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Manmeet S. (Mani) Taneja, CPA, CHFP, has been named vice president of Finance - Academic for Loyola Medicine, effective December 2, 2019.

Channels: All Journal News, Budgets and Funding, Business Ethics, In the Workplace,

Keywords: Vice President of Finance, Loyola Medicine, Appointment, Loyola University Medical Center

Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Hospital were awarded ‘A’ grades for safety in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing hospital achievements for protecting patients from harm and providing safer healthcare.

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Keywords: Award, Hospital achievements, Patient Safety

American Journal of Public Health article sees heightened dangers for Hispanics/Latinos, and an urgent need for enhanced public-health response.

Channels: AIDS and HIV, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Race and Ethnicity, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News,

Keywords: HIV, Research, Latinos, Disparities

Diaper banks,fentanyl-associated overdoses, eating disorders, and more in January 2020's Issue of AJPH

Channels: Addiction, All Journal News, Children's Health, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Family and Parenting, Men's Health, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity, Substance Abuse, Weight Loss, Women's Health,

Keywords: Poverty, Children's Health, Eating Disorder, Drug Overdose

A new study by researchers at the University of Montreal shows close to 172,000 Canadians injected drugs in 2016, up from 130,000 just five years earlier, but support varies.

Channels: Addiction, AIDS and HIV, All Journal News, Blood, Drugs and Drug Abuse, Patient Safety, Substance Abuse, Local - Canada, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Injection drug use, Canada, University of Montreal, opoid addiction, Syringes, HIV, Hepatitis C, WHO, harm reduction

In our current climate of sometimes intense vitriol, reappropriation — by which a group of people reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group — can tame uncivil discourse, finds a new study by political scientists and a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Channels: All Journal News, Civil Liberties, Government/Law, Psychology and Psychiatry, Speech & Language, U.S. Supreme Court,

Keywords: Civil Discourse, Supreme Court, Free Speech, Freedom Of Speech

Greg Caporaso is leading the effort, which is aimed at building a more diverse community of users and developers of QIIME 2, an open source and free bioinformatics software, by making it easier for microbiome scientists and software developers around the world to learn and contribute to the program.

Channels: All Journal News, In the Workplace, Microbiome, Technology, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, open source development, QIIME, Microbiome

Why do some people learn music more quickly than others? Intelligence could play a role, according to a Michigan State University study that investigated the early stages of learning to play piano.

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Keywords: Music, Learning, Intelligence, Growth mindset, Piano, Cognitive Abilities

Researchers identified non-coding regions of the human genome that control the development and function of four brain cell types and mapped genetic risk variants for psychiatric diseases. They found that risk variants for Alzheimer’s disease were enriched in microglia-specific regulatory elements.

Channels: All Journal News, Alzheimer's and Dementia, Cell Biology, Genetics, Neuro, Stem Cells, Psychology and Psychiatry,

Keywords: Bioinformatics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Dementia, Microglia, Stem Cells, Cellular and Molecular Medicine

A new study finds that e-cigarette vapor weakens the mobility and function of immune cells designed to fight infection. This reduced ability may increase the risk of bacterial illnesses in people who vape. The research is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Cell Physiology.

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Keywords: Physiology, e-cigarette, E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury, Immune System, Neutrophil, Lung Disease