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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
Cracking The Code To Society’s Most Feared Disease
Even more than cancer, there’s one disease most people fear. The thought of falling prey to Alzheimer’s disease and to the inevitable desecration of the mind is something that...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
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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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
Patient step counts predict lung cancer treatment outcomes, study finds
Lung cancer patients who are inactive prior to chemoradiation are less likely to tolerate treatment and more likely to see their cancer return Numerous studies have shown tha...Full Article
Are your children sleeping enough? New research points to blood test that might hold the answer
A simple blood test could provide a reliable metric to tell if children are sleeping enough – which is also a marker for general health as sleep affects susceptibility to many...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
COPD burden in the 7MM to increase by 13.3% over the next decade, says GlobalData
COPD burden in the 7MM to increase by 13.3% over the next decade, says GlobalData The total prevalent cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the seven major...
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A New Way to Optimize Sleep and Light Exposure Can Reduce Jet Lag and Improve Alertness
Whether you’re traveling for work or for fun, nothing ruins the start of a trip quite like jet lag. Engineers affiliated with the Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA...
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Withings Launches ScanWatch, the First Hybrid Smartwatch to Combine Medical Grade Electrocardiogram and Sleep Apnea Detection
Withings, pioneer of the digital health movement and connected analog watches, unveils ScanWatch, the world's first clinically validated hybrid smartwatch to detect both risk ...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
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
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
COPD Death Rates Are Falling In Many Countries But The Total Number Of Deaths Is Increasing
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death rates fell in most countries between 1995 and 2017, but the total number of COPD deaths increased in many countries over the...Full Article
Virtual And Mixed Reality Inferior To Traditional Learning In Anatomy Education
A study from McMaster University has shown that traditional ways of learning anatomy remain superior to those that rely on digital media. The research suggests that virtual ...Full Article
VUMC Offering New Minimally Invasive Emphysema Therapy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be the first in the state to offer a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative for patients with emphysema. The procedure, called...Full Article
Surgery Provides ‘Oldest Old’ Lung Cancer Patients With Excellent 5-Year Survival
Many patients with early stage lung cancer who are age 90 years and older do not receive treatment; however, surgery in this nonagenarian population should be considered becau...Full Article
Think Twice About Vaping
Since vaping and e-cigarettes have become more popular over the last several years, many patients—particularly during conversations about quitting smoking—have asked me, “Is v...Full Article
Keeping Allergies And Asthma At Bay Is The Best Holiday Gift
If you’re wondering what to get the loved ones in your life for the holidays, consider the gift of health – or at least the offer of relief from allergy and asthma symptoms. ...Full Article
ATS, CDC, ERS And IDSA Publish New Clinical Guideline For The Treatment And Prevention Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Respiratory Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an offici...Full Article
Teens And Vaping: What Parents Need To Know
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has linked vaping to over 1,600 cases of lung injury and 34 deaths throughout the United States. There have been 34 r...Full Article
Study Finds No Such Thing As A Low-Risk Surgery For Frail Patients
Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk and even fatal procedure for frail patients, according to new research published in...Full Article
