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Newswise: Tailbone Pain Awareness Day (Nov. 13): Shedding Light on a Commonly Overlooked Condition
Released: 8-Nov-2024 4:40 PM EST
Tailbone Pain Awareness Day (Nov. 13): Shedding Light on a Commonly Overlooked Condition
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Thousands of people suffer with tailbone pain, often struggling to find an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Tailbone Pain Awareness Day, created by Patrick Foye, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), aims to change that by bringing awareness to this debilitating condition.

Newswise: New Report Examines Barriers to Oral Health Services for New Yorkers
Released: 8-Nov-2024 3:00 PM EST
New Report Examines Barriers to Oral Health Services for New Yorkers
University at Albany, State University of New York

A new report, released by the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences, indicates that improving access to oral health services in New York State requires a broader understanding of oral health needs and the challenges that underserved populations face.

Newswise: Why Health and Price, Not Sustainability, Drive U.S. Meat Consumption Choices
Released: 8-Nov-2024 11:50 AM EST
Why Health and Price, Not Sustainability, Drive U.S. Meat Consumption Choices
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Environmental sustainability isn’t a major factor influencing meat consumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts of red meat production, according to Rutgers researchers.

Newswise: Number of Whooping Cough Cases on Rise Nationally
Released: 8-Nov-2024 9:15 AM EST
Number of Whooping Cough Cases on Rise Nationally
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Whooping cough is making a comeback, and medical providers say the highly contagious bacterial infection that causes severe coughing fits is preventable. During the COVID-19 pandemic, whooping cough, also known as pertussis, declined dramatically.

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Released: 7-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Recommendations for Better Pandemic Preparedness
Universite de Montreal

Health Canada has released a report from a panel of experts, including Éric A. Cohen, on how to improve Canada’s preparedness for the next pandemic.

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Released: 7-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Children's Hospitals Share Innovative Ways to Advance Nutrition Security at Lurie Children's Convening
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Key highlights from the event, which included two panel discussions with nutrition experts from across the country, included:...

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Newswise: Gaming the News: How Interactive Journalism Is Changing How We Tell Stories to the Next Gen
Released: 6-Nov-2024 5:20 PM EST
Gaming the News: How Interactive Journalism Is Changing How We Tell Stories to the Next Gen
University of South Australia

Journalists have long used newspapers, radio, television, magazines and, more recently, the internet to inform the public. But what if there’s a richer and more compelling way to share and address real world issues? University of South Australia's Dr Ben Stubbs explains how video games are being developed in journalism as a more interactive way to engage younger audiences and tell impactful stories.

Newswise: ISPOR Releases Emerging Good Practices Guidance on Quantifying Specialized Knowledge in Healthcare
Released: 6-Nov-2024 4:05 AM EST
ISPOR Releases Emerging Good Practices Guidance on Quantifying Specialized Knowledge in Healthcare
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR announced the publication of an ISPOR Good Practices Report that identifies existing structured expert elicitation protocols that can support healthcare decision making and provides important insights on how to choose which protocols may be the most appropriate for different scenarios, such as time-constrained decisions, early-stage technology assessments, and public health policies.

Newswise: Discovery of Rapid COVID-19 Replication Mechanism and Expanded Treatment Options
Released: 6-Nov-2024 12:00 AM EST
Discovery of Rapid COVID-19 Replication Mechanism and Expanded Treatment Options
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Seong-Jun Kim’s team from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) recently reported in a research paper that the rapid proliferation of COVID-19 is due to altered roles of mitochondria (responsible for energy production in human cells) and EGFR (responsible for growth signal transmission in cells).

Released: 5-Nov-2024 11:20 PM EST
Rutgers Study Reveals Vaccination Patterns Among LGBTQ+ Adults in New Jersey and New York
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A new study led by Rutgers Health researchers has uncovered important insights into vaccination patterns among LGBTQ+ adults in New Jersey and New York. The findings, published in the journal Vaccine, shed light on disparities in vaccine uptake within this diverse population.

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Newswise: Meal Timing May Be Crucial for Night Shift Workers’ Health
Released: 4-Nov-2024 8:25 PM EST
Meal Timing May Be Crucial for Night Shift Workers’ Health
University of South Australia

A new Australian study published in Diabetologia this week has found that overnight eating may be putting night shift workers at higher risk of chronic health conditions.

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Released: 4-Nov-2024 5:45 PM EST
Out of Africa: UT Southwestern Cardiologist Gets to the Heart of Zambia’s No. 1 Health Threat
UT Southwestern Medical Center

On a Thursday morning in Dallas, Fiona Strasserking, M.D., chats with her UT Southwestern colleague while internal medicine residents from the University of Zambia log on to their Zoom call. Rafic Berbarie, M.D., Associate Professor in UTSW’s Division of Cardiology, is today’s guest lecturer and the topic is “Evaluation of Chest Pain.”

Released: 4-Nov-2024 11:00 AM EST
What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health experts Amy Cummings, MD, PhD, and Sha'Shonda Revels, MD, address frequently asked questions about the disease.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Mahmood Karimi, Dr. Nina Cheung, and Jaclyn Ulzheimer, APN
Released: 4-Nov-2024 10:15 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group Welcomes Dr. Mahmood Karimi, Dr. Nina Cheung, and Jaclyn Ulzheimer, APN
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

Pascack Valley Medical Group proudly announces the addition of three distinguished healthcare providers: Mahmood Karimi, M.D., Nina Cheung, M.D., and Jaclyn Ulzheimer, APN. Each of these providers brings a unique blend of experience and approaches to delivering high-quality, compassionate patient care.

Released: 1-Nov-2024 5:40 PM EDT
American Academy of Dermatology Association Statement on Final 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
American Academy of Dermatology

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) again finalized cuts to the physician fee schedule for 2025 for the fifth consecutive year, further hindering patient access to care as practice expenses increase and payments decrease. Medicare finalized a cut of nearly 2.83% in payment for physician services in 2025.



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