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New parents slapped with surprise bills for treating newborns

After Christine Malik gave birth to her first daughter three years ago, a clinician affiliated with a company called Pediatrix entered the hospital room and fitted the infant with sensors and wires for a hearing test.

22 Dec 2021

Layers of subcontracted services confuse and frustrate Medi-Cal patients

Theresa Grant, a resident of Culver City, California, has endured debilitating pain for the past year from a mysterious bulge protruding from her lower rib cage.

22 Dec 2021

As pandemic wears down hospital staff, one town offers groceries to say thanks

This mountain community — which comes alive during the winter ski season and annual Sundance Film Festival — is home to the Park City Hospital, which has 460 employees.

22 Dec 2021

Researchers identify new mechanism that impairs cancer cell proliferation and induces death

UAB and Vall d'Hebron researchers identified the mechanism by which inhibitors of the ERK5 protein kinase impair the proliferation of cancer cells and induce their death. The results, obtained using human cancer cell lines, demonstrate that ERK5 inhibition activates cytotoxic autophagy, a process that triggers cancer cell death, without affecting healthy cells. A combination of ERK5 inhibitors and chemotherapy could improve cancer treatment.

22 Dec 2021

Study reports a higher rate of burnout among midwives in the United States

A new study indicates 40% of midwives in the United States are burned out or stressed and exhausted, putting them at risk for making medical errors and missing necessary patient care. Burnout also leads to less professional engagement, reduced productivity, absenteeism and resignations, according to new research published in the leading journal, Health Services Research.

22 Dec 2021

AI can detect signs of lung-clogging blot clots in electrocardiograms, shows study

Pulmonary embolisms are dangerous, lung-clogging blot clots. In a pilot study, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed for the first time that artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can detect signs of these clots in electrocardiograms (EKGs), a finding which may one day help doctors with screening.

22 Dec 2021

Study offers insight into asymptomatic transmission of droplets in public transportation

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the urgency of understanding how public transportation ventilation systems transmit viruses and how exhaled droplets evolve in ventilated spaces. Researchers have wondered if those ventilation systems can be improved to mitigate virus transmission.

22 Dec 2021

Transcription factor Blimp1 identified as potential target for modulating T-reg activity to treat cancer

In cancer, a major obstacle to anti-tumor immunity and immunotherapy treatment is the infiltration of regulatory T cells, or T-reg cells, into a tumor. These immune cells generally turn down the immune response, and they can prevent the immune system from destroying cancer cells.

22 Dec 2021

Reprogramming immune system cells to strengthen against infections and cancer in geriatric patients

What if the key to aging well lies in reprogramming immune system cells to strengthen them against infections and cancer? Researchers at UT Southwestern are working to find out.

22 Dec 2021

Sensor based on quantum effects may offer faster and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

A novel approach to testing for the presence of the virus that causes Covid-19 may lead to tests that are faster, less expensive, and potentially less prone to erroneous results than existing detection methods. Though the work, based on quantum effects, is still theoretical, these detectors could potentially be adapted to detect virtually any virus, the researchers say.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers evaluate hemodynamic factors related to aneurysm formation

Researchers in Japan have evaluated hemodynamic factors that may help identify sites where aneurysms are likely to form. Detailed findings of this study are described in the article "Computational fluid dynamic analysis of the initiation of cerebral aneurysms" by Soichiro Fujimura et al., published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

21 Dec 2021

Two-dose ChAdOx1 vaccine protection wanes after three months

New research reported in the journal The Lancet examines the temporal association between the two-dose ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Oxford-AstraZeneca) vaccination regimen and the risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 in Scotland vs. Brazil, where the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was dominant and rare, respectively.

21 Dec 2021

Study looks at the impact of long-term efforts to improve gender balance

Many technology studies are strongly male-dominated, which shows up in the labor market afterwards and is one of several reasons why women on average earn less than men.

21 Dec 2021

NIH’s new report provides a road map on how to improve Americans’ oral health

Despite important advances in the understanding and treatment of oral diseases and conditions, many people in the U.S. still have chronic oral health problems and lack of access to care, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health.

21 Dec 2021

Intervention to help parents prevent obesity in firstborn children benefits siblings

An intervention shown to help first-time parents prevent childhood obesity has found spillover effects in second-born children as well, even without further training for the parents.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers use network modeling to hone in on cancer gene interactions critical to malignancy

Wilmot Cancer Institute researchers are a step closer to understanding the complex gene interactions that cause a cell to become malignant.

21 Dec 2021

$New AI algorithm can quickly detect x-rays that are positive for fractures$

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New parents slapped with surprise bills for treating newborns

Layers of subcontracted services confuse and frustrate Medi-Cal patients

As pandemic wears down hospital staff, one town offers groceries to say thanks

Researchers identify new mechanism that impairs cancer cell proliferation and induces death

Study reports a higher rate of burnout among midwives in the United States

AI can detect signs of lung-clogging blot clots in electrocardiograms, shows study

Study offers insight into asymptomatic transmission of droplets in public transportation

Transcription factor Blimp1 identified as potential target for modulating T-reg activity to treat cancer

Reprogramming immune system cells to strengthen against infections and cancer in geriatric patients

Sensor based on quantum effects may offer faster and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers evaluate hemodynamic factors related to aneurysm formation

Two-dose ChAdOx1 vaccine protection wanes after three months

Study looks at the impact of long-term efforts to improve gender balance

NIH’s new report provides a road map on how to improve Americans’ oral health

Intervention to help parents prevent obesity in firstborn children benefits siblings

Researchers use network modeling to hone in on cancer gene interactions critical to malignancy

New AI algorithm can quickly detect x-rays that are positive for fractures

Researchers discover new function of protein tBID

Broad neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by an unconventional antibody fragment

Star-shaped cells in the brain regulate cognitive flexibility

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