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NSF AIRFoundry to advance RNA technology and nanoparticle design

In a typical foundry, raw materials like steel and copper are melted down and poured into molds to assume new shapes and functions.

3 Sep 2024

UCSF favors pricey doctoral program for nurse-midwives amid maternal care crisis

One of California's two programs for training nurse-midwives has stopped admitting students while it revamps its curriculum to offer only doctoral degrees, a move that's drawn howls of protest from alumni, health policy experts, and faculty who accuse the University of California of putting profits above public health needs.

3 Sep 2024

UNICEF issues emergency tender for mpox vaccine procurement

UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Vaccines can play a critical role in containing the mpox outbreak which was declared a public health emergency by both the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

2 Sep 2024

Village doctor-led telemedicine reduces cardiovascular events in rural China

Telemedicine support to village doctors could hold the key to improving access to care for China's rural elderly at risk for developing potentially life-threatening complications resulting from untreated atrial fibrillation, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug - 2 Sept).

2 Sep 2024

$Finerenone shows promise for heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction$

Finerenone shows promise for heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction

Finerenone reduced the composite of total first and recurrent heart failure (HF) events (hospitalizations for HF or urgent HF visits) and cardiovascular death in patients with HF and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to an international clinical trial led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system.

2 Sep 2024

Study finds higher heart attack risk days after cold exposure

Hospital admissions for heart attacks increase after exposure to lower air temperature and cold spells, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, and presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Semaglutide cuts death rates from cardiovascular disease and COVID-19

Patients taking semaglutide injections are less likely to die of any cause, including from cardiovascular disease and infections like COVID-19, an international study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, finds.

30 Aug 2024

State mandates boost COVID-19 vaccination rates among health care workers

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, governments and health care centers across the country faced a difficult but important question: Should health care workers be required to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine?

30 Aug 2024

Study identifies barriers to physical activity among nursing students

New research from the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, is helping to identify barriers to physical activity in nurses.

30 Aug 2024

ESC consensus statement highlights obesity's impact on cardiovascular disease

The ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year's ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2 September) summarizes current evidence on the epidemiology and etiology of obesity; the interplay between obesity, cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac conditions; the clinical management of patients with cardiac disease and obesity; and weight loss strategies including lifestyle changes, interventional procedures, and anti-obesity medications with particular focus on their impact on cardiometabolic risk and cardiac outcomes.

30 Aug 2024

Study finds geographic variations in concussion diagnoses across U.S. emergency departments

Researchers in Michigan State University's Department of Kinesiology found significant geographic variations in concussion diagnoses in United States emergency departments - with the highest rates in the South and lower rates in the Midwest and Northeast.

29 Aug 2024

Northwestern NUCATS Institute secures $55 million NIH grant for health care advancements

The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received $55 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to accelerate the development, evaluation and implementation of improved health care interventions.

29 Aug 2024

Global study reveals widespread micronutrient deficiencies across all age groups

More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

29 Aug 2024

Endometriosis linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke in women

According to research presented at ESC Congress 2024,1 women with endometriosis have a 20% greater risk of significant cardiac outcomes compared with women without endometriosis.

29 Aug 2024

WHO and IPC collaborate to promote global access to assistive technology during Paris 2024 Paralympics

The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are joining forces to highlight the transformative impact of assistive technology on sports during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

28 Aug 2024

Primary care providers key to addressing emotional eating

Primary care providers are well positioned to address emotional eating because of their long-term relationships with patients, noted Jana DeSimone Wozniak, PhD and Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

28 Aug 2024

Exploring trauma awareness and healing in healthcare at the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit

Integrating Medical Care and Holistic Healing. Presenting at the United Nations General Assembly Science Summitt.

28 Aug 2024

Robotic arm-based, 5G-enabled remote echocardiograms show high diagnostic accuracy

New research presented at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug – 2 Sept) shows that performing echocardiograms remotely using a 5G cellular network has similar accuracy to those performed in person by cardiologists.

28 Aug 2024

Recreational drug users three times more likely to experience repeat cardiovascular events

New research presented at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug – 2 Sept) shows that, among patients admitted to the intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU), those with a recent history of recreational drug use are three times more likely than those with no history to experience a repeat serious cardiovascular event within one year.

28 Aug 2024

University of Arizona nursing program receives $1.6 million to support indigenous students

Indigenous students pursuing nursing careers at the University of Arizona College of Nursing will benefit from additional financial support thanks to a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service.

27 Aug 2024

Health Care News and Research

NSF AIRFoundry to advance RNA technology and nanoparticle design

UCSF favors pricey doctoral program for nurse-midwives amid maternal care crisis

UNICEF issues emergency tender for mpox vaccine procurement

Village doctor-led telemedicine reduces cardiovascular events in rural China

Finerenone shows promise for heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction

Study finds higher heart attack risk days after cold exposure

Semaglutide cuts death rates from cardiovascular disease and COVID-19

State mandates boost COVID-19 vaccination rates among health care workers

Study identifies barriers to physical activity among nursing students

ESC consensus statement highlights obesity's impact on cardiovascular disease

Study finds geographic variations in concussion diagnoses across U.S. emergency departments

Northwestern NUCATS Institute secures $55 million NIH grant for health care advancements

Global study reveals widespread micronutrient deficiencies across all age groups

Endometriosis linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke in women

WHO and IPC collaborate to promote global access to assistive technology during Paris 2024 Paralympics

Primary care providers key to addressing emotional eating

Exploring trauma awareness and healing in healthcare at the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit

Robotic arm-based, 5G-enabled remote echocardiograms show high diagnostic accuracy

Recreational drug users three times more likely to experience repeat cardiovascular events

University of Arizona nursing program receives $1.6 million to support indigenous students

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