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Released: 19-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery Release Standards for Outpatient Vascular Care
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has released new standards for outpatient vascular centers to help them provide optimal care.

Newswise: Early Convalescent Plasma Use — Helpful in Avoiding Severe Covid — Also May Lower Long Covid Risk
Released: 19-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Early Convalescent Plasma Use — Helpful in Avoiding Severe Covid — Also May Lower Long Covid Risk
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Findings from a nationwide, multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that patients with COVID-19 have less chance of developing post-COVID conditions — commonly known as long COVID — if they receive early treatment with plasma from convalescent (recovered) COVID patients that contain antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Scientists Develop Method to Detect Deadly Infectious Diseases
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers have developed a way of detecting the early onset of deadly infectious diseases using a test so ultrasensitive that it could someday revolutionize medical approaches to epidemics.

   
Released: 19-Sep-2023 9:40 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Awarded $23.5 Million CDC Grant to Launch New Epidemic Preparedness Project
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security has received a five-year $23.5 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics to conduct an epidemic preparedness project as part of the CDC’s multisite Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Announces its 2024 Cohort
George Washington University

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity U.S. + Global (AFHE), part of the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (Mullan Institute), based at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, is proud to announce its 2024 cohort — 16 emerging leaders from around the globe that are passionate about their common goal to achieve health equity.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 grief disorder rates ‘higher than expected’
University of Bristol

Cases of Prolonged Grief Disorder among people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be significantly higher than pre-pandemic, indicates new research from Cardiff University and the University of Bristol.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Cell therapy can reduce risk of death from COVID-19 by 60%, study shows
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

The use of cell therapy to treat COVID-19 patients can reduce the risk of death from the disease by 60%, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, in partnership with colleagues in Germany and the United States.

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Released: 18-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Licenses Next-Generation Diagnostic Test Epigenetic /AI Platform to GNOMX Corp.
Mount Sinai Health System

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has agreed to an exclusive license option with GNOMX Corp. (GNOMX) for epigenetic diagnostic and prognostic technology for infectious diseases.

Newswise: Courtney Gibson, MD, MS, FACS, in honor of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Released: 18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Courtney Gibson, MD, MS, FACS, in honor of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

What advances have made the biggest impact in the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer over the last five years, and what is the outlook for thyroid cancer in the next five years? Molecular testing (MT) to examine somatic changes has become an important adjunct in the diagnosis and treatment of many cancers.

Newswise: The Cancer Research Institute and the Lustgarten Foundation Announce INSPIRE Partnership to Jointly Support Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Research 
Released: 18-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
The Cancer Research Institute and the Lustgarten Foundation Announce INSPIRE Partnership to Jointly Support Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Research 
Cancer Research Institute

The Cancer Research Institute and the Lustgarten Foundation Announce INSPIRE Partnership to Jointly Support Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Research 

Released: 18-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Research analyzes relationship between agriculture, emergence of new diseases
Indiana University

Researchers propose a new way of understanding how diseases spread between animals and humans, by focusing on the effect that agriculture, ecological and sociopolitical factors have on disease emergence and transmission.

   
Released: 18-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
56 million Americans unknowingly exposed to secondhand smoke
University of Florida

Blood tests reveal that millions of Americans are exposed to tobacco smoke without knowing it.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
More people develop sepsis than we thought — but more survive
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Sepsis, also colloquially referred to as blood poisoning, is a serious condition. Just over 3,000 people die with a diagnosis of sepsis in Norwegian hospitals each year.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Immunity to COVID-19 reduces contagiousness
Université de Genève (University of Geneva)

One in three people exposed to SARS-CoV2 is infected, and as many as two in five with the Omicron variant. In the case of immunity — conferred by vaccination, infection or a combination of the two — this rate drops to one in ten.

Newswise: New evidence indicates patients recall death experiences after cardiac arrest
Released: 17-Sep-2023 2:55 PM EDT
New evidence indicates patients recall death experiences after cardiac arrest
Elsevier

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and had brain patterns while unconscious linked to thought and memory, report investigators in the journal Resuscitation, published by Elsevier.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 2:30 PM EDT
A quarter of people are undoing the benefits of healthy meals by unhealthy snacking
King's College London

A quarter of people are undoing the benefits of healthy meals with unhealthy snacks, which increases the risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
The first local case of mpox caused by an imported case in the Chinese mainland
Compuscript Ltd

Monkeypox (mpox) is a zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus (MPXV) that has been primarily limited to Central and West African nations since its discovery. The recent spread of the West African lineage of MPXV in historically unaffected countries has raised concerns for global public health.

14-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Shared Genetic Factors Influence Risk for Both Disordered Eating and Alcohol Use in Late Adolescence
Research Society on Alcoholism

Certain genetic influences contribute to disordered eating and problematic alcohol use, leaving some people vulnerable to both conditions, according to a large study of late adolescent twins. Previous research has found concurrent eating disorders and risky drinking in younger teens amplify the chance of worse outcomes, including death.

     
Released: 15-Sep-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Facebook's design makes it unable to control misinformation
George Washington University

In a new study, researchers analyze the world’s largest social media platform and its efforts to remove Covid-19 vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

   
Released: 15-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Milestone in the fight against pandemics: Researchers at TU Dresden create pioneering approaches for the detection of viral antigens
Technische Universität Dresden

The outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 has once again shown how important reliable and rapid detection methods are to initiate effective measures to combat a pandemic.

Newswise: Singling out a bacterium from the crowd
Released: 15-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Singling out a bacterium from the crowd
Princeton University

Bacteria are nearly ubiquitous and have tremendous impacts on human and ecological health. And yet, they remain largely mysterious to us. Princeton MOL faculty Zemer Gitai, Britt Adamson and Ned Wingreen launched a joint effort to develop new tools to help us better understand bacteria.

   
Released: 15-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New SARS-CoV-2 variant Eris on the rise
German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research

As a result of vaccination or infection, our immune system produces antibodies that attach to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, preventing the virus from entering and replicating within cells.

12-Sep-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood affects food choices, weight gain and the microstructure of the brain
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study finds poor quality of available foods, increased intake of calories from foods high in trans-fatty acids, and environments that do not foster physical activity, disrupt the flexibility of information processing in the brain that is involved in reward, emotion regulation, and cognition.

Newswise:  ‘Substance abuse’ therapy could boost wellbeing for aged care workers
Released: 15-Sep-2023 12:05 AM EDT
‘Substance abuse’ therapy could boost wellbeing for aged care workers
University of South Australia

It’s a therapy that’s commonly used to help overcome addiction or substance abuse, but motivational interviewing could improve the health and wellbeing of frontline aged care workers, according to new research by the University of South Australia.

   
Newswise: UCI researchers announce publication of an open-label clinical trial suggesting that N-acetylglucosamine restores neurological function in Multiple Sclerosis patients.
Released: 14-Sep-2023 2:30 PM EDT
UCI researchers announce publication of an open-label clinical trial suggesting that N-acetylglucosamine restores neurological function in Multiple Sclerosis patients.
University of California, Irvine

UCI researchers have found that a simple sugar, N-acetylglucosamine, reduces multiple inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). In addition, they also found this dietary supplement improved neurological function in 30% of patients.

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Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Public health expert offers advice re: new COVID-19 variants and fall vaccines
Virginia Tech

A late summer increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations and the emergence of new coronavirus variants raises concerns about how best to counter infection and who should receive the newly-approved vaccines.

Newswise:Video Embedded a-short-walk-and-a-long-journey
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Released: 14-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A Short Walk and a Long Journey
Cedars-Sinai

A few weeks from now, Lizbeth Sanchez will say goodbye to her job in a Smidt Heart Institute laboratory and walk about 200 steps to a Cedars-Sinai classroom, where she will begin working on her doctorate in biomedical and translational research.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses support efforts to promote racial equity
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

More than 90% of the active members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) believe the organization should pursue racial equity work, and many have specific suggestions for a strategic plan.

Newswise: Combination immunotherapy treatment effective before lung cancer surgery
13-Sep-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Combination immunotherapy treatment effective before lung cancer surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Combination immunotherapy with the anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab and other novel agents outperforms durvalumab alone in the neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) setting for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Study Confirms No Benefit to Taking Fluvoxamine for COVID-19 Symptoms
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes NIH

A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University found no symptomatic or clinical benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine at a dosage of 100 mg twice daily for 13 days for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

Newswise: $3.3 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston to develop diagnostic test for rapidly increasing congenital syphilis
Released: 13-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
$3.3 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston to develop diagnostic test for rapidly increasing congenital syphilis
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A five-year, $3.3 million grant to develop a molecular diagnostic test for congenital syphilis has been awarded to researchers from UTHealth Houston by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Long COVID: lower risk after an Omicron infection
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

The risk of developing long COVID is significantly lower following an infection with the Omicron variant than after an infection with earlier coronavirus variants. This was the finding of a study by University Medicine Halle, which was published in the “International Journal of Infectious Diseases”.

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute’s ECMO Expertise Awarded
Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Smidt Heart Institute’s ECMO Expertise Awarded
Cedars-Sinai

The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has earned a prestigious designation for its excellence in adult and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO—an often lifesaving treatment where blood is pumped outside of a patient’s body to a portable heart-lung machine, giving the patient’s own organs a rest.

Newswise: Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness
Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness
University of California, Riverside

New UC Riverside research has revealed COVID’s Achilles heel — its dependence on key human proteins for its replication — which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Studies on Mobile Health Intervention Suggest Positive Impact for Black Same Gender–Loving Men
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The mobile application, iTHRIVE 365, is the first of its kind to provide psychological health resources, connections to economic support and a safe social space created by and for Black gay, bisexual and other same gender–loving men.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
Released: 13-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
Cedars-Sinai

During National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month throughout September and Aortic Disease Awareness Week, Sept.19-26, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists and surgeons are available to speak with journalists about these common heart conditions.

Newswise: UTSW researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease
Released: 13-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UTSW researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered an intracellular mechanism that converts protective intestinal cells into disease-driving pathogenic cells, a finding that could lead to improved treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Released: 13-Sep-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Announces Visionary Gift From the Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced a transformative gift from the Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research to benefit the Center for Experimental Therapeutics, a multidisciplinary research and drug development group at MSK.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Post-COVID, systems need to be crisis-ready for better public health response
Argonne National Laboratory

High performance computing resources, advanced epidemiological models, and powerful algorithms will make dealing with future crises much easier, thanks to research led by Argonne National Laboratory.

   
Released: 12-Sep-2023 3:00 PM EDT
American College of Surgeons Addresses Opioid Prescription Misuse with Personalized Patient Education Project
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

A quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons will evaluate how to help patients safely manage pain after surgery.

Newswise:Video Embedded get-ready-for-flu-season
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Released: 12-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Get Ready for Flu Season
Cedars-Sinai

It still feels like summer outside, but it’s time to prepare for the 2023-24 flu season.

Newswise: Recommendations for Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Cancer Care Introduced at NCCN Policy Summit
Released: 12-Sep-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Recommendations for Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Cancer Care Introduced at NCCN Policy Summit
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—presented new recommendations for screening and addressing health-related social needs (HRSN) in people with cancer during a policy summit in Washington, D.C.

Newswise: Whole-body MRIs aren't as beneficial as they seem
Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Whole-body MRIs aren't as beneficial as they seem
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Knowing every abnormality in your body is tempting, but experts say ignorance may be bliss

Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Grady Health System’s newly established health equity office finds consensus meaning of health equity
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

In a major hospital system in Atlanta, less than one-fourth of employees were able to define either equity or health equity, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management (JHM).

Released: 12-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Fred Hutch to serve as national coordinating center for new Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health studies
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center will serve as the national coordinating center for a new epidemiological cohort study among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AsA-NHPI). Fred Hutch was awarded a seven-year, $38.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to coordinate the effort to gather important health information on these populations, which are underrepresented in biomedical research.



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