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Cancer Stage And Receptor Status Indicate A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Risk Of Recurrence
New research indicates that for patients with breast cancer, the cancer’s stage and receptor status can help clinicians predict whether and when cancer might recur after initi...Full Article
Obesity In Pregnant Women Could Alter The Structure And Function Of The Placenta Increasing The Risk Of Poor Health Outcomes For Both Mother And Baby
Maternal obesity alters the structure of the placenta (a vital organ that nourishes the baby during pregnancy) more than gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; a condition is dia...Full Article
Weaving a Safety Net
Three years into the pandemic, the threat of COVID-19 itself may be receding, but the nation’s mental health care system is being strained as never before. Substance misuse, d...
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ACR/SBI Statement on New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations are a step in the right direction. However, the American College of Radio...
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Penn Nursing Center Joins with 50 Leading National Organizations to Curb Infodemic of Health and Science Misinformation and Disinformation
The creation of The Coalition for Trust in Health & Science, was formally launched during the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in...Full Article
Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Better Outcomes Campaign
In the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s first annual Early Detection Survey, 65% of Americans 21 years of age and older say they are not up to date with one or more routine cancer ...Full Article
Screening Tool Aims To Help Doctors Diagnose More People With COPD
NIH-supported researchers are studying how to improve screening criteria to help primary care providers identify and treat more people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disea...
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NCSBN Research Projects Significant Nursing Workforce Shortages and Crisis
The data reveals that 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic and by 2027, almost 900,000, or almost one-fifth of 4.5 million total registered nurses, intend to ...Full Article
Morbus Crohn: New Imaging Technique For Effective Therapy
Patients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel. Due to a lack of methods until now, these comp...Full Article
New MRI Method Provides Detailed View Of The Placenta During Pregnancy
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new method to process MRI scans to reveal the distinct compartments of the placenta, take measurements...Full Article
Study Shows Missed Nursing Care is a Key Factor in Adverse Outcomes for Very Low Birthweight Infants
Sometimes hospital staff nurses cannot provide required care due to time constraints. This reality can contribute to potentially dire outcomes for very low birthweight (VLBW) ...Full Article
Therapy for Rare Bone Disorder Shows Promise in NIH Clinical Trial
A clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health found that a medication, denosumab, significantly reduced abnormal bone turnover in adults with fibrous dysplasia, a rare...Full Article
Adult-Onset Allergies: How They Happen and How to Manage Them
Picture this: You take a bite of your favorite childhood snack — an apple — something your mother used to pack in your lunchbox every day for school. But rather than tasting t...Full Article
Study Unexpectedly Finds Only 7 Health Symptoms Directly Related To ‘Long COVID’
In a new study, a team of University of Missouri researchers made an unexpected discovery: People experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19 — known as “long COVID” or po...Full Article
ChatGPT Has Potential to Help Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer Patients
A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and live...Full Article
Lilly Cuts Insulin Prices by 70% and Caps Patient Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35 Per Month
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced price reductions of 70% for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient o...Full Article
Defensive Beliefs Likely Keep People From Taking At-Home Stool Tests That Screen For Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if it is detected early; however, many people do not undergo recommended screening, even despite the availab...Full Article
Lingering Symptoms Common After COVID Hospitalization
About half of adults treated at hospitals for COVID-19 have experienced lingering symptoms, financial difficulties, or physical limitations months after being discharged, acco...
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One in a Million - Lung Transplant Patient Completes 12 Races–1 for Each Month Since Surgery
Antonia "Toni" Perez is one in a million. She’s one of 1 million patients in the U.S. who have received an organ transplant, a milestone the nation celebrated last month. Pe...Full Article
Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest is Rare in Older Adults
The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in older adults is rare: 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people. Of the 4,078 total sudden cardiac arrest cases studied...Full Article
Immune System Irregularities Found in Women With Postpartum Mood Disorders
Women with prolonged mental health problems up to three years after childbirth may be suffering from irregular immune system responses, according to new research byOBGYN Best ...Full Article
Good Hydration Linked To Healthy Aging
Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient f...Full Article
Experimental Monoclonal Antibodies Show Promise Against Epstein-Barr Virus
A panel of investigational monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting different sites of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) blocked infection when tested in human cells in a laboratory ...Full Article
Penn Medicine Study Gives Peek of How Ketamine Acts as ‘Switch’ in the Brain
Ketamine, an established anesthetic and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circ...Full Article
Six Minutes Of High-Intensity Exercise Could Delay The Onset Of Alzheimer’s Disease
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkins...Full Article
