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Newswise: FSU experts available for context on 2024 Olympics
Released: 9-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
FSU experts available for context on 2024 Olympics
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: July 9, 2024 | 12:21 pm | SHARE: Athletes, spectators and media from around the world will travel to Paris later this month for the 2024 Olympics.The games run from July 26 through Aug. 11. Major international sporting events such as the Olympics bring a level of spectacle and scrutiny unlike many others.

Newswise: Physician First in U.S. to Use Blue Laser for Early Vocal Fold Cancer
Released: 9-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Physician First in U.S. to Use Blue Laser for Early Vocal Fold Cancer
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

A Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center surgeon was the first in the U.S. to use the 445-nm blue laser for early glottic cancer, the most common type of laryngeal cancer.

Released: 9-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Report Shows Insurances are Pocketing Millions from Medicare on Diseases Not Treated by Doctors
George Washington University

Insurers have been taking billions of dollars from Medicare Advantage for diagnosis that doctors didn’t treat. ...

Newswise: Laura Boon’s accelerator experience moves beyond the Advanced Photon Source
Released: 9-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Laura Boon’s accelerator experience moves beyond the Advanced Photon Source
Argonne National Laboratory

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) recently went through a year’s long shut down and upgrade. Technical facilities and systems specialist Laura Boon is applying the skills from her experience working on the APS Upgrade Project to other accelerators across Argonne’s campus.

Newswise: Stem Cell-Derived Therapy Shows Promise Against Treatment-Resistant Liver Cancer
Released: 9-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Stem Cell-Derived Therapy Shows Promise Against Treatment-Resistant Liver Cancer
University of California San Diego

Discover research from UC San Diego showing how stem cell-derived therapy, targeting treatment-resistant liver cancer through genetically modified NK cells, offers promising new avenues for immunotherapy.

Newswise: Sleep apnea sufferers more likely to develop heart disease
Released: 9-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Sleep apnea sufferers more likely to develop heart disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adults, even those younger than 40, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Newswise: Found with Webb: a potentially habitable icy world
Released: 9-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Found with Webb: a potentially habitable icy world
Universite de Montreal

A team of astronomers has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b: it could be a promising "super-Earth" covered in ice or water.

Newswise:Video Embedded argonne-develops-new-kind-of-ai-model-for-weather-prediction
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Released: 9-Jul-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Argonne develops new kind of AI model for weather prediction
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne environmental and computer scientists have developed a new kind of model, called a foundation model, to predict weather and eventually climate.

Released: 9-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Advocate Health champions health equity through new, innovative dementia care model
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Advocate Health has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. Following years of neurocognitive disorders research pioneered by Advocate Health's academic core, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, patients across the health system’s footprint will now benefit from the GUIDE Model’s new standardized approach to care for patients with dementia and their caregivers.

Released: 9-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New Research Supports American College of Surgeons’ Quality Verification Program Standards
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Implementing a standardized quality verification program in hospitals can significantly enhance surgical care, as demonstrated by a review study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). This review provides comprehensive evidence on the positive impact of team-based and disease-based clinical programs, compliance with hospital-level regulatory metrics, and their effect on patient outcomes.

Newswise: Catherine Krawczeski, MD, Named Chief Medical Officer and Physician-in-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Released: 9-Jul-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Catherine Krawczeski, MD, Named Chief Medical Officer and Physician-in-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today that Catherine Krawczeski, MD, the hospital’s physician-in-chief since 2022, will now also serve as Nationwide Children’s chief medical officer.



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