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Newswise: NIH awards $9 million for Indigenous-led Tribal Data Repository to improve community health in response to COVID-19 pandemic
5-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
NIH awards $9 million for Indigenous-led Tribal Data Repository to improve community health in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Arizona State University (ASU)

In an effort to improve the health of Tribal communities and Indigenous people, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $9 million in funding for Native scientists at Arizona State University and elsewhere to create the first Indigenous-led Tribal Data Repository.

Newswise: Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods
Released: 6-Dec-2023 5:05 AM EST
Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods
University of Southampton

Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets say scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
American University Fall Commencement to Feature Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy
American University

The nation’s 21st Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, will deliver a keynote address at American University’s two fall commencement ceremonies on Sunday, December 17, 2023.

   
Released: 5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Prohibition may have extended life for those born in dry counties
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Although widely considered a blunder of public policy, the alcohol prohibition laws of early 20th century America may have led to increased longevity for those born in places where alcohol was banned, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.The study — recently published in the journal Economics and Human Biology and co-authored by Jason Fletcher of UW’s La Follette School of Public Affairs — is the first to research the long-term effects of Prohibition Era on longevity, adding to the understanding of the longer-term costs of alcohol exposure during pregnancy.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
New Report on Preventing Armed Insurrection: Firearms in Political Spaces Threaten Public Health, Safety, and Democracy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new report by researchers at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the increased threat of armed insurrection to both public health and the functioning of democracy.

Newswise: Global Experts Highlight Concerns With Implementation of IRA-Mandated Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
Released: 5-Dec-2023 4:05 AM EST
Global Experts Highlight Concerns With Implementation of IRA-Mandated Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Value in Health announced the publication of 2 new commentaries by leading HEOR experts, both of which raise important questions as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services move forward to implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers often have chronic health conditions
Wiley

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and young adult cancer survivors in the United States are more likely to report experiencing chronic health conditions than their heterosexual peers with a history of cancer as well as their LGB peers without a past cancer diagnosis. The findings come from a survey-based study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
What's behind the holiday-suicide myth
Annenberg Public Policy Center

For more than two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center has tracked the ways in which news organizations erroneously link the year-end holiday season with suicide, perpetuating the false holiday-suicide myth.

Released: 1-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Florida’s Approach to Medicaid Unwinding Puts Hundreds of Thousands of Floridans at Risk
George Washington University

Florida’s approach to the Medicaid unwinding process could lead to serious harm for hundreds of thousands of low-income beneficiaries, according to a report out today by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.

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Newswise: The Medical Minute: Keep safety top of mind this hunting season
Released: 29-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
The Medical Minute: Keep safety top of mind this hunting season
Penn State Health

Deer hunting season is here. What can hunters do to stay safe? A Penn State Health expert talks tree stands, harnesses and what to carry in your pack.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
UC Irvine continuing education program aims to transform the public health system
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 29, 2023 — The University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education is launching an online specialized studies program developed to transform the field of public health by preparing the next generation of practitioners. By placing an emphasis on informatics within the public health domain, this program aims to improve patient and population health outcomes; reduce costs; enhance the quality, safety, and equity of care; optimize system performance for healthcare delivery and population health management; and improve overall business operations.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Workplace culture is very different these days. Find out how different by exploring the "In the Workplace" channel
Newswise

The latest articles on occupational medicine, workplace culture, and the labor market are in the "In the Workplace" channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Yale Cancer Center Experts Present New Research at Leading Breast Cancer Symposium
Released: 29-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Yale Cancer Center Experts Present New Research at Leading Breast Cancer Symposium
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine will present new research at the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) from December 5 to 9. The international symposium provides leading-edge breast cancer information on prevention, etiology, diagnosis, and therapy as well as experimental biology. This year’s symposium, at the Henry B.

Newswise: Eradicating HIV Will Take Collaborative Action and a Commitment to Curb TB Infections
Released: 29-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Eradicating HIV Will Take Collaborative Action and a Commitment to Curb TB Infections
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The COVID-19 pandemic hampered progress in fighting tuberculosis infections worldwide. Diverted funds meant that one of the world’s leading infectious killers caused 1.3 million deaths in 2022. TB is also the leading cause of death among those with HIV /AIDS worldwide. In 2022, 167,000 people died of HIV-associated TB.



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