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Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Recreational activities such as golfing, gardening may be associated with increased ALS risk among men
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Participation in recreational activities — including golfing, gardening or yard work, woodworking and hunting — may be associated with an increase in a person’s risk for developing ALS.

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Released: 12-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Pediatric Cancer Expert Explains New Options for Children with Sarcomas
Cedars-Sinai

Leo Mascarenhas, MD, MS, has an important message for parents whose children have been diagnosed with sarcoma, a type of cancer that develops in the bones or soft tissues.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
In the Resuscitation Discussion, Do Words Matter Between Doctors and Patients?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Adults 65 and older, who were hospitalized for a variety of medical conditions, had highly satisfying conversations about whether they wanted CPR, regardless of whether doctors used the terms “allow a natural death” or “do not resuscitate” for indicating no CPR, according to a pilot study by Rutgers Health researchers. The study, which found 83 percent wished to be resuscitated, is the first to report on the resuscitation preferences for general inpatients older than age 65.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine study: vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., March 12, 2024 — Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the tailpipe.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:50 AM EDT
Researchers Connect Declining Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide Levels to Rise in Legionnaires’ Disease
University at Albany, State University of New York

Declining atmospheric sulfur dioxide levels might be related to the global rise in Legionnaires’ disease, according to a new UAlbany study which examined trends in atmospheric sulfur dioxide, Legionnaires’ disease incidence, and the role of cooling towers in harboring Legionella.

Newswise: No, you shouldn’t be going barefoot in public
Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
No, you shouldn’t be going barefoot in public
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Trend resurfacing on TikTok has podiatry experts worried

Newswise: Mount Sinai Establishes Department of Public Health
12-Mar-2024 9:30 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Establishes Department of Public Health
Mount Sinai Health System

Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH, appointed inaugural Dean for Public Health and Chair of the new Department of Public Health to spearhead a state-of-the-art curriculum in public health research, education, and practice that will systematically integrate with medicine, population health, global health, neurosciences, environmental medicine, data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) disciplines.

Newswise: New Research Shows Sexual Minority Adults More Willing to Use Digital Health Tools for Public Health
Released: 11-Mar-2024 9:45 AM EDT
New Research Shows Sexual Minority Adults More Willing to Use Digital Health Tools for Public Health
JMIR Publications

In the current climate of increased medical mistrust, survey data show sexual minority adults are more open to using COVID-19 screening and tracking tools, challenging stereotypes and highlighting the need for inclusive health care solutions.

   
Released: 8-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST
Researchers Identify “Hidden” Interventional Radiologists in Data, Expanding Opportunities for Research
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

Seventy-six percent of interventional radiologists (IRs) identified using a new research method were mislabeled as diagnostic radiologists in Medicare data, according to the latest study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI), supported by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).

Released: 8-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
Primary care scarcity linked to more surgical emergencies & problems
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

America’s shortage of primary care doctors and nurse practitioners has a downstream effect in the nation’s operating rooms, a new study finds. And patients suffer as a result.

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Released: 8-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study Reveals How Sports Programmes for Young Children Can Combat Future Youth Violence
Loughborough University

A study conducted by Loughborough University has examined how sporting interventions aimed at young children can reduce youth crime and violence in London.

   
Newswise: The Health Impacts of Migrating by Sea
Released: 7-Mar-2024 11:15 PM EST
The Health Impacts of Migrating by Sea
University of California San Diego

A new study of migrant drowning deaths in the Pacific Ocean lays the groundwork for future research.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health to Break Ground on First in the Nation Health & Wellness Center at a Transit Hub, Bringing Comprehensive, Convenient and Easily Accessible Healthcare to New Jersey Transit’s Metropark Station
Released: 7-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Health to Break Ground on First in the Nation Health & Wellness Center at a Transit Hub, Bringing Comprehensive, Convenient and Easily Accessible Healthcare to New Jersey Transit’s Metropark Station
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is breaking ground on a first of its kind health care facility at a mass transit hub. The groundbreaking at Metropark Station in Woodbridge, New Jersey, will provide convenient access to comprehensive care to thousands of New Jersey, New York and Northeast residents each day.

Released: 7-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EST
American Society of Nephrology Applauds the Ways and Means Committee for Advancing the Kidney Patient Act (Hr 5074)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) commends congressional leaders on the House Ways and Means committee for advancing the Kidney PATIENT Act, bipartisan legislation to maintain patient access to oral-only medications by retaining coverage through Medicare Part D. More than 500,000 patients undergoing dialysis require numerous medications to manage their health, and, for many patients this includes certain oral-only medications, such as phosphate binders. These vital oral-only medications are best dispensed by pharmacies, who have dedicated infrastructure suited to promoting at-home medication adherence and are more accessible to patients.

Released: 6-Mar-2024 11:00 AM EST
Study Quantifies Dramatic Rise in School Shootings and Related Fatalities Since 1970
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The incidence of school shootings more than quadrupled over the past 53 years, according to a new study analyzing data from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS). To curtail the trend and help prevent future school shootings, researchers offered five key steps to address the problem through a public health approach.

Newswise: UTEP Clinical Trial to Encourage Healthy Walking Habits
Released: 5-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EST
UTEP Clinical Trial to Encourage Healthy Walking Habits
University of Texas at El Paso

Health researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are launching a clinical trial to improve walking in the El Paso community, thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The project will enroll local school district employees in 50K 4 Life, a program that challenges them to improve their health by walking at least 50,000 steps per week.

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Released: 5-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EST
Lab Community "Extremely Concerned" About Patient Access to Testing If FDA Regulates Lab-Developed Tests
ARUP Laboratories

Nearly 85% of respondents to an ARUP Laboratories survey on the impact of the FDA's proposed rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) believe the proposal will hurt their laboratories and, ultimately, patient care.

Newswise: UChicago Medicine’s new Crown Point multispecialty care facility expected to open April 29
Released: 4-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EST
UChicago Medicine’s new Crown Point multispecialty care facility expected to open April 29
University of Chicago Medical Center

Expected to open April 29, UChicago Medicine Crown Point will be the organization's first freestanding facility in Indiana — and its largest offsite location. Patients can make appointments starting March 18.

Released: 1-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EST
UTHealth Houston welcomes Brian Dean, MBA, MPH, as executive vice president for health affairs
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Brian Dean, MBA, MPH, a highly respected health care executive with more than 25 years of experience leading health systems across the country, joins UTHealth Houston as executive vice president for health affairs, effective March 18.

Newswise: Women’s heart attack symptoms are often missed by first responders – new training program launches to address the problem
Released: 29-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Women’s heart attack symptoms are often missed by first responders – new training program launches to address the problem
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new training protocol to assist first responders in recognizing and responding to symptoms of heart events in women is being rolled out.

28-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Extreme Weather Events Tied to Increased Mortality and Emergency Department Activity
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Mass General Brigham study reveals that ED visits and death are heightened weeks after major climate-driven extreme weather events – highlighting the long-lasting impacts these events may have on health and infrastructure

   
Newswise: Cleveland Clinic Among First Hospitals to Perform New Tissue-Sparing Ablation Procedure
Released: 29-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic Among First Hospitals to Perform New Tissue-Sparing Ablation Procedure
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Among First Hospitals to Perform New Tissue-Sparing Ablation Procedure

   
Released: 29-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
MSU co-authored study: 10 insights to reduce vaccine hesitancy on social media
Michigan State University

Young Anna Argyris, associate professor in the Michigan State University Department of Media and Information, is part of an international team studying the detrimental effects of vaccine misinformation on social media and interventions that can increase vaccine uptake behaviors.

Released: 29-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
American Society of Nephrology Commends Congress for Highlighting the Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

At a hearing today focused on supporting patients with rare diseases, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee will consider Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020), legislation to improve support for living organ donors.

Newswise: Sedentary Behavior Increases Mortality Risk
Released: 28-Feb-2024 10:00 PM EST
Sedentary Behavior Increases Mortality Risk
University of California San Diego

According to new research from UC San Diego, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of death.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Vision Zero road safety projects in Seattle are unlikely to have negative impacts on local business sales, UW study finds
University of Washington

An analysis of seven safety projects across Seattle including expanding the city’s bike network, redesigning high-crash intersections and enhancing crosswalks to protect pedestrians, found they had no negative impact on the annual revenues of nearby businesses for three years after construction began.

Newswise: You may be breathing in more tiny nanoparticles from your gas stove than from car exhaust
Released: 27-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
You may be breathing in more tiny nanoparticles from your gas stove than from car exhaust
Purdue University

Cooking on your gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than vehicles that run on gas or diesel, possibly increasing your risk of developing asthma or other respiratory illnesses, a new Purdue University study has found.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Dengue: Especialista da Mayo Clinic explica a infecção transmitida por mosquitos
Mayo Clinic

Cerca de metade da população mundial vive em zonas vulneráveis a dengue, uma infecção viral potencialmente fatal transmitida através das picadas de mosquitos infectados. Não há tratamento, e apenas as pessoas que já tiveram dengue são elegíveis para a vacina.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Dengue: Experta de Mayo Clinic explica la infección transmitida por mosquitos
Mayo Clinic

Aproximadamente la mitad de la población mundial vive en zonas vulnerables a dengue, una infección viral potencialmente mortal transmitida a través de las picaduras de mosquitos infectados. No hay tratamiento, y solo las personas que ya han tenido dengue son elegibles para la vacuna.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Study shows daylight saving time has minimal effect on heart health
Mayo Clinic

A recent Mayo Clinic study examining the effects of daylight saving time (DST) on heart health suggests that the impact is likely minimal.

Released: 26-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Healthcare leaders plea to reinstate the Canadian hypertension control program to prevent death and disability
Elsevier

A passionate plea for the re-establishment of Canada's health coalition focused on hypertension prevention and control appears as an editorial in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier.

Newswise: Poison center calls for ‘magic mushrooms’ spiked after decriminalization, study finds
Released: 26-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Poison center calls for ‘magic mushrooms’ spiked after decriminalization, study finds
University of Virginia Health System

Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have found.

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Newswise: Notre Dame develops user-friendly platform to access comprehensive nationwide opioid database
Released: 26-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Notre Dame develops user-friendly platform to access comprehensive nationwide opioid database
University of Notre Dame

To provide a clear picture of opioid manufacture and travel, the University of Notre Dame developed a user-friendly interface to enable public access to more than 10 years of national controlled substance transaction information. This platform makes querying easier and faster, providing transactional data on 14 different opioids including fentanyl, hydrocodone and oxycodone.

   
Released: 26-Feb-2024 11:15 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic Expert Comments on The Rise of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Cases
Cleveland Clinic

David Liska, M.D., a colorectal surgeon and director of Cleveland Clinic's Center for Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer, explains that multiple factors are contributing to the uptick in young-onset colorectal cancer cases.

Newswise: Tattoo inks don’t match the ingredients listed on the bottle
Released: 26-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Tattoo inks don’t match the ingredients listed on the bottle
Binghamton University, State University of New York

When you get a tattoo, do you know what you’re putting under your skin? According to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, the ingredient labels on tattoo ink don’t match the actual substances in the bottle.

Newswise: An increase in blood-sucking black flies is expected in Germany
Released: 23-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
An increase in blood-sucking black flies is expected in Germany
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Only six millimeters in length, black flies (Simuliidae) may look harmless like house flies, but their bites can be very unpleasant.

   
Released: 23-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Genes affect your blood pressure from early childhood
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Certain genes associated with hypertension affect blood pressure from early in life, and they increase the risk of cardiovascular disease as you get older. However, you can do something about it.

Newswise: Early-Life Airborne Lead Exposure Associated with Lower IQ and Self-Control in NIH Study
Released: 23-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
Early-Life Airborne Lead Exposure Associated with Lower IQ and Self-Control in NIH Study
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes NIH

Children who lived in areas with higher levels of airborne lead in their first five years of life appeared to have slightly lower IQs and less self-control, with boys showing more sensitivity to lead exposure, according to a new study from the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

   
Released: 22-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Study finds high number of persistent COVID-19 infections in the general population
University of Oxford

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more. The findings have been published today in the journal Nature.

Released: 22-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Evidence review: Maternal mental conditions drive climbing death rate in U.S.
Children's National Hospital

Painting a sobering picture, a research team led by Children’s National Hospital culled years of data demonstrating that maternal mental illness is an under-recognized contributor to the death of new mothers.

Newswise: Uptake of HIV prevention medication doubles with mix of digital health interventions, study finds
20-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Uptake of HIV prevention medication doubles with mix of digital health interventions, study finds
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A UCLA Health-led study found a combination of interventions of one-on-one telehealth coaching, peer support forums, and automated text messages more than doubled the use of the HIV prevention strategy, called PrEP, among younger, at-risk Americans, a group that historically has had low use of the medication.

Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Study examines medical mystery of child hepatitis outbreak
University of Sydney

A world-first analysis of a sudden global outbreak of hepatitis in children finds although the primary suspect is highly likely to be an infection by multiple viruses, many questions still puzzle researchers.



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