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Benefits of Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida Continue in School-Age Children
In a follow-up to the landmark 2011 study that demonstrated prenatal surgery for spina bifida has measurable benefits over surgery after birth for one of the most disabling ne...Full Article
NYU Langone Performs First U.S. Heart Transplant Using Novel Organ Revitalization Technique
The NYU Langone Transplant Institute on Monday became the first center in the United States to transplant a heart using a novel method in which, after the heart has stopped be...Full Article
The Year of the Nurse and Midwife
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is collaborating with nurses in academic and clinical centers across Northeast Ohio to mark 2020 as “The International Year of the N...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...
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Breast density notification laws not effective for all women
A new study suggests that state-mandated notifications on mammogram reports intended to inform women of the health risks related to breast density are not worded effectively. ...Full Article
Simple tool shows life expectancy after dementia diagnosis
Simple tool shows life expectancy after dementia diagnosis Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and from the Netherlands have developed a simple tool that shows the survival ...Full Article
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
Addressing Gaps in Care, UArizona Health Sciences Offers Dual Pharmacy-Nursing Degree with Family Nurse Practitioner Add-on
Students at the University of Arizona Colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy soon will be offered the opportunity to simultaneously earn a Master of Science in Nursing, a Doctor of ...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
Stanford Children's Health opens new inpatient cancer center and outpatient heart center--boosting capacity for specialty care
Stanford Children's Health opens new inpatient cancer center and outpatient heart center--boosting capacity for specialty careThis month two new patient care areas opened at L...Full Article
Yale Cancer Center study shows using checkpoint inhibitors promising for patients with myeloid cancers
Yale Cancer Center study shows using checkpoint inhibitors promising for patients with myeloid cancers New findings by Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital re...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
Think Like a Crab - Study by MU scientist and team could contribute to future breakthroughs in understanding the brain and neurological disease
A crab’s nervous system could help scientists learn what causes single neurons in the human brain to become “out of whack,” which can contribute to the development of neurolog...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
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
Global Mammography Equipment Market Anticipated to Reach Over US $2.6 Billion by the End of 2025
QY Research recently published a report titled, “Global (United States, European Union and China) Mammography Equipment Market Research Report 2019-2025”. The global mammograp...Full Article
'Surprise Billing' Laws Will Gut Emergency Care, Predicts Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
Congressional Republicans, led by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), are reportedly tacking a "surprise billing" provision onto a budget bill. This amounts to federal price-fixin...Full Article
An Innovative Approach to Designing Adaptive Clothing with Samanta Bullock Blog Squad
Mai Ling Chan, MS, CCC-SLP, and Martyn Sibley, Xceptional Leaders Podcast co-hosts, chat with Samanta Bullock about her innovative approach to designing adaptive clothing. Wi...Full Article
Carole Zangari: AAC Educator and Co-Founder of Praactical AAC Blog Squad
Rachel, Lucas, and Chris are joined this week by the amazing Carole Zangari! Dr. Zangari, co-founder of the Praactical AAC website and professor of speech-language pathology a...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
New Report Reveals LGBTQ Seniors Face Critical Challenges Accessing Aging Services
On Lok and Openhouse released results from a groundbreaking new report by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), which aims to tackle a wide range of unique chall...Full Article
BrainCo's prosthetic hand won Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year
BrainCo Wins Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year BrainCo's prosthetic hand won Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of the Year. The prosthetic hand represents an ad...Full Article
Donna Plecha, MD, Named Chair Of Radiology At University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Donna M. Plecha, MD, a nationally recognized expert in breast imaging, has been named Chair of the Department of Radiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. ...Full Article
The Ad Council's 66th Annual Public Service Award Dinner Celebrates the Power of Purpose
The Ad Council, America's leading organization dedicated to using communications to drive social change, held its Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Emmy-nominated actress, a...Full Article
