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Intimate partner violence associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events or death

Experiencing a violent encounter even once with an intimate partner or family member may increase a young adult's risk of having a heart attack, stroke or a heart failure hospitalization years later, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

31 Oct 2022

Increasing Awareness Surrounding Ataxia

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Lauren Moore from the National Ataxia Foundation about the condition and the importance of raising awareness for ataxia.

31 Oct 2022

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

Sixty seconds can make or break the outcome of a hospital "code blue" or cardiac arrest response. New research found a hospital code response team rushing to a patient in cardiac arrest may arrive at least one minute quicker and may also lead to better patient outcomes with the use of a smartphone emergency code notification system that activates the team through text messages.

31 Oct 2022

ICU evaluation before cardiac arrest improves survival rates by 15% among Black people

Although racial disparities in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest among Black and white people are known, both groups had similar chances of receiving an intensive care unit (ICU) evaluation before a cardiac arrest.

31 Oct 2022

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities.

31 Oct 2022

Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people the world over experienced profound psychological stress to varying degrees.

26 Oct 2022

Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence is higher and increasing in Black patients, study says

Rates of one type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage have increased in older people and men in recent years, and such strokes occur in Black people at a disproportionately higher rate compared to people of other races and ethnicities, according to a study published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

26 Oct 2022

Did COVID-19 mitigation measures in the United Kingdom impact the transmission of other infectious diseases?

Researchers explored the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-associated non-pharmaceutical prevention measures on the transmission of 22 infectious diseases in England.

25 Oct 2022

Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

When Congress failed to renew advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments last year, public health experts feared that the loss of this monthly federal pandemic relief benefit would push millions of families and children in America back into poverty and hunger.

21 Oct 2022

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Stem cell-derived neurons from combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) react differently to a stress hormone than those from veterans without PTSD, a finding that could provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure.

20 Oct 2022

5 things to know about Montana’s ‘born alive’ ballot initiative

Montana voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a ballot initiative declaring that an embryo or fetus is a legal person with a right to medical care if it survives an abortion or delivery.

20 Oct 2022

Study investigates the intersection of race, ethnicity, and sex in new functional limitations of trauma survivors

Survivors of traumatic injury often face many long-term health consequences including physical disabilities, mental illness and issues with social integration.

18 Oct 2022

Epigenetic changes related to Parkinson's disease are different in men and women, study says

The epigenetic changes linked to Parkinson's disease – a nervous system disorder that afflicts nearly 1 million Americans – are different in men and women, according to a new Rutgers study published in NPJ Parkinson's Disease.

18 Oct 2022

New screening tool can identify patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations

To aid in decision-making processes and increase awareness around palliative care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), a research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a screening tool to identify - within seconds - patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations or goals of care discussions.

17 Oct 2022

Asymptomatic COVID could potentially cause more complications in trauma patients

Trauma patients who show no symptoms for COVID, yet test positive for the virus, have significantly higher rates of cardiac events, stay in the hospital longer, and incur higher hospital charges than do similar trauma patients who test negative for COVID, according to study results presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

17 Oct 2022

Newly published policy brief offers recommendations for autistic individuals and the criminal justice system

Autistic individuals interact with the justice system at high rates as both victims and offenders. With a grant from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in late 2019, Drexel University's A.J. Drexel Autism Institute explored ways to improve interactions between autistic individuals and the justice system.

14 Oct 2022

$Study compares two antisepsis aqueous solutions in reducing infection risk in open fracture surgeries$

Study compares two antisepsis aqueous solutions in reducing infection risk in open fracture surgeries

Orthopedics faculty at LSU Health New Orleans participated in a study comparing two antisepsis aqueous solutions in reducing the risk of infection in patients requiring surgery for open fractures.

14 Oct 2022

$Over-the-counter aspirin effective in preventing blood clots following surgery to repair bone fractures$

Over-the-counter aspirin effective in preventing blood clots following surgery to repair bone fractures

Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective.

14 Oct 2022

Flatworm-inspired medical adhesives halt non-compressible hemorrhage

Every year around 2 million people die worldwide from hemorrhaging or blood loss. Uncontrolled hemorrhaging accounts for more than 30% of trauma deaths.

13 Oct 2022

FGC-affected women reflect the possible connection between FGC and intimate relationships

Health professionals point to risks and lack of medical outcomes in clitoral reconstruction, while women who have undergone the operation experience great psychological benefits.

10 Oct 2022

Trauma News and Research

Intimate partner violence associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events or death

Increasing Awareness Surrounding Ataxia

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

ICU evaluation before cardiac arrest improves survival rates by 15% among Black people

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence is higher and increasing in Black patients, study says

Did COVID-19 mitigation measures in the United Kingdom impact the transmission of other infectious diseases?

Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

5 things to know about Montana’s ‘born alive’ ballot initiative

Study investigates the intersection of race, ethnicity, and sex in new functional limitations of trauma survivors

Epigenetic changes related to Parkinson's disease are different in men and women, study says

New screening tool can identify patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations

Asymptomatic COVID could potentially cause more complications in trauma patients

Newly published policy brief offers recommendations for autistic individuals and the criminal justice system

Study compares two antisepsis aqueous solutions in reducing infection risk in open fracture surgeries

Over-the-counter aspirin effective in preventing blood clots following surgery to repair bone fractures

Flatworm-inspired medical adhesives halt non-compressible hemorrhage

FGC-affected women reflect the possible connection between FGC and intimate relationships

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