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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: More covid complications for Congress

The week that Dr. Anthony Fauci declared the pandemic part of covid-19 over was also the week Vice President Kamala Harris and two Democratic members of the Senate tested positive for the virus.

28 Apr 2022

Black and Hispanic people get the same benefits from CAR-T therapy as white patients

CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers, including certain leukemias, lymphomas, and most recently, multiple myeloma.

28 Apr 2022

Acute kidney injury among pediatric COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU in North America

In a recent study published in PLoS ONE, researchers analyzed acute kidney injury (AKI) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pediatric patients.

28 Apr 2022

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s legacy tracks the GOP’s evolution on health

When it comes to health policy, former Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who died April 23 at age 88, leaves a complex legacy of major legislative achievements, changing positions, compromises, and fierce opposition.

28 Apr 2022

People experiencing loneliness more likely to encounter future unemployment, study finds

Experiencing loneliness appears to lead to a higher risk of future unemployment, according to new research.

28 Apr 2022

Study reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness post-pandemic

As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children's physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children's health and physical fitness following the pandemic.

28 Apr 2022

Nearly 60% of Americans infected by Omicron

A recent study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-induced viral antibodies (Abs) seroprevalence in the United States (US).

28 Apr 2022

Synthetic data accurately replicates the results of analyses from real COVID-19 patient data

Research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has demonstrated that analyzing synthetic data generated from real COVID-19 patients accurately replicates the results of the same analyses conducted on the real patient data.

27 Apr 2022

Research reveals a therapeutic opportunity to prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital studied the population of cells that persists after therapy, causing rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence.

27 Apr 2022

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that begins in infancy, experience seizures, usually for their entire life.

27 Apr 2022

Misexpression of non-cardiac genes may lead to congenital heart disease

Inside embryonic cells, specific proteins control the rate at which genetic information is transcribed from DNA to messenger RNA – a crucial regulatory step before proteins are created. Then, organs develop and hopefully function properly.

27 Apr 2022

Combination therapy shows promise for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have identified a combination therapy for treating triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that results in durable tumor regression in an animal model of the condition.

27 Apr 2022

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health influenced children’s mental health during pandemic

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health - or the social and economic conditions in which families live and work - have played an important role in children's mental health during the pandemic, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

27 Apr 2022

Study reveals a strong link between intimate partner violence and multiple partner fertility

Younger mothers with children by multiple fathers are more likely to experience psychological or physical harassment, economic abuse and sexual violence than younger mothers who have children with only one partner, a new Rutgers study finds.

27 Apr 2022

Survey identifies maternal attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy

Researchers designed a survey to investigate whether maternal beliefs were associated with COVID-19 vaccine-hesitancy during pregnancy.

27 Apr 2022

World Immunization Week 2022: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance on the equitable and sustainable use of vaccines

As part of World Immunization Week 2022, News Medical speaks to Thabani Maphosa, the Managing Director of Country Programmes at Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, about their work to increase equitable and sustainable use of vaccines by maximizing financial investments, bringing the best partners to the table and driving innovation.

27 Apr 2022

Cellular reprogramming can lead to better liver tissue regeneration in mice

Mammals can't typically regenerate organs as efficiently as other vertebrates, such as fish and lizards. Now, Salk scientists have found a way to partially reset liver cells to more youthful states - allowing them to heal damaged tissue at a faster rate than previously observed.

27 Apr 2022

Corticosteroid exposure associated with hospitalization for severe pain event among patients with sickle cell disease

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) who were recently prescribed a corticosteroid – a medicine frequently used to treat asthma or inflammation – were found to be significantly more likely to be hospitalized for a severe pain event, according to a paper published today in the journal Blood.

27 Apr 2022

Research looks at children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 who depend on medical technology

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers described coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in technology-dependent children.

27 Apr 2022

Early self-awareness of autism associated with better adult outcomes

People who learn they are autistic when they are younger may have a heightened quality of life and sense of well-being in adulthood.

26 Apr 2022

Children News and Research

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: More covid complications for Congress

Black and Hispanic people get the same benefits from CAR-T therapy as white patients

Acute kidney injury among pediatric COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU in North America

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s legacy tracks the GOP’s evolution on health

People experiencing loneliness more likely to encounter future unemployment, study finds

Study reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness post-pandemic

Nearly 60% of Americans infected by Omicron

Synthetic data accurately replicates the results of analyses from real COVID-19 patient data

Research reveals a therapeutic opportunity to prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Misexpression of non-cardiac genes may lead to congenital heart disease

Combination therapy shows promise for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health influenced children’s mental health during pandemic

Study reveals a strong link between intimate partner violence and multiple partner fertility

Survey identifies maternal attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy

World Immunization Week 2022: Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance on the equitable and sustainable use of vaccines

Cellular reprogramming can lead to better liver tissue regeneration in mice

Corticosteroid exposure associated with hospitalization for severe pain event among patients with sickle cell disease

Research looks at children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 who depend on medical technology

Early self-awareness of autism associated with better adult outcomes

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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