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Keeping a stiff upper lip can hurt your health following death of a loved one
Keeping a stiff upper lip can hurt your health following death of a loved one Some people facing the loss of a loved one try to maintain their composure, but it's healthier t...Full Article
Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton Releases Children's Book to Help Parents Talk to Kids about Cancer
Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton Releases Children's Book to Help Parents Talk to Kids about Cancer A new children's book, Fritzy Finds a Hat, written by Olympic Gold Med...Full Article
Patient Power® Cancer Patient Survey Shows Majority of Patients Willing to Participate in Clinical Trials and Find Them Beneficial
Patient Power®, which delivers patient-powered journalism, information and opportunities to engage with and connect to the cancer community, reports that results from the firs...Full Article
Getinge introduces Torin OR Management software globally
Getinge globally launches Torin – a complete OR management software that helps surgical departments advance their surgery planning, execute efficiently on the schedule, and co...Full Article
Machine-Learning Tool Identified Predictive Factors Associated with Worse Patient Outcomes After Arthroscopic Hip Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement
A machine-learning algorithm developed by an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and his colleagues identified predictive factors associated with worse ou...Full Article
Paper-based test could diagnose Lyme disease at early stages
After a day hiking in the forest, the last thing a person wants to discover is a tick burrowing into their skin. Days after plucking off the bloodsucking insect, the hiker mig...Full Article
HPV Status May Affect Risk of Early Death in Patients with Oropharynx Cancer
HPV Status May Affect Risk of Early Death in Patients with Oropharynx Cancer New research indicates that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with oropharynx...
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Study shows protein inhibitor as potential treatment approach for common mutations found in non-Hodgkin lymphomas
A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated a potential new approach to treating two of the most common subtypes of lymphoma through manipulation...Full Article
NYU Langone Performs First U.S. Heart Transplant Using Novel Organ Revitalization Technique
The NYU Langone Transplant Institute became the first center in the United States to transplant a heart using a novel method in which, after the heart has stopped beating and ...Full Article
AI can be used to detect and grade prostate cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Tampere University in Finland have developed a method based on artificial intelligence (AI) for histopathological diagnosis ...
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Obesity may alter nearly 70 percent of routine blood tests in children
Weight may affect doctors’ ability to correctly interpret routine blood tests in children, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical E...Full Article
'Very active' flu season continues as a second wave could be coming
The 2019-20 flu season continues to be more active than normal, with Influenza B the leading type of virus among patients nationwide. But patient visits were down compared to ...Full Article
Hackensack University Medical Center is First in the Nation to Acquire the TSolution One® Active Robot by THINK Surgical for Total Knee Replacement Procedures
Hackensack University Medical Center, a national leader in orthopedic care and robotic surgery, is the first facility in the United States to acquire and offer patients underg...Full Article
Clinical Guideline on Disorders of Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is pleased to announce the publication of a new ACG Clinical Guideline on Disorders of Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation, which...Full Article
Happy Holidays and have a great New Year!
Thank you so much for being a part of the NEWS-Line family this year. Our best to you and your friends, family and work crew from all of us! Have a terrific holiday season, st...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
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
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
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
Gut Microbes Alter Characteristics Of Norovirus Infection
The highly contagious norovirus causes diarrhea and vomiting and is notorious for spreading rapidly through densely populated spaces, such as cruise ships, nursing homes, scho...Full Article
Cannabis Reduces Headache And Migraine Pain By Nearly Half
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State Univers...Full Article
Potent Antimicrobial Found That Shows Promise In Fighting Staph Infections
Research led by scientists from McMaster University has yielded a potent antimicrobial that works against the toughest infectious disease strains. The find could be the beginn...Full Article
New Flu Drug Drives Drug Resistance In Influenza Viruses
On January 31, 2019, an 11-year old boy in Japan went to a medical clinic with a fever. The providers there diagnosed him with influenza, a strain called H3N2, and sent him ho...Full Article
Injection Of Magnetizable Fluid Could Extend Trauma Patients’ Survival Time
Inspired by their use in mechanical systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are testing a magnetically-actuated fluidic valve to use in trauma patients suff...Full Article
Nanotechnology Could Provide The Breakthrough For Pre-Eclampsia Which Kills 500,000 Babies Each Year
University of South Australia biomedical engineer Dr Marnie Winter has been awarded US$100,000 from the world’s largest private foundation to help better understand and tackle...Full Article
