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Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
High temperatures may have caused over 70,000 excess deaths in Europe in 2022
Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal

New study develops theoretical framework to re-evaluate initial estimates of mortality attributable to record summer temperatures in 2022

Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:00 PM EST
Hearing Loss is Associated with Subtle Changes in the Brain
University of California San Diego

A team of UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science along with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute researchers employed hearing tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine whether hearing impairment is associated with differences in specific brain regions and affects dementia risk.

Newswise: Study finds risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases in children
Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Study finds risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases in children
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Children who had preexisting health problems or who lived in the Southern United States had a higher risk for severe health outcomes from acute COVID-19 infections, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The results, reported in the journal Hospital Pediatrics that is published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, also showed the importance of vaccinations in reducing the severity of illness for those who became infected.

Newswise: Boost your broiler production with the power of beta-glucanase in wheat diets!
Released: 21-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Boost your broiler production with the power of beta-glucanase in wheat diets!
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a pioneering breakthrough within the realm of literature, scientists have harnessed the power of purified beta-glucanase to transform broiler wheat diets.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 6:05 AM EST
Long COVID happens in nursing homes, too, study finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

COVID-19 raced through nursing homes many times over the past few years. A new study shows the virus can leave a lasting impact – making the older adults who live in these facilities more dependent on staff to help them with basic daily activities for months after their infection.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
What leads people to take action on disease prevention?
Osaka University

Researchers from Osaka University demonstrate that the steps we personally take to prevent the spread of disease depend on our own individual circumstances

Released: 18-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Benefits of adolescent fitness to future cardiovascular health possibly overestimated
Karolinska Institute

There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.

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Released: 18-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Significant "post-COVID" resurgence in invasive meningococcal disease
Institut Pasteur

A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive meningococcal disease cases in France between 2015 and 2022, revealing an unprecedented resurgence in the disease after the easing of control measures imposed during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Newswise: In the Fight Against Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes, Just Add Soap
14-Nov-2023 2:00 PM EST
In the Fight Against Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes, Just Add Soap
University of Texas at El Paso

Pesticides 10 times more effective when combined with soap, UTEP study shows.

   
Released: 17-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Poison Control Center Tips on Preventing Illness This Holiday Season
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers New Jersey Poison Control Center expert discusses how children and adults can reduce risks of poisoning at the holidays

Released: 16-Nov-2023 5:00 PM EST
AANA Publishes Practice Considerations for Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

To help ensure that all patients receive high-quality, safe pain management and anesthesia care, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has published its practice considerations for care of transgender and gender-diverse patients.

Newswise: WashU Expert: Open enrollment privacy concerns
Released: 16-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Open enrollment privacy concerns
Washington University in St. Louis

During this open enrollment season, parents should consider privacy implications when adding their adult children to their health insurance plan, said an expert on health insurance at Washington University in St. Louis. “Under the Affordable Care Act, young adults can stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26,” said Mary Mason, MD, associate director of the university’s Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law.

Newswise: Digital Tools for Doctors Quadruple Rate of Life-Saving Lung Cancer Screen
Released: 16-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Digital Tools for Doctors Quadruple Rate of Life-Saving Lung Cancer Screen
University of Utah Health

New digital tools that integrate patient health information have dramatically increased the rate of a highly effective, but underprescribed, cancer screen.

Newswise: $3 Million Gift to Endow Bioethics Chair at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Released: 16-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
$3 Million Gift to Endow Bioethics Chair at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian Health

$3 Million Gift to Endow Bioethics Chair at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Newswise: Saint Louis University Professor Named 2024 NIH Climate and Health Scholar
Released: 16-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Saint Louis University Professor Named 2024 NIH Climate and Health Scholar
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University professor Ricardo Wray, Ph.D., was named a 2024 Climate and Health Scholar by the National Institutes of Health, beginning a year-long research fellowship to combat climate change and its public health consequences.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Fourth dose of COVID vaccine boosts protection in patients with rheumatic disease
Mass General Brigham

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic disorders that cause inflammation, are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as death due to severe COVID-19.

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Released: 15-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Forget social distancing: House finches become more social when sick
Virginia Tech

Marissa Langager, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science, led a new study about the social behavior of sick house finches.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
New study finds association between insecticide exposure and lower sperm concentration in adult men
George Mason University

Comprehensive systematic review of 25 studies over nearly 50 years reveals consistent evidence of associations between insecticide exposure and lower sperm concentration

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
MCRA Announces the Hiring of Former FDA Leadership to Advance its Regenerative Medicine Expertise
MCRA, LLC

MCRA, LLC, a leading medical device and biologics focused clinical research organization (CRO) and advisory firm integrating seven core services [U.S. and International Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Trial Operations, Reimbursement and Market Access, Healthcare Compliance, Cybersecurity, Quality Assurance, and Japan Distribution Logistics (DMAH)] is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Carolyn Yong and Dr. Iris Marklein as the Vice President and Senior Director, respectively, of Regulatory Affairs for Regenerative Medicine and Biologics Quality.

Newswise: National Film Festival Debuts Documentary About First-of-Its-Kind Blood Cancer Master Clinical Trial
Released: 15-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
National Film Festival Debuts Documentary About First-of-Its-Kind Blood Cancer Master Clinical Trial
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)

The story of a clinical trial that is unlocking a new, personalized treatment approach with the power to save the lives of thousands of people living with an aggressive and deadly form of leukemia was screened at the American Public Health Association Film Festival this week.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Another step toward the HIV-1 vaccine: Dynamics of neutralizing antibodies
University of Cologne

An international team has for the first time researched the longevity of neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1-infected people. Currently, it is assumed that an HIV-1 vaccine can only be effective if it produces these antibodies in vaccinated humans.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 12:05 AM EST
Georgetown Global Health Center Launches First Open-Access Wildlife Disease Database
Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) today announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind wildlife disease database -- a system for collecting records of viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, etc. -- designed to support an early warning system for potential viral emergence.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:30 PM EST
Special issue of Medical Care supports the need to study economic impacts on patient outcomes
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A special supplemental issue of Medical Care, sponsored by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, supports the growing recognition that economic factors often affect health outcomes, patient decision-making, and equity in health care. Medical Care, the official journal of the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association, is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
How teachers would handle student violence against educators
Ohio State University

For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they think work best to deal with student violence against educators. Teachers rated suspending or expelling students as the least effective way of addressing violence, despite the popularity of “zero tolerance” policies in many school districts.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Investigators Move Closer to Predicting Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Released: 14-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Cedars-Sinai Investigators Move Closer to Predicting Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Cedars-Sinai

Sudden cardiac arrest remains a deadly and complex condition, but investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have discovered a new method—using a widely available cardiovascular test—for predicting the heart malfunction.

Newswise: Researchers Explore Origins of Lupus, Find Reason for Condition’s Prevalence Among Women
Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
Researchers Explore Origins of Lupus, Find Reason for Condition’s Prevalence Among Women
Johns Hopkins Medicine

For years, researchers and clinicians have known that lupus, an autoimmune condition, occurs in women at a rate nine times higher than in men.

13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
New York State Dooms Diabetes Sufferers to Amputations, Dialysis and Alzheimers by Cutting Funds for Proven Programs That Help Residents Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Health People

Expressing outrage over the state’s plan to kill programs well-proven to slash diabetes and other chronic disease, activists, providers and patients rallied outside the state Health Department in lower Manhattan today, World Diabetes Day, to protest state negligence that will clearly impose even worse chronic disease on low-income communities already reeling from the aftermath of Covid-19.

   
Released: 13-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Ground-breaking discovery could pave the way for new therapies to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke
University of Leicester

Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells

Newswise: UTSW findings could lead to more effective CPR delivery
Released: 13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
UTSW findings could lead to more effective CPR delivery
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Simple changes in patient ventilation procedures during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could lead to a dramatic improvement in cardiac arrest survival rates, according to a landmark study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Neurent Medical Announces New CPT Code® for Chronic Rhinitis Treatment Offering Significant Symptom Improvements
Neurent Medical

Neurent Medical, a company pioneering innovative non-surgical interventions to treat chronic inflammatory sinonasal diseases, today announced a significant milestone for the chronic rhinitis market.

Released: 12-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Researchers adapt health system COVID-19 collaboration to track near-real-time trends in visits for substance use
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

In a recently released study, researchers at Hennepin Healthcare and other Minnesota health systems describe how a COVID-19 collaboration across Minnesota health systems was adapted to monitor near-real-time trends in substance use–related hospital and emergency department (ED) visits.

Released: 11-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Almost half of people who use drugs in rural areas were recently incarcerated
Oregon Health & Science University

New research finds that almost half of people who use illicit drugs in rural areas have been recently incarcerated.

   
11-Nov-2023 10:10 AM EST
Transfusing More Blood May Benefit Patients Who Have Had Heart Attack and Have Anemia
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

An international clinical trial led by physician Jeffrey L. Carson, distinguished professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, found that a liberal blood transfusion given to patients who have had a heart attack and have anemia may reduce the risk of a reoccurrence and improve survival rates.

Released: 10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Gut bacteria protects against diarrhoeal disease
University of East Anglia

The severity of a diarrhoeal disease could be down to the bacteria in your gut – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Released: 10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Health: Lack of friend or family visits is associated with increased risk of dying
BioMed Central

Never being visited by friends or family is associated with a 39% increased risk of death, study finds.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
WHO updates its guidance on treatments for COVID-19
BMJ

New recommendations reflect the evolving nature of the virus and the changing role of covid-19 therapies

Newswise: A Decade of Commitment to Community Health
Released: 10-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
A Decade of Commitment to Community Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Whether in Newark or elsewhere in New Jersey, Rutgers Health is deepening its engagement services and programs for the communities it serves.

Released: 10-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Urgent Need for Increased Global Access to Effective Prevention and Treatment of Pneumonia
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

On World Pneumonia Day, Nov. 12, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is highlighting the urgent challenges in pneumonia prevention and treatment globally.

Newswise: New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system
Released: 9-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center will lead a multi-institution effort to gather and assimilate information on the billions of sequences employed by immune receptors of the adaptive immune system. The project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, aims to improve the understanding of immunity and help facilitate the development of improved vaccines and treatments for many diseases.

Newswise: MD Anderson announces Institute for Data Science in Oncology to advance mission to end cancer
Released: 9-Nov-2023 12:25 PM EST
MD Anderson announces Institute for Data Science in Oncology to advance mission to end cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the launch of its Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO), which integrates the most advanced computational and data science approaches with the institution’s extensive scientific and clinical expertise to significantly improve patient’s lives by transforming cancer care and research.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
Minimum Wage Increase Linked to Small Decrease in Employer Health Insurance Offerings
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study led by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a $1 increase in state and federal minimum wages over the 2002–2020 period was associated with small decrease in the percentage of employers offering health insurance.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Temperature increase triggers the viral infection
Lund University

Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Independent monitoring of the WHO pandemic agreement is non-negotiable, experts say
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

An accountability framework, including independent monitoring of state compliance, is critical for the pandemic agreement's success, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and affiliates at Spark Street Advisors. The paper and findings are published in BMJ Global Health.

Newswise: A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men
Released: 8-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men
Impact Journals LLC

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 20, entitled, “Tissue immunoexpression of IL-6 and IL-18 in aging men with BPH and MetS and their relationship with lipid parameters and gut microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids.”

Newswise: Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Celebrates Renovation of Patient Care Unit with Ribbon Cutting
Released: 8-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Celebrates Renovation of Patient Care Unit with Ribbon Cutting
Loyola Medicine

Gottlieb Memorial Hospital recently unveiled the $1.1 million renovation of their 3 West Patient Care unit with a ribbon cutting and unit tours. The renovation was made possible with gifts of $1 million from the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Foundation and $100,000 from the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for the 3 West patient unit.



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