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Released: 5-Dec-2022 12:25 PM EST
Alternatives to Menthol Cigarettes Pose Significant Addiction and Health Risks
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers experts urge FDA officials to expand potential ban of menthol cigarettes to other products, including pipe tobacco and cigarette tubes

2-Dec-2022 3:05 PM EST
Mount Sinai Study Uncovers Inflammatory Markers that May Predict a Response in Certain Patients to COVID-19 Immunotherapies
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute uncovered inflammatory markers that may predict which COVID-19 patients are more likely to respond to therapies like the anti-cancer drug pacritinib, according to phase 2 trial results published in JAMA Network Open in December.

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Newswise: Household Air Cleaners Improve Heart Health Among Individuals with COPD, Researchers Find
Released: 5-Dec-2022 10:00 AM EST
Household Air Cleaners Improve Heart Health Among Individuals with COPD, Researchers Find
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A six-month study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that the use of portable home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD

2-Dec-2022 2:30 PM EST
Powerful Miami Affordability Project tool now updated with data, visuals showing the impacts of extreme heat
University of Miami

Free online resources expanded by the University of Miami with support from JPMorgan Chase visualizes risks associated with extreme heat on vulnerable communities in Miami-Dade County.

   
Newswise: 'Tis The Season to Focus on Your Mental Health
Released: 5-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
'Tis The Season to Focus on Your Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine experts can provide tips for managing your mental health amid the bustle of the holiday season.

Released: 5-Dec-2022 8:00 AM EST
Published Real World Evidence Demonstrates KidneyIntelX™ Improved Clinical Decisions and Outcomes in High-Risk Patients with Early-Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease
Mount Sinai Health System

Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) announces the publication of new real-world evidence (RWE) in Primary Care and Community Health demonstrating the Company’s KidneyIntelX bioprognostic™ test resulted in changed clinical decision making for patients in the early-stage of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) being cared for within the Mount Sinai Health System’s Population Health Ambulatory Pharmacy and Condition Management programs.

   
2-Dec-2022 5:50 PM EST
Vaccine hesitancy predicts future COVID-19 vaccine side effects
Bar-Ilan University

The precise relationship between vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 vaccination side effects has not previously been explored in vaccinated persons. A fundamental question arises in regard to the directionality of this vaccine hesitancy-vaccine side effect link, namely which variable predicts which. One possibility is that side effects from an earlier dose predict one’s vaccine hesitancy towards a later dose. Alternatively, one’s psychological negativity (hesitancy) towards an earlier dose could predict subsequent side effects from a later vaccination dose. The latter direction reflects a Nocebo effect, i.e., side effects driven by psychological factors rather than by an active treatment component. Results showed only the latter direction to be true. Namely, only earlier vaccine hesitancy towards the second COVID-19 dose predicted subsequent nocebo side-effects following the booster vaccination. To put this in perspective up to 16% of one’s vaccine side effects were explained by earlier va

2-Dec-2022 8:05 AM EST
Symptoms of long Covid in children may change over time
University College London

New symptoms may appear in children up to a year after initial infection with Covid-19, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Newswise: HSS Foot and Ankle Surgeon Spearheads Event to Provide New Shoes and Free Foot Exams to Homeless
Released: 2-Dec-2022 6:05 PM EST
HSS Foot and Ankle Surgeon Spearheads Event to Provide New Shoes and Free Foot Exams to Homeless
Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Matthew Conti, a foot and ankle surgeon at HSS, and colleagues provided more than 100 pairs of new shoes and socks and offered free foot exams to homeless people. Dr. Conti launched the nonprofit Our Hearts to Your Soles when he was 15 years old with his father, also a foot and ankle surgeon.

   
Released: 2-Dec-2022 11:15 AM EST
Long-lasting insecticidal malaria nets’ biological effectiveness may be short-lived
BMJ

Potentially life-saving insecticidal malaria nets, designed to be biologically effective for at least 3 years, may stop working well after just 12 months, suggests research of their use in one East African country and published online in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

   
Released: 2-Dec-2022 11:10 AM EST
Self-driven healthcare can improve health outcomes and reduce costs
SAGE Publications UK

A vision for building sustainable, self-driven healthcare spanning primary care, secondary care and the wider health and social care system has been set out by medical innovators writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Released: 2-Dec-2022 11:00 AM EST
Adults living in areas with high air pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions
King's College London

Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased likelihood of having multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions according to a new study of more than 364,000 people in England.

Released: 2-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
New study suggests tabletop games reduce stress & anxiety
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

In this first-of-its-kind research project, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology partnered with The Bodhana Group to run an exploratory study on whether intentionally introduced cognitive behavioral therapy, delivered through the medium of Tabletop Role Playing Game (TTRPG) groups, could positively affect social skills, reduce anxiety symptoms and behaviors, and enhance the mental well-being of participants.

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Released: 1-Dec-2022 7:55 PM EST
Immune T cell defence is coping with COVID-19 variants of concern – for now
University of Birmingham

Immune T cells are continuing to target the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, although mutations are making some T cells less effective, according to new research.

Newswise: Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-term Protection Against Severe Disease
Released: 1-Dec-2022 2:30 PM EST
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-term Protection Against Severe Disease
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines protected infant rhesus macaques against 1 severe lung disease after high dose challenge one year after vaccination.

29-Nov-2022 7:55 PM EST
Long COVID patients and those with other illnesses experience similar, negative lingering effects during the pandemic
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Long COVID patients can experience many of the same lingering negative effects on their physical, mental, and social well-being as those experienced by people who become ill with other, non-COVID illnesses.

Released: 1-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
Bruma mental después de la covid: experto de Mayo Clinic describe los signos frecuentes
Mayo Clinic

uando comenzó la pandemia de COVID-19, los pacientes con síndrome de covid prolongada, también conocido como síndrome poscovid, informaron que tenían problemas con el pensamiento. A esto, se ha llegado a conocer como bruma mental y, aunque no sea el término médico oficial, la expresión es ahora una parte permanente de la discusión sobre la covid prolongada. En esta advertencia de un experto, el Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, director del Programa para rehabilitación de la actividad después de la covid en Mayo Clinic, describe los problemas frecuentes de los pacientes.



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