancer patients.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
130 Specialists at RUSH Named 'Top Doctors'
RUSH

Chicago magazine features 130 specialists at RUSH on its new list of Chicago’s Top Doctors

Newswise: Studies examine different responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants
Released: 12-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Studies examine different responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Two studies led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center show the effects of different SARS-CoV-2 variants on lung tissue, revealing what may cause some COVID-19 infections to be more severe than others.

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation to Celebrate Research Pioneers, Patient Advocates, and Visionary Donors at Annual Gala
Released: 12-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Glaucoma Research Foundation to Celebrate Research Pioneers, Patient Advocates, and Visionary Donors at Annual Gala
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The Glaucoma 360 Annual Gala will include a reception, a silent art auction featuring artists with vision impairment, and a dinner to celebrate the donors, volunteers, and scientists who do so much to advance Glaucoma Research Foundation’s mission to cure glaucoma and restore vision through innovative research.

Newswise: Study: Pregnant Women More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine if They Got Other Pregnancy Immunizations
Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study: Pregnant Women More Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine if They Got Other Pregnancy Immunizations
Cedars-Sinai

Women who received standard recommended immunizations during their pregnancy were more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai. Investigators also identified disparities in vaccination linked to race and insurance status.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Reduced blood lead levels linked to lower blood pressure
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Ten-year reductions in blood lead levels correlated with cardiovascular health improvements in American Indian adults.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Understanding healthy and happy expectancy in former soviet countries
Sophia University

Researchers compare the health situation in Russia and Central Asian countries using a multifaceted approach to health.

8-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
U.S. health costs related to chemicals in plastics reached $250 billion in 2018
Endocrine Society

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in plastics pose a serious threat to public health and cost the U.S. an estimated $250 billion in increased health care costs in 2018, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Scientists behind Novel Discoveries and Individuals Leading the Understanding of Emerging Areas of Concern for Public Health Are Being Honored with 2024 SOT Awards
Society of Toxicology

Among the accomplishments of this year’s awardees are discoveries related to the role of altered pharmacokinetics in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease neurodegeneration, the risk of COVID-19 to smokers and vapers, and the role of the microbiome in pregnancy and early developmental programming.

   
Newswise: Next-Generation Wastewater Solutions: Utilizing Acid-Resistant Microbes for Improved Treatment Efficiency
Released: 11-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
Next-Generation Wastewater Solutions: Utilizing Acid-Resistant Microbes for Improved Treatment Efficiency
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Free nitrous acid (FNA) is known for its capacity to inhibit various microorganisms in wastewater systems, significantly benefiting treatment process management.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Scientists discover how ultraviolet light degrades coronavirus
University of Southampton

New research has revealed how light can be used to destroy infectious coronavirus particles that contaminate surfaces.

   
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Released: 10-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Winter spikes of the flu, COVID-19, and RSV; expert offers tips and advice for staying healthy
Virginia Tech

Federal officials are describing a ‘tripledemic’ of respiratory infections on the rise. Flu, COVID-19, and RSV are spiking, as expected, as we are in the mid-winter months. Lisa M. Lee, a professor of public health at Virginia Tech, answered questions about factors for concern and the importance of vaccination. Lee is an epidemiologist and bioethicist who has worked in public health and ethics for 25 years, including 14 years with CDC.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Rutgers Racing to Discover a Better Paxlovid
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

SARS-CoV-2 eventually will become resistant to the only effective oral treatment Paxlovid, scientists say. The world needs another.

Newswise: Dramatic Decline in Cigarette Use Among U.S. Teens Over Three Decades
Released: 10-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
Dramatic Decline in Cigarette Use Among U.S. Teens Over Three Decades
Florida Atlantic University

A new study exploring overall trends in cigarette smoking in a large sample of U.S. adolescents by gender and ethnicity (grades nine to 12) show cigarette smoking in all usage categories (ever smoked, occasional, frequent and daily) dramatically decreased from 1991 to 2021.

Newswise: COVID-19 affected Canadians with noncommunicable diseases more than those without, according to a new report
Released: 9-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
COVID-19 affected Canadians with noncommunicable diseases more than those without, according to a new report
Concordia University

Researchers at the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC) say people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic lung ailments were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
The secret to better rural healthcare: Pay doctors to travel from urban to rural areas
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from University of Oxford, Arizona State University, and University of Iowa published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines how paying doctors to visit rural areas is a cost-effective way to provide reasonable access and effective care to most rural communities.

Newswise: UC Study: Thirdhand smoke may harm children
Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
UC Study: Thirdhand smoke may harm children
University of Cincinnati

It’s long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer.



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