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Released: 20-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
New “mCurriculum” launched to help surgeons worldwide sharpen skills, improve clinical readiness
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

To ensure that surgeons worldwide, particularly military surgeons, keep their skills sharp and maintain their clinical readiness, the Uniformed Services University (USU), in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Military Health System Strategic Partnership American College of Surgeons (MHSSPACS), and the University of California, Davis, has developed a new resource – the Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum, or “mCurriculum.”

Released: 16-Dec-2022 2:45 PM EST
USU, Federal Mental Health Experts Earn Prestigious Military Family Research Institute Award
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

In recognition of their outstanding research that has brought visibility to issues impacting the Armed Forces and their families, several behavioral health professionals from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) were the recipients of the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University (MFRI)’s 2022 Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. The award is based on their scientific publication, "The role of posttraumatic stress symptoms and negative affect in predicting substantiated intimate partner violence incidents among military personnel,” published in the journal Military Behavioral Health in August 2021.

Released: 16-Dec-2022 1:55 PM EST
New Equitable Giving Lab will provide insights into equity and funding gaps for under-represented populations
Indiana University

The Equitable Giving Lab, being developed by Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, will provide new insights into equity and gaps in funding for under-resourced populations.

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Released: 8-Dec-2022 11:00 AM EST
Newly available Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum modules help surgeons sharpen their skills
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The mCurriculum provides quick, easy to use modules that are freely available online for surgeons to access whenever they need to hone their surgical skills.

Released: 5-Dec-2022 4:05 PM EST
We ain't misbehavin' here. The latest news in Behavioral Science on Newswise
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Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
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Released: 17-Nov-2022 10:55 AM EST
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Live Event Nov. 16: Researcher will discuss new screening tool to assess risk for Alzheimer's
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It is difficult to assess brain health status and risk of cognitive impairment, particularly at the initial evaluation. To address this, researchers have developed the Brain Health Platform to quantify brain health and identify Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

       
Released: 11-Nov-2022 10:00 AM EST
AANA Honors our Nation’s Veterans, Supports Increased Access to Healthcare in VA
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

In observance of Veterans Day, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) honors and thanks the nation’s military veterans for their bravery and service for our country. The AANA also recognizes our military Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), who are the primary providers of anesthesia care in the U.S. military and often the sole providers of anesthesia in austere environments.

Newswise: UTSW surgeon helps fellow veterans manage wounds to genital areas
Released: 10-Nov-2022 5:05 PM EST
UTSW surgeon helps fellow veterans manage wounds to genital areas
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Many U.S. service members struck by ground explosives during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan suffered genitourinary (GU) injuries to their urinary, genital, and reproductive systems

Released: 9-Nov-2022 4:20 PM EST
NextOp and Ochsner Health simplify military hiring in healthcare to help veterans enter the workforce
Ochsner Health

NextOp and Ochsner Health have been awarded a $1.1 million grant to help transitioning military and veteran talent in the Mississippi River Delta area. The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will be used to help qualified applicants find careers in the healthcare industry. Over the course of three years, the goal is to hire 300 veterans into clinical and non-clinical careers with Ochsner.

Released: 9-Nov-2022 3:15 PM EST
Knowledge is power. The latest research on arthritis is right at your fingertips
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Arthritis channel on Newswise.

Newswise: A Veteran's Life of Adventure, Service to Others
Released: 8-Nov-2022 3:50 PM EST
A Veteran's Life of Adventure, Service to Others
Cedars-Sinai

The commercials said that if you joined, you could “Live the adventure.” They were for the U.S. Navy, and Gregory Jones, 16, took note.

Released: 7-Nov-2022 4:10 PM EST
University of Maryland Medical System Hospitals Light Up in Green Across the State to Honor Military Veterans
University of Maryland Medical System

Press release announcing Maryland's largest health system will light all of its hospitals in green as part of national initiative "Operation Green Light" to honor veterans.

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SARS-CoV-2 in Young Adults
Released: 7-Nov-2022 3:10 PM EST
Study Explores Sex Differences in the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 in Young Adults
Mount Sinai Health System

Suggests a more proactive, innate immune response among females

Newswise: Genetic Score Predicts Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer
Released: 31-Oct-2022 2:45 PM EDT
Genetic Score Predicts Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer
University of California San Diego

Researchers at UC San Diego report that a polygenic hazard score based on 290 genetic variants could be an effective tool for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer, which kills more than 34,000 men in the U.S. annually.

Released: 25-Oct-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest news in Opioids, Drug Abuse, and Addiction
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Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Drugs and drug abuse channel.

Released: 12-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
The Ukrainian Crisis: News briefing on traumatic war injuries will feature first-hand accounts by surgeons involved in Ukraine
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

American College of Surgeons (ACS) news briefing on October 19, 1:00 p.m. PDT, will be a hybrid virtual and in-person event.

10-Oct-2022 11:25 AM EDT
Military Law Enforcement Key to Convincing Service Members to Safely Store Firearms
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Service members are more likely to store firearms safely when the message on safe storage is delivered by military law enforcement, according to a Rutgers study.

   
Released: 27-Sep-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest research and expert commentary on guns and violence
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Here are some of the latest articles that have been posted in the Guns and Violence channel on Newswise.

       
14-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Perceived debt manageability linked to mental health struggles in UK during pandemic
PLOS

UK adults reporting more problems managing debt had higher risk of depression, anxiety.

     
Released: 20-Sep-2022 4:55 PM EDT
War-zone related stress may lead to changes in the microstructure of the brain
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Military service members who have returned from theaters of war are at increased risk of mental health problems.

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Released: 20-Sep-2022 11:45 AM EDT
WVU researchers sift through the smoke to see how burn pits make veterans ill
West Virginia University

Researchers in the West Virginia University School of Medicine are using a customized stove in the University's Inhalation Facility to safely examine the harm that burn pit exposure can do. The stove burns pellets the School of Forestry has made to resemble the composition of burn pits at Iraq’s busiest military bases.

Released: 16-Sep-2022 2:35 PM EDT
ESF, VA Celebrate 10 Years of Connecting Veterans to Nature
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A rooftop space transformed into an outdoor garden at the Syracuse VA Medical Center by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been impacting the lives of veterans for 10 years.

   
Newswise: Dr. Timothy Miller Receives Congressional Medal of Honor Distinguished Citizen Award
Released: 12-Sep-2022 8:05 PM EDT
Dr. Timothy Miller Receives Congressional Medal of Honor Distinguished Citizen Award
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Timothy Miller was honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Distinguished Citizen Award for his work reconstructing the faces of veterans severely disfigured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Released: 8-Sep-2022 11:10 AM EDT
How can you explain the pain? Get the latest research on pain management in the Pain channel
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The latest research and expert commentary on pain management.

Released: 7-Sep-2022 10:30 AM EDT
Can achieving beneficial ketone levels improve metabolic health in the military?
Ohio State University

A series of upcoming studies will explore whether the grind of active-duty military life and veterans’ disproportionately high incidence of chronic illness could be tamed by lifestyle interventions designed to achieve a metabolic state of nutritional ketosis.

Newswise: Advancing new technologies to halt bleeding
Released: 30-Aug-2022 3:00 PM EDT
Advancing new technologies to halt bleeding
Case Western Reserve University

The research arm of the U. S. Army has awarded Case Western Reserve University blood surrogate pioneer Anirban Sen Gupta a four-year, $2.5 million grant to advance and optimize his latest nanotechnology to stop bleeding from battlefield injuries. The new technology devised by Sen Gupta and his team is called “SanguiStop.” It allows a clot-promoting enzyme called thrombin to be intravenously delivered in a targeted manner to a bleeding area—especially to the site of internal injuries.

Released: 23-Aug-2022 9:50 AM EDT
Study with military suggests ‘blended’ individual and team mindfulness is at least as effective as standard mindfulness training
City University London

New study suggests that a ‘blended’ eight-week mindfulness programme that adds Team Mindfulness Training (TMT) to a shortened version of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course for individual mindfulness is just as effective as the standard MBSR course alone.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 3:45 PM EDT
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The latest research and expert commentary on the monkeypox outbreak.

Newswise: VA Taps Rutgers Professor to Build Database Linking Veteran Ailments to Exposure From Burn Pits
Released: 18-Aug-2022 10:00 AM EDT
VA Taps Rutgers Professor to Build Database Linking Veteran Ailments to Exposure From Burn Pits
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Scott Parrott, a Rutgers professor with more than 30 years of experience in methodology and statistics, will work with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to create a database of evidence linking toxic exposure to burn pits to diseases such as cancer.

Released: 11-Aug-2022 4:20 PM EDT
Veterans are reluctant to seek help for sleep problems or substance use
University of Missouri, Columbia

American military veterans are least willing to seek treatment for the health conditions that are most prevalent in their communities — including sleep and alcohol use problems — according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

Released: 3-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
AANA Congratulates New Undersecretary for Health at Veterans Affairs, Pledges to Support VA and America’s Veterans
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Leaders of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) congratulated Shereef Elnahal, MD, on his confirmation as Undersecretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and pledged the AANA’s continued support of the VA to ensure that the nation’s veterans receive timely, expert, quality care.

22-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Telehealth by Phone & Video Proves a Lifeline for Veterans with Opioid Addiction
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Phone-based and video-based telehealth visits both helped veterans with opioid addiction stay on buprenorphine medication to treat their opioid use disorder during the pandemic. The findings could inform telemedicine policy.

Released: 22-Jul-2022 2:35 PM EDT
ASA Celebrates Passage of David Scott Amendment that Ensures Physician-led Anesthesia Care for Veterans
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) applauds Congressional passage of the amendment by U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA-13) that ensures the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to provide safe, high-quality anesthesia care for our nation’s Veterans.

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Released: 12-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT
University to Host Live Premiere of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Professor’s Opera on Veterans’ Struggles
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

“Veteran Journeys,” an award-winning opera written by Dr. Kenneth Wells, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, that explores the struggles of America’s military veterans, will be performed live for the first time at UCLA July 22 and 24

Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:45 PM EDT
The latest expert commentary on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade
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20-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Military Sexual Trauma Impacts Both Genders, Men May Misuse Alcohol More Than Women
Research Society on Alcoholism

Military sexual trauma (MST) can have a corrosive impact on trust within the U.S. military, as well as a number of negative effects on the individual. A recent study has examined the prevalence of MST history among U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard (USAR/NG) soldiers, the extent to which MST history predicts risk for alcohol misuse and problems, and potential sex differences in these experiences and outcomes. Findings indicate that MST is alarmingly prevalent for both female and male service members; in fact, the prevalence of MST appears to be much higher for male service members than is often reported.

Released: 16-Jun-2022 10:35 AM EDT
A Decade Later, Some Veterans Find It Hard to Breathe
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A decade after the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, some veterans find themselves with mysterious lung issues, seemingly attributable to exposure to burn pits.

Released: 14-Jun-2022 3:15 PM EDT
"Yes, optimists live longer" and more research news on Aging for media
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Aging channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Newswise: Chronic Pain in Gulf War Veterans Linked to Brain Structure Changes
Released: 13-Jun-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Chronic Pain in Gulf War Veterans Linked to Brain Structure Changes
Society for Neuroscience

The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared to their healthy peers, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

Released: 9-Jun-2022 6:05 AM EDT
CTE ‘uncommon’ in service member brains, most associated with civilian activities, DoD study finds
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is uncommon in service members, and is more strongly linked to civilian traumatic brain injuries, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 9 by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The study, “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in the Brains of Military Personnel,” was led by Dr. David Priemer, assistant professor of Pathology at USU and neuropathologist for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, and Dr. Dan Perl, professor of Pathology and director of the Department of Defense/USU Brain Tissue Repository at USU.

Newswise: Dr. Jonathan Woodson Selected to Lead Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Released: 6-Jun-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Dr. Jonathan Woodson Selected to Lead Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, a vascular surgeon and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)), will lead the nation’s only federal health sciences university – the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) – as its new President. Woodson was selected by the Secretary of Defense following a nationwide academic search. The announcement was made June 2, 2022, by Ms. Seileen Mullen, the acting ASD(HA).

Newswise: PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert to Honor Director of Rutgers’ Vets4Warriors Program
Released: 23-May-2022 8:15 AM EDT
PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert to Honor Director of Rutgers’ Vets4Warriors Program
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Gen. Mark Graham, director of the Vets4Warriors program at the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care National Call Center is being honored at the 33rd National Memorial Day Concert.



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