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Study unlocks complexities of cell death process that plays key role in health and disease

University of Pittsburgh scientists are unlocking the complexities of a recently discovered cell death process that plays a key role in health and disease, and new findings link their discovery to asthma, kidney injury, and brain trauma.

20 Oct 2017

UGA researchers pinpoint factors that drive sharp rise in breast cancer genetic testing

A sharp rise in the number of women seeking BRCA genetic testing to evaluate their risk of developing breast cancer was driven by multiple factors, including celebrity endorsement, according to researchers at the University of Georgia.

20 Oct 2017

Teens' increased use of electronic devices linked to rise in insufficient sleep

The temptation to respond to social media notifications and text messages from friends is keeping more and more teens awake at night.

20 Oct 2017

Amid for-profit surge, rural hospice has offered free care for 40 years

Rose Crumb can't even count the number of people she's helped die. The former nurse, 91, who retired in her mid-80s, considers the question and then shakes her head, her blue eyes sharp above oval spectacles.

20 Oct 2017

Suspected plague cases from Seychelles tested negative at WHO partner laboratory

Samples from patients in Seychelles suspected to be ill with pneumonic plague tested negative at a World Health Organization partner laboratory in Paris, France on Tuesday (17 October).

20 Oct 2017

World leaders commit to protect people from harms of NCDs

Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, the world’s leading killers.

20 Oct 2017

HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer risk remains generally low, study suggests

The prevalence of throat (oropharyngeal) cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) has increased in recent decades, and some groups are much more likely than others to have the oral HPV infections that can cause these cancers.

20 Oct 2017

New UMass Lowell study to explore link between gut bacteria and Parkinson's disease

The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt for clues about Parkinson's disease. The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a UMass Lowell public health professor a $2.1 million grant to study the relationship between gut bacteria and Parkinson's disease. The five-year study will be the largest of its kind to date.

20 Oct 2017

WHO supports Nigerian Government’s immunization efforts against yellow fever

The Government of Nigeria has launched a campaign to immunize 873 837 people against yellow fever in the states of Kwara and Kogi.

19 Oct 2017

New systematic review finds substantial regional differences in global calcium intake

Daily calcium intake among adults appears to vary quite widely around the world in distinct regional patterns, according to a new systematic review of research data ahead of World Osteoporosis Day on Friday, Oct. 20.

18 Oct 2017

Psychedelics linked to decreased likelihood of criminal behavior

Classic psychedelics such as psilocybin (often called magic mushrooms), LSD and mescaline (found in peyote) are associated with a decreased likelihood of antisocial criminal behavior, according to new research from investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

17 Oct 2017

Study: Many women do not follow guidelines to prevent pregnancy after bariatric surgery

Many women do not follow the guidelines to prevent pregnancy for an 18-month period following bariatric surgery, University of Pittsburgh researchers examining post-surgery contraceptive practices and conception rates report.

17 Oct 2017

Want an IUD? Take note of Trump’s new birth control policy.

The Trump administration's recently announced changes to health insurance rules have raised concerns among people wondering how they'll be affected. This week, I address some of the questions likely on people's minds.

17 Oct 2017

Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 57 and rages on

The plague outbreak in Madagascar is killing scores of people and affecting hundreds. Last estimated on the 12th of October 2017, there are 57 reported deaths due to the disease with 680 down with the infection. Of these 25 deaths and 329 cases are from the capital city of Antananarivo.

16 Oct 2017

BU professor receives $693,695 award to understand risk factors linked to gun injuries

Bindu Kalesan, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, is the recipient of a three-year, $693,695 award from the U.S. Department of Justice to study "racial and ethnic differences in non-fatal firearm injuries using a spatiotemporal approach.

16 Oct 2017

Stunner on birth control: Trump’s moral exemption is geared to just 2 groups

Few people were surprised last week when the Trump administration issued a rule to make it easier for some religious employers to opt out of offering no-cost prescription birth control to their female employees under the Affordable Care Act.

16 Oct 2017

FDA clears new Senhance System that can help facilitate minimally invasive surgery

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device that can help facilitate minimally invasive surgery.

16 Oct 2017

First 7T MRI system receives FDA clearance for clinical use in the United States

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States.

16 Oct 2017

Tending to patients as her new home burns

Julayne Smithson was working an overnight shift in the Intensive Care Unit at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., when massive wildfires started racing through the city. Smithson had no idea how close they were. She was too busy taking care of her patient.

16 Oct 2017

The sale of “super-size” chocolate bars to be banned in England hospitals

NHS England has said it will be banning the sale of “super-sized” chocolate bars in hospital shops, canteens and vending machines.

16 Oct 2017

Public Health News and Research

Study unlocks complexities of cell death process that plays key role in health and disease

UGA researchers pinpoint factors that drive sharp rise in breast cancer genetic testing

Teens' increased use of electronic devices linked to rise in insufficient sleep

Amid for-profit surge, rural hospice has offered free care for 40 years

Suspected plague cases from Seychelles tested negative at WHO partner laboratory

World leaders commit to protect people from harms of NCDs

HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer risk remains generally low, study suggests

New UMass Lowell study to explore link between gut bacteria and Parkinson's disease

WHO supports Nigerian Government’s immunization efforts against yellow fever

New systematic review finds substantial regional differences in global calcium intake

Psychedelics linked to decreased likelihood of criminal behavior

Study: Many women do not follow guidelines to prevent pregnancy after bariatric surgery

Want an IUD? Take note of Trump’s new birth control policy.

Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 57 and rages on

BU professor receives $693,695 award to understand risk factors linked to gun injuries

Stunner on birth control: Trump’s moral exemption is geared to just 2 groups

FDA clears new Senhance System that can help facilitate minimally invasive surgery

First 7T MRI system receives FDA clearance for clinical use in the United States

Tending to patients as her new home burns

The sale of “super-size” chocolate bars to be banned in England hospitals

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