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Released: 11-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
When to Call the Doctor for Your Child’s Fever
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

What should you do if your child has a fever? When should you call the doctor? Christopher Tolcher, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician with Agoura-West Valley Pediatrics—part of the CHLA Health Network—shares the facts on fever and what parents need to know.

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Released: 8-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Holiday gift ideas for gardeners and cold-weather garden tips
Texas A&M AgriLife

Whether Santa needs some ideas for you or there’s a gardener you’re stumped shopping for, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert has some holiday gift ideas.

 
Released: 30-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
4 Innovations Improving Pediatric Radiation Therapy
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The Radiation Oncology Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of only a few in the country to care exclusively for children. The team combines extensive expertise with advanced technology to deliver precision treatments—aiming to maximize cure while minimizing late effects. In this story, the team shares four innovations improving pediatric radiation therapy.

Newswise: Third-year McGovern Medical School student assists in game-changing Alzheimer’s disease discoveries
Released: 28-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Third-year McGovern Medical School student assists in game-changing Alzheimer’s disease discoveries
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Though still a third-year student with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Gabriela Grangeiro Cruz is already working to broaden the medical field’s, and the public’s, understanding of Alzheimer’s disease by studying ways to prevent the neurocognitive disorder, which affects 6 million people living in the U.S.

Newswise: Can a Novel Approach Lead to Less-Toxic Treatments for Leukemia?
Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:05 PM EST
Can a Novel Approach Lead to Less-Toxic Treatments for Leukemia?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation can come with collateral damage. In the process of killing cancer, the treatments harm normal cells, too, leading to both short- and long-term side effects. Even today’s targeted drugs and immunotherapy can have effects on normal tissues.

Newswise: Fixing racial inequities in lupus care
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Fixing racial inequities in lupus care
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Despite being one of the highest lupus populations, Black adults are often left behind. A rheumatologist discusses ways to improve the issue

Newswise: At the Bedside: Young patient nearly seizure-free, thanks to VNS, laser ablation at UTHealth Houston
Released: 16-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
At the Bedside: Young patient nearly seizure-free, thanks to VNS, laser ablation at UTHealth Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

When Megan Speir’s 18-month-old daughter, Sofia, started drooling on one side of her mouth during bath time, Megan initially thought Sofia was playing with her.

Newswise: Older adults left out of clinical research trials
Released: 15-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Older adults left out of clinical research trials
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Although they experience more health issues, older patients often aren’t included in research due to age and underlying medical conditions

Newswise: Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
Released: 14-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Pioneering surgical approach is a lifesaver for New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New Jersey resident Andre LaPierre, 67, thought he had put cancer behind him. In 2019, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had, what he thought, a successful surgery to remove his cancerous prostate.

Newswise:Video Embedded managing-scleroderma-symptoms-through-a-team-approach
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Released: 13-Nov-2023 2:45 PM EST
Managing scleroderma symptoms through a team approach
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Working with trained peers on a health routine is effective in building a strong and supportive community.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Managing Congenital Aortic Stenosis in the Operating Room
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles hosted a special educational symposium on “Aortic Valve Stenosis: From Fetus to Adult” at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Washington, D.C.

Newswise: Chulalongkorn University Empowers Dairy Farmers with Innovative Farming Strategies
Released: 13-Nov-2023 8:55 AM EST
Chulalongkorn University Empowers Dairy Farmers with Innovative Farming Strategies
Chulalongkorn University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kittisak Ajariyakhajorn from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science delivered a lecture to dairy farmers.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
A New Protocol for Children With Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Pulmonary vein stenosis has long been a challenging problem to treat in children. But in recent years, a more intensive surveillance and treatment approach has offered new hope for these young patients. The Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles developed a formal protocol that reflects this shift in care.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Low-dose CT screening can catch lung cancer early - but most people overlook it
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month and UCLA Health lung cancer experts are working to spread the word about the importance of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) of the chest. The annual scan is recommended for people with a long-term history of smoking, as well as other criteria, including age.

Newswise: A Molecule, a Telescope, and Everything: A History of ALMA and Millimeter Astronomy
Released: 7-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
A Molecule, a Telescope, and Everything: A History of ALMA and Millimeter Astronomy
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

This blog post celebrates highlights from the brilliant career of astronomer Paul Vanden Bout, who recently received the Karl G. Jansky Lectureship from NRAO. Vanden Bout's vision for millimeter-wavelength astronomy led to the creation of several major radio telescopes around the world.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
University of Chicago, South Side students design and develop new contraceptive counseling tool for young people
University of Chicago Medical Center

A new contraceptive educational tool designed with more than two dozen South Side teenagers and developed by the University of Chicago will help teach young people about various forms of birth control to support adolescent health care decision-making. Hello Options is a portable, all-in-one decision aid featuring 3D replicas of birth control methods that doctors, nurses and counselors can share with patients during clinic visits.

Newswise: 5 things to know about health insurance right now
Released: 31-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
5 things to know about health insurance right now
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Open enrollment season for Medicare, Healthcare.gov Obamacare plans, work-related insurance is here – and Medicaid enrollment renewal is due for many.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
What Are the Barriers to Access to Pediatric Gait Analysis?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

New research from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has found that children with HMO insurance coverage face an average wait time of nearly two months before they receive authorization to undergo gait lab studies for cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions.Children from neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic opportunities also experienced insurance delays that were up to three times longer than those from more-resourced areas.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Research finds potential target for cardiovascular disease in diabetes
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Targeting NETs could reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke for diabetic patients

Released: 20-Oct-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Oral steroid usage increased across U.S., Taiwan and Denmark in past decade
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Commonly used to treat acute respiratory infections, the amount being prescribed is on the rise

Newswise: New Curricula to Set the Story Straight About Native American History in Illinois
Released: 20-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Curricula to Set the Story Straight About Native American History in Illinois
College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A multidisciplinary effort involving the Department of History and the College of Education is working on a website and curricula to be used in all public schools in Illinois to educate students about the history of Native Americans in the state.

Newswise: 25 years of Herceptin: A groundbreaking advancement in breast cancer treatment
Released: 19-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
25 years of Herceptin: A groundbreaking advancement in breast cancer treatment
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Herceptin has saved millions of women’s lives by targeting cancer at its genetic roots. In this interview, Dr. Slamon talks about the paradigm-shifting approach to cancer treatment and how the discovery has opened up an entirely new area of research.

Newswise: Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate
Released: 19-Oct-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Study shows baby helmets yield high success rate
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Many infants need cranial remolding orthoses to assist in reshaping their heads. Research from the University of Michigan shows these helmets have a high success rate with infants.

Newswise: Vaccines: A few minutes now could spare you misery later
Released: 13-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Vaccines: A few minutes now could spare you misery later
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A guide to vaccines that adults - especially older adults and those with underlying health issues - should get to avoid serious illness this fall and winter, and beyond.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Ujima Freedom Schools: Bringing Empowerment, Joy, and Hope to Young Black Scholars
College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This summer, around 150 youth, mostly Black and Latinx, took part in Ujima Freedom School in Champaign, a joint effort involving the College of Education and the University of Illinois that is aimed at transforming lives and communities.

Released: 5-Oct-2023 3:55 PM EDT
At the Bedside: Kindergartener with Cerebral Palsy Walks Years After Pioneering Brain Imaging Device Developed at UTHealth Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Today, as Aisha Atkinson sees her smiling 5-year-old son Aries walking independently, humming the melodies of his favorite pop songs, she is proud of how far her son has come since he entered the world with two massive brain bleeds that developed into hydrocephalus and, consequently, cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects mobility and posture.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
At the Bedside: Woman with ‘flatback syndrome’ able to stand tall, enjoy life again after 14-hour spinal surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Michigan native Ruth Bischoff, 69, had tried everything – multiple spine surgeries, a radiofrequency ablation, acupuncture, a spinal cord stimulator, and more – but she couldn’t find any relief from the shooting pain in her lower back that prevented her from standing up straight and walking.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
How an ICD-10 Code Is Improving Care for Children With MOGAD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

ICD-10 codes are not the kind of thing that Jonathan Santoro, MD, learned about in medical school, or in his yearslong training to become a pediatric neurologist and neuroimmunologist. In fact, for most of his career he never spent any time thinking about them.

Released: 3-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Why Flu Shots Are Important for Kids
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

If it’s autumn, then it must be influenza season, which means it’s time to consider flu shots for your family.

Newswise: Future-Proofing Children’s Health: Reducing the Impacts of Obesity and Diabetes Through Research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Released: 28-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Future-Proofing Children’s Health: Reducing the Impacts of Obesity and Diabetes Through Research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

First annual ResearCHLA Media Day at Children's Hospital Los AngelesObesity is a major factor in the development of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease, which cumulatively affect 100 million adults and nearly 15 million children in the United States.

Newswise: Mammograms are Crucial to Women’s Health: Here’s why
Released: 28-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Mammograms are Crucial to Women’s Health: Here’s why
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

While researchers continue to make advancements in cancer detection and treatment for breast cancer, one of the best ways to tackle the disease is through early detection and screening with mammography.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Rounds with Leadership: Practice Ready or Not?
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

AACN has played a central role in linking level of education to practice outcomes. Our advocacy around preparing a more highly educated nursing workforce stems from a core belief that baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education benefits both the patient and the nurse’s ability to practice at the highest level.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Five Questions Parents Should Ask Their Child’s Oncologist About Participating in a Clinical Trial
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

When children undergo cancer treatment, they may be offered the chance to participate in a clinical trial. Clinical trials can provide access to new, groundbreaking therapies in a safe and controlled environment.

Newswise: Peering Back to the Early Universe: A Story of Confirmation and Refutation
Released: 20-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Peering Back to the Early Universe: A Story of Confirmation and Refutation
NSF's NOIRLab

Last year astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope peered back to the very distant, very early Universe and found what appeared to be some of the earliest galaxies ever observed, thought to have formed when the Universe was less than 500 million years old.

Newswise: Mirando hacia el universo primitivo: Una historia de confirmación y refutación
Released: 20-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Mirando hacia el universo primitivo: Una historia de confirmación y refutación
NSF's NOIRLab

El año pasado, astrónomos usaron el telescopio espacial James Webb de NASA para observar el Universo más distante y temprano, encontrando aparentemente, las galaxias más antiguas jamás observadas, formadas cuando el Universo tenía menos de 500 millones de años. Realizando un seguimiento con espectroscopía, dos astrónomos de NOIRLab confirmaron las edades de dos de estas galaxias tempranas, y también revelaron cómo una tercera galaxia había engañado a los astrónomos.

Newswise: First-time mom receives help from UT Physicians for postpartum depression
Released: 13-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
First-time mom receives help from UT Physicians for postpartum depression
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Camryn Masera, age 21, postpartum depression hit her hard about a month after her baby’s birth. As a result of a traumatic delivery six weeks early, Masera had a hard time comprehending that she even gave birth for a couple weeks.

Newswise: Whole-body MRIs aren't as beneficial as they seem
Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Whole-body MRIs aren't as beneficial as they seem
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Knowing every abnormality in your body is tempting, but experts say ignorance may be bliss

Released: 12-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
USC/CHLA Summer Oncology Research Fellowship Supports Medical Students Aspiring to Becoming Physician-Scientists
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Incorporating bench research into patient care at the bedside has been the guiding rationale behind the Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF) program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and USC for over 45 years and is why the National Institutes of Health sponsors the program.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Using personalized medicine to target gynecological cancers
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

In this interview, Dr. Salani, who is also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, talks about the latest research advances for these cancers and how women can help reduce their risk and help with the early detection of the five main types of gynecologic cancers: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston student shares key takeaways from clinical rotation with Houston Texans
Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston student shares key takeaways from clinical rotation with Houston Texans
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

After a rare view inside the world of professional sports and orthopedic medicine through a clinical rotation with the Houston Texans this summer, Analisa Narro, a fourth-year student with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, brought back key lessons from the enriching experience.

Newswise: “Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority – Chulalongkorn University Research Cess Fund (RCF) Signing Ceremony”
Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:55 AM EDT
“Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority – Chulalongkorn University Research Cess Fund (RCF) Signing Ceremony”
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University’s Unisearch, in collaboration with Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA), held a “Malaysia – Thailand Joint Authority – Chulalongkorn University Research Cess Fund (RCF) Signing Ceremony” for research projects that are under consideration for the Research CESS Fund (RCF) from Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA) on Monday July 24, 2023.

Newswise: Action Learning: Sasin’s MBA Students Visit Bang Lamphu Lang to Learn Innovative Thinking for the Community
Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Action Learning: Sasin’s MBA Students Visit Bang Lamphu Lang to Learn Innovative Thinking for the Community
Chulalongkorn University

Through Action Learning, which emphasizes learners’ participation and interaction with various learning activities and practices, such as analysis, synthesis, brainstorming, exchanging ideas, and case studies, Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University, provides its students with opportunities to learn from real working environments and develop a thinking process for problem-solving, in the same way as the Pricing Strategy course.

Newswise: When the patient becomes the student
Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
When the patient becomes the student
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

One woman's physical therapy journey is now guiding her career path

Newswise: Women in Medicine Spotlight: Bonnie Gregory, MD
Released: 5-Sep-2023 11:20 AM EDT
Women in Medicine Spotlight: Bonnie Gregory, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A 2021 study revealed that just three National Basketball Association team orthopedic surgeons were women. By the spring of 2022, UTHealth Houston's Bonnie Gregory, MD, had joined them.

Newswise: The Tiny Fish With Big Impact
Released: 30-Aug-2023 8:05 PM EDT
The Tiny Fish With Big Impact
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The zebrafish is one of the most powerful biomedical research tools in use today. Children's Hospital Los Angeles is using them to better understand what causes pediatric cancer.

   
Newswise: Born to help: A Career in Nursing
Released: 28-Aug-2023 6:25 PM EDT
Born to help: A Career in Nursing
University of Northern Colorado

For Arely Patricio, the decision on where to go to college was an easy one. She was looking for a place to be herself and an institution that would help her to fulfill her dream of helping others through nursing, so she selected the University of Northern Colorado.

Released: 28-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Radiation therapy clinical trial at UCLA Health is right approach for Oakland business owner
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

In June 2021, Bob McCarrick and his wife Stacey headed out to Los Angeles to enroll in the MIRAGE trial and start radiation therapy.

Newswise: Accretion Disks: How Big Are They Really?
Released: 24-Aug-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Accretion Disks: How Big Are They Really?
NSF's NOIRLab

Using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, astronomers have detected for the first time evidence of the presence of an accretion disk within the active galactic nucleus of galaxy III Zw 002. Using two rare and peculiar near-infrared emission lines, these observations place firm limits on the size of the galaxy’s accretion disk and shed new light on its geometry and behavior.

Newswise: Discos de acreción: ¿Qué tan grandes son?
Released: 24-Aug-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Discos de acreción: ¿Qué tan grandes son?
NSF's NOIRLab

Gracias al Telescopio Gemini Norte, la mitad boreal del Observatorio Internacional Gemini, que opera NOIRLab de NSF, los astrónomos detectaron por primera vez evidencia de que existe un disco de acreción dentro del núcleo galáctico activo (AGN por sus siglas en inglés) de la galaxia III Zw 002. Al utilizar dos inusuales líneas de emisión en el infrarrojo cercano, estas observaciones fijaron límites claros sobre el tamaño del disco de acreción de la galaxia y aportaron más información sobre su geometría y comportamiento.



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