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26-Jul-2024 6:35 PM EDT
UC San Diego Health Ends Negotiations with Tri-City Medical Center Healthcare District
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health has ended negotiations for a potential partnership with Tri-City Medical Center Healthcare District.

Newswise: Study Identifies Biomarker that Could Predict Whether Colon Cancer Patients Benefit from Chemotherapy
Released: 26-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Study Identifies Biomarker that Could Predict Whether Colon Cancer Patients Benefit from Chemotherapy
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A new study identifies and validates a 10-gene biomarker that potentially predicts whether a stage II or III colon cancer patient will benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. A secondary finding from the study suggests that the gene signature could potentially also predict whether immunotherapy would help some patients.

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Newswise: Long COVID Clinic Offers Hope Through Research and Treatment
Released: 26-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Long COVID Clinic Offers Hope Through Research and Treatment
University of Utah Health

For people with long COVID, a few weeks of symptoms stretches into months or even years, making a return to normal life feel impossible. The Long COVID Clinic aims to find solutions.

Released: 26-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Randox presents Acusera Active Vitamin B12 Control
ADLM 2024 Press Program

This true third-party control is provided in a liquid ready-to-use format, reducing preparation time with an impressive 30-day open vial stability, helping to minimise waste

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Released: 26-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
FDA Changes to Laboratory Developed Test Regulation: Livestreamed Expert Panel
Newswise

Live from the annual conference of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC), experts will discuss how the new FDA rule on laboratory developed tests will hinder patient care. This rule will place these tests under duplicative FDA oversight, even though laboratory developed tests are already regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This will force many labs to stop performing these essential tests, which play a critical role in diagnosing rare disorders, such as inherited genetic conditions in newborns.

       
Newswise: Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Diagnostics Innovation Across Therapeutic Areas at ADLM 2024
Released: 26-Jul-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Diagnostics Innovation Across Therapeutic Areas at ADLM 2024
ADLM 2024 Press Program

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will showcase its broad diagnostics portfolio and host a series of customer-led workshops and presentations that highlight industry developments and the company’s latest innovations during the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine Conference (ADLM) July 28-Aug. 1, 2024, in Chicago, Ill.

23-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Relapse in People with Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Antidepressants may reduce the risk of relapse in people with alcohol use disorder—but only if the antidepressants are effective in reducing their depression symptoms. People whose depression symptoms do not improve with antidepressant treatment may have an increased risk for relapse into problem alcohol use.

     
Released: 26-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Moffitt Study Uncovers Key Immune Cells for Combating Aggressive Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Moffitt Cancer Center

A new study published today in Cancer Discovery is providing insights into why some Merkel cell carcinoma patients respond to this type of immunotherapy while others do not.

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Released: 26-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT
“There is Hope in Preventing Youth Suicide and Depression” featuring Dr. Madhukar Trivedi
Newswise

Dr. Madhukar Trivedi from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center highlights the need to notice small changes in behavior, mood, and daily activities that might signal the start of depression or other mental health issues.

Released: 26-Jul-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Nipah Virus Outbreak in India: A deadly Pathogen
Newswise

Recent reports of the Nipah virus in India have raised alarms as the country grapples with this deadly pathogen. The latest outbreak has resulted in the death of a teenager in Kerala, prompting heightened vigilance and public health responses.

Released: 26-Jul-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Have a seat, doctor: Study suggests eye-level connection makes a difference in hospitals
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

When doctors sit at hospitalized patients’ bedsides, it can have a more positive impact than if they stand, a review of data suggests – but a new study seeks to find out for sure.

Released: 25-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Study identifies unique treatment preference profiles in men with prostate cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The study, published in Urology Practice, reveals that while there were clear differences in treatment preferences among the profiles, these preference profiles did not significantly influence the patients' final treatment choices.

Newswise: Upstate medical student earns Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship to conduct research in Ghana
Released: 25-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Upstate medical student earns Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship to conduct research in Ghana
SUNY Upstate Medical University

As a Fulbright-Fogarty fellow, Katie Farkouh will spend nine months in Accra, Ghana, studying urinary tract infection (UTI) risk and treatment outcomes in children with sickle cell disease.

Newswise: Dr. Amy Acton, LeVar Burton, Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera named panelists for Inamori Ethics Prize symposium on moral imperatives in public health
Released: 25-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Dr. Amy Acton, LeVar Burton, Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera named panelists for Inamori Ethics Prize symposium on moral imperatives in public health
Case Western Reserve University

In our increasingly interconnected world, the ongoing risk of communicable health conditions to human life demands organized and equitable public health efforts to combat known and emerging local and global health threats.

Newswise: Three Junior Faculty Members Join Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s K12 Faculty Scholars at Annual Symposium
Released: 25-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Three Junior Faculty Members Join Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s K12 Faculty Scholars at Annual Symposium
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Three junior faculty members at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have been named K12 2024 Faculty Scholars. The program awards recipients with resources to pursue independent research careers in clinical and translational cancer research.

Newswise: Tick, Tock: Your Circadian Clock is Knocking
Released: 25-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Tick, Tock: Your Circadian Clock is Knocking
University of Utah Health

Health isn't just about what you do, but when you do it. Establishing a regular sleeping and eating schedule can have significant health benefits.

Released: 25-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Recruiting Young Adult Participants to Study Cigarillo Marketing and Smoking Behaviors
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers study will look at smoking behavior and susceptibility among young adults who are Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino


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