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Global Mammography Equipment Market Anticipated to Reach Over US $2.6 Billion by the End of 2025
QY Research recently published a report titled, “Global (United States, European Union and China) Mammography Equipment Market Research Report 2019-2025”. The global mammograp...Full Article
Long Island Students Head to Congress to Discuss Health Effects, Financial Costs of JUUL and Vaping in High Schools
Students and principals from two Long Island public high schools will testify before members of Congress about the destructive and devastating effects of the vaping epidemic c...Full Article
'Surprise Billing' Laws Will Gut Emergency Care, Predicts Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
Congressional Republicans, led by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), are reportedly tacking a "surprise billing" provision onto a budget bill. This amounts to federal price-fixin...Full Article
Stanford Children's Health opens new inpatient cancer center and outpatient heart center--boosting capacity for specialty care
Stanford Children's Health opens new inpatient cancer center and outpatient heart center--boosting capacity for specialty careThis month two new patient care areas opened at L...Full Article
Researchers Say 30% of Patients Taking Opioids Experience Adverse Drug Interactions
Patients who do not disclose use of other medications are at higher risk of adverse drug interactions and addiction, according to new research in The Journal of the American O...Full Article
Yale Cancer Center study shows using checkpoint inhibitors promising for patients with myeloid cancers
Yale Cancer Center study shows using checkpoint inhibitors promising for patients with myeloid cancers New findings by Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital re...Full Article
Think like a crab - Study by MU scientist and team could contribute to future breakthroughs in understanding the brain and neurological disease
A crab’s nervous system could help scientists learn what causes single neurons in the human brain to become “out of whack,” which can contribute to the development of neurolog...Full Article
Record Number of Applicants to Take 2020 Obesity Medicine Certification Exam
A record 1,001 physicians applied to take the 2020 American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) certification exam, which tests doctors for their competency in treating obesity. ...Full Article
New Report Reveals LGBTQ Seniors Face Critical Challenges Accessing Aging Services
20 percent of LGBTQ Seniors in San Francisco Don't Use Aging Services Because They Feel Unsafe or Unwelcome
On Lok and Openhouse today released results from a groundbreaking new report by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), which aims to tackle a wide range of unique...
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Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to be Named in Honor of Late Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson
The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will be named in honor of late Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson, reflecting Tyson's commitment to the future of hea...Full Article
Carole Zangari: AAC Educator and Co-Founder of Praactical AAC Blog Squad
Rachel, Lucas, and Chris are joined this week by the amazing Carole Zangari! Dr. Zangari, co-founder of the Praactical AAC website and professor of speech-language pathology a...Full Article
An Innovative Approach to Designing Adaptive Clothing with Samanta Bullock Blog Squad
Mai Ling Chan, MS, CCC-SLP, and Martyn Sibley, Xceptional Leaders Podcast co-hosts, chat with Samanta Bullock about her innovative approach to designing adaptive clothing. Wi...Full Article
BrainCo's prosthetic hand won Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year
BrainCo Wins Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year BrainCo's prosthetic hand won Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year. The prosthetic hand represents an ad...Full Article
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and The American Society of Hematology (ASH) Team Up to Connect Blood Cancer Patients to Clinical Trials that Can Lead to New and Better Treatments
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced a collaboration to expand access to LLS's unique free service providing clinical t...Full Article
The Ad Council's 66th Annual Public Service Award Dinner Celebrates the Power of Purpose
The Ad Council, America's leading organization dedicated to using communications to drive social change, held its Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Emmy-nominated actress, a...Full Article
Donna Plecha, MD, Named Chair Of Radiology At University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Donna M. Plecha, MD, a nationally recognized expert in breast imaging, has been named Chair of the Department of Radiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. ...Full Article
American International College Research Finds that XRHealth's VR Therapy is a More Reliable Clinical Tool for Physical Therapy Examination Than Standard Goniometric Method
XRHealth, the leading provider of extended reality and therapeutic AR and VR applications for the medical industry, announced that American International College conducted res...Full Article
100% of Husson University’s Physical Therapy Students Pass National Board Exams on First Try
Husson University’s College of Health and Pharmacy proudly announced that every single student in their Doctor of Physical Therapy program passed their national board exam on ...Full Article
American Nurses Association Releases 13 Updated Policies on Prevention and Care For HIV and Related Conditions
The American Nurses Association (ANA) releases 13 updated policy statements on the prevention and care for HIV and related conditions. The updated statements will serve as a g...Full Article
Building A Better Flu Shot
Each year millions of Americans become sick with the flu, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized and tens of thousands die. Getting the flu shot can reduce the chances of infe...Full Article
Choking Deaths In U.S. Children Drop By 75 Percent In Past 50 Years
Children’s deaths from choking on small objects dropped by 75 percent from 1968 to 2017, according to a report published in JAMA. Various choking hazard regulations enacted du...Full Article
More Medical Students Are Telling Their Schools About Their Disabilities, And Schools Are Responding, Study Finds
The percentage of medical students who told their schools that they have a disability rose sharply in recent years, a new study shows. Medical schools made changes, called ac...Full Article
Holidays On The Spectrum
For people on the autism spectrum, the festive trappings and traditions of the holiday season are potential pitfalls. Glaring lights, blaring music and bustling crowds can eas...Full Article
What You Need To Know Before You Buy An At-Home Genetic Test
By Dani Kupperman, Genetic Counselor at Danbury Hospital, Jessica Lipschutz, Genetic Counselor at Norwalk Hospital, and Susan Ingram, Genetic Counselor at Norwalk Hospital Su...Full Article
Cancer Linked With A More Than Doubled Risk Of Dying From Stroke
People living with or beyond cancer are more likely to die from stroke than the general public, according to new Penn State research, and certain types of cancer may boost the...Full Article
