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First-of-its-kind Physician Assistant (PA) Training for Sickle Cell Disease Brings Knowledge, Addresses Health Equity
In response to severe shortages of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) expertise among health care providers, Networking California for Sickle Cell Care, California’s first and only SCD...Full Article
ASHA Marks Better Hearing and Speech Month With New PSA Campaign That Encourages the Public To Seek Care From Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
A new national broadcast public service announcement (PSA) campaign launched today by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) showcases the life-altering treat...Full Article
Nurse-Led Cedars-Sinai Study Leads to Creating ‘Serenity Lounges’
A new Cedars-Sinai study shows that "Serenity Lounges"–break rooms equipped with massage chairs and other relaxation tools–reduced feelings of stress, anxiety and burnout amon...
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Periods Start Earlier for Young Girls. How to Prepare Them?
During the pandemic, the number of young girls entering puberty has doubled in some countries—from 140 cases in 2019 to 328 in 2020. Given that girls are already reaching pube...
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Drug Use Severity In Adolescence Affects Substance Use Disorder Risk In Adulthood
People who reported multiple symptoms consistent with severe substance use disorder at age 18 exhibited two or more of these symptoms in adulthood, according to a new analysis...Full Article
NIH Begins Clinical Trial Evaluating Second Covid-19 Booster Shots In Adults
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating various additional COVID-19 booster shots has begun enrolling adult participants in the United States. The trial aims to understand if diff...Full Article
MU Nursing Professor Serves On National Panel Examining Nursing Home Care In U.S.
From staffing shortages to underpaid staff and a lack of personalized care, issues that have plagued nursing homes for decades in the United States were exposed during the COV...Full Article
NIH’s All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Dataset of Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences
Nearly 100,000 highly diverse whole genome sequences are now available through the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program. About 50% of the data is from in...Full Article
Meet the Omaha Nurse Inspiring People Living with MS
How can you exercise safely and effectively if your body doesn’t always do what your brain says to do? This is a question faced by millions of people who live with Multiple S...Full Article
New Tablet Controller Improves Home Use Of Epidural Stimulation For Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
When Keith Smith recently got a new tablet, it wasn’t for watching videos or scanning social media. Instead, this tablet allows Smith, who has tetraplegia, more independent ...Full Article
Cedars-Sinai Experts Explain How They Track COVID-19 Variants and What It Will Take to Finally Beat the Pandemic
As mask mandates disappear across the U.S., many are eager to return to pre-pandemic life. But scientists warn against letting down our guard too soon, pointing out that new v...Full Article
Good Hydration May Reduce Long-Term Risks For Heart Failure
Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their findings, which ...Full Article
Gastrointestinal Issues Linked With Anxiety, Social Withdrawal For Kids With Autism
Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to experience gastrointestinal issues, such as constipation and stomach pain, at a higher rate than their neurotypical peers. Some ...Full Article
Inflation, War Push Stress To Alarming Levels At Two-Year Covid-19 Anniversary
Two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, inflation, money issues and the war in Ukraine have pushed U.S. stress to alarming levels, a...Full Article
Lead As a Social Determinant of Child and Adolescent Physiological Stress and Behavior
Lead is an environmental neurotoxicant that causes neurocognitive deficits and cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. It also disproportionately affects socially disadvantage...Full Article
ANA Hails Signing of Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
The American Nurses Association (ANA) hails the signing of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 610/H.R. 1667) into law by President Joseph R. Biden. Th...Full Article
The Secret To Staying Young: New Research Highlights Power Of Life Long Exercise To Keep Muscles Healthy
Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to research published in The Journal of Physiology. Individuals aged 6...Full Article
Clinical Decision Support System Reduces Cardiovascular Risk In Patients With Serious Mental Illness
In a new study, researchers demonstrated that they can significantly lower cardiovascular risk for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) by using a clinical decision suppo...Full Article
Mandatory Masking In Schools Reduced COVID-19 Cases During Delta Surge
Schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2 when compared to schools with optional or parti...Full Article
Law Enforcement Seizures Of Pills Containing Fentanyl Increased Dramatically Between 2018-2021
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing illicit fentanyl increased dramatically between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a new study. The number of individual...Full Article
Run Not Just Fun For Rice Students, Elementary Partners
Regular exercise is good for everyone, and youngsters stand to benefit most -- if they stick to it. Rice University researchers are figuring out how to encourage that tenacit...Full Article
Babies Exposed To Cannabis In The Womb May Be At Risk For Obesity, High Blood Sugar
Cannabis use among pregnant women is on the rise and may be associated with negative health outcomes in children, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s...Full Article
Researchers Uncover How The Human Brain Separates, Stores, And Retrieves Memories
Researchers recorded the brain activity of participants as they watched videos, and they noticed two distinct groups of cells that responded to different types of boundaries b...Full Article
University of Pennsylvania Announces New Tuition-Free Program to Recruit, Train and Deploy Nurse Practitioners to Underserved Communities Across the U.S.
The University of Pennsylvania announced the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, which will recruit and prepare a diverse cadre of expert nurse practi...Full Article
Understanding Aphasia: Bruce Willis Diagnosis Puts Language Disorder in the Spotlight
The recent announcement by Bruce Willis’ family that the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia has brought attention to the language disorder, which is relatively common but n...Full Article
