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About Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19
Information about the characteristics of these variants is rapidly emerging. Scientists are working to learn more about how easily they spread, whether they could cause more s...Full Article
Antidepressants May Improve Outcomes In People With Diabetes And Depression
People with diabetes and depression who take antidepressants may have a lower risk of death and of serious diabetes complications, according to a new study published in the En...Full Article
The Effect Of Acute Exercise In Humans On Cancer Cell Growth
New research presented at The Physiological Society’s Annual Conference Physiology 2021 shows that molecules released into the bloodstream during exercise (such as small prote...Full Article
New Research Identifies Cancer Types With Little Survival Improvements In Adolescents And Young Adults
Survival rates for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer have varied considerably depending on cancer type. A new study indicates that survival for multiple cance...Full Article
American Nurses Association Adds COVID-19 Vaccines to Longstanding Position on Immunization and Supports OSHA Emergency Standard Giving Nurses New Protections from COVID-19
As COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a danger for nurses, the American Nurses Association (ANA) remains committed to advocating for more protections for nurses, in addition to...Full Article
‘Ghosted’ Long COVID Patients Validated by America’s Top Physicians in New Book
Doctors reveal the truth behind the terrible post-COVID epidemic now striking millions of parents and children Award-winning medical journalist Michael Bowker interviews phy...Full Article
NIH Launches Clinical Trial Of Universal Influenza Vaccine Candidate
A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational nanoparticle influenza vaccine designed to provide long-lasting protection agains...Full Article
Scientists Discover Brain Cells That Compete To Sustain Or Suppress Traumatic Memories
Two clusters of brain cells compete to promote either the persistence or disappearance of traumatic memories, according to a new study conducted in mice. The findings could pr...Full Article
How to Treat Keratosis Pilaris at Home
The start of summer means more tank tops and shorts, and for some people, a pesky new skin condition they may not have noticed before. Keratosis pilaris causes tiny, rough fee...Full Article
Tailored, Earlier Cardiac Rehab Program Shows Physical, Emotional Benefits For Heart Failure Patients
NIH-funded clinical trial improved frailty, depression and overall quality of life. An innovative cardiac rehabilitation intervention started earlier and more custom-tailored...Full Article
Addressing Social Needs May Help Mitigate Distress And Improve The Health Of Women With Cancer
A new study published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has identified unmet social needs in women with gynecologic canc...Full Article
Anita Girard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Has Been Named The Chief Nursing Officer For Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
In her new role, Girard will expand upon the work she began as the medical center's vice president of nursing by further developing and maintaining Cedars-Sinai's national rep...Full Article
Study Links Structural Brain Changes To Behavioral Problems In Children Who Snore
A large study of children has uncovered evidence that behavioral problems in children who snore may be associated with changes in the structure of their brain’s frontal lobe. ...Full Article
UCI-Led Meta-Analysis Identifies Hypertension Medications That Help Ward Off Memory Loss
A large-scale meta-analysis led by University of California, Irvine researchers provides the strongest evidence yet of which blood pressure medications help slow memory loss i...Full Article
People Who Eat A Healthy Diet Including Whole Fruits May Be Less Likely To Develop Diabetes
Research links fruit but not fruit juice to lower type 2 diabetes risk. A new study finds people who consume two servings of fruit per day have 36 percent lower odds of devel...Full Article
Cedars-Sinai Uses Mock Patient Rooms to Test Hospital Design
Architects, Nurses, Physicians and Other Health Professionals Collaborate to Refine Design of Critical Rooms for New Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital. Cedars-Sinai archit...Full Article
Composing Thoughts: Mental Handwriting Produces Brain Activity That Can Be Turned Into Text
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded project could help people with paralysis to communicate. Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to restore the abilit...Full Article
Lost Sleep After Death of a Spouse Can Damage Health of Survivor
The death of a spouse is a devastating event that can affect many aspects of the surviving partner's life. Sleep loss that often follows can have a negative long-term impact o...
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How to Check Your Nails for Melanoma
When checking the body for signs of skin cancer, many people may only think to check their skin. However, board-certified dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatolo...
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Behavior In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Challenged By Covid Effects On Family Income, Food Insecurity
Routine and structure are often essential in the lives of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, those key element...Full Article
AAPM&R Applauds New CDC Guidance on Caring for Patients with Long COVID
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) applauds the new interim guidance that was release Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...Full Article
Guest Editorial: Healthcare Needs Increasing but Hesitancy Persists
Wearing masks, washing hands regularly, using hand sanitizers and staying home more helped to control the spread of Covid. These measures also kept people from spreading and c...
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Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Policy Saves Lives and Lowers Costs
A new study published in The Lancet showed that a policy establishing minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals in Queensland, Australia saved lives, prevented rea...Full Article
Exploring ‘Exercise as Medicine’
If being sedentary is the new smoking, then UCI’s nascent Exercise as Medicine class is the modern equivalent of the old surgeon general’s warning on cigarette packs. Taught...Full Article
U.S. Blood Donations Are Safe Under Current Covid-19 Screening Guidelines
A new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues has found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, does not appear to pose a threa...Full Article
