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Biometric Data, Algorithms To Unlock Key Information About Circadian Clock
Anyone who has experienced a midafternoon energy slump or suffered from jetlag has felt the effects of their body’s circadian rhythm. This internal clock helps regulate many o...Full Article
Celebrating a Healthcare Hero: Nurse Highlights Camaraderie While Volunteering to Treat Covid-19 Patients
Albuquerque nephrology nurse Sandy Nichols didn’t think twice when she got the call to volunteer in Chicago, a hot zone for COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic, to provide e...Full Article
Covid-19 Safety Protocols Keep Clinical Staff Infection Rates Low At Ohio State
Universal COVID-19 pandemic protocols in place at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center such as masking, hand hygiene, physical distancing and testing of symptomatic...Full Article
Vivify Health Releases ‘Aging in Place with Remote Patient Care’ White Paper
Vivify Health, the developer of the nation’s leading connected care platform for remote patient care, announced the release of a new white paper, "Aging in Place with Remote P...Full Article
Voting Could Be More Difficult for People with Disabilities in Upcoming Presidential Election
Voting is one of our most important civil rights, but it isn't always accessible for paralyzed veterans and other people with disabilities. Paralyzed Veterans of America has l...Full Article
October is National Audiology Awareness Month
October is National Audiology Awareness Month and the American Academy of Audiology is urging the public to be aware of the importance of good hearing health. The National Ins...Full Article
Mission Homefront: Translating Research into Practice in Veterans Healthcare
In keeping with its commitment to improving veterans healthcare, Jonas Philanthropies has announced its first-ever virtual conference: Mission Homefront: Translating Research...Full Article
NDEAM 2020 – “Increasing Access and Opportunity” for Americans with Disabilities
2020 is a year unlike any other. This year will be long remembered for the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and the hotly contested president...Full Article
Vitamin B1 Deficiency A Key Factor in the Development of Alcohol-Related Dementia
A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia. However, we do not yet fully u...Full Article
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Launches 'Colonoscopy: THE Cancer Prevention Test' Campaign
Now, more than ever before, it’s important to encourage patients to engage in early screening for colorectal cancer, even in the midst of a pandemic. Routine screening is safe...Full Article
Helping Teens with Type 1 Diabetes Improve Diabetes Control with MyDiaTextÓ
Adolescence is a difficult period of development, made more complex for those with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The challenges of managing multiple doses of daily insulin ...Full Article
Obesity May Alter Immune System Response To Covid-19
Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus, according to a new manuscript published in the End...Full Article
Rare Hyperinflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19 Described
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden and Tor Vergata University of Rome in Italy have mapped the immune response in children affected...Full Article
Inhaling Air Pollution from Western Wildfires like 'Smoking 25 Cigarettes a Day'
Wildfires in California have impacted the air quality in the San Francisco region. Dexter Henry spoke with Bay Area residents about how they've been impacted. As the sun rose...Full Article
HealthWell Foundation Launches New Fund to Assist Medicare Patients Living with Prostate Cancer
The HealthWell Foundation®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, has launched a new fund to provide copayment and p...Full Article
REPORT: COVID Cases in Nursing Homes Surpass Peak Level Back in May
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across th...Full Article
Studies Link Vestibular/Balance Disorders and Dizziness to Hearing Ability and Falls in Older Americans
The American Academy of Audiology has partnered with the Vestibular Disorders Association for Balance Awareness Week, September 13 to 19, to remind Americans about the importa...Full Article
Kentucky ICU Nurse Balanced Care for COVID Patients with Steps to Protect her Daughter with Rare Liver Disease
Kentucky ICU nurse Emily Ventura was on the front lines in treating patients with COVID-19, working long and stress-filled hours and supporting colleagues as they worked to ma...Full Article
Studies by AHN Neurologists Improve Understanding of Stroke Therapy Risks in Patients with Chronic Health Conditions
Intravenous thrombolysis may put stroke patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at a higher risk for intracranial bleeding and mortality, according to a recent study publis...Full Article
Luna On-Demand Physical Therapy Announces Groundbreaking Findings on the Efficacy of At-Home Care
First-of-its-kind research from Luna, the leader in on-demand outpatient physical therapy (PT) via in-person delivery, televisits, and in-app exercises, demonstrates that at-h...Full Article
Detective work in the cell: Scientists uncover a new RNA-modifying enzyme
Scientists led by Javier Martinez from the Max Perutz Labs, a joint venture of the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna, have identified a unique chemical...Full Article
Effectiveness And Efficiency Of Targeted Intraoperative Single Dose Radiotherapy For Breast Cancer Patients Confirmed
The use of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT), as a single dose - with ZEISS INTRABEAM - directly after removal of a tumor, has been confirmed as non-inferior, when...Full Article
Artificial Pancreas Can Prevent Dangerously Low Blood Sugar In People With T1D
A new artificial pancreas system can prevent hypoglycemia—episodes of dangerously low blood sugar—during and after heavy exercise in people with type 1 diabetes, according to ...Full Article
Lung Cancer Trial Of RET Inhibitor Selpercatinib Achieves Durable Responses In Majority Of Patients With Ret Gene Fusions
For patients with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) marked by RET gene fusions, the targeted therapy selpercatinib was well tolerated and achieved durable objective response...Full Article
Anorexia May Stunt Young Women’s Growth
Girls with anorexia nervosa can have stunted growth and may not reach their full height potential, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Cli...Full Article
