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Maternal vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies from being hospitalized due to COVID-19

In a new study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers provide additional evidence that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies younger than 6 months from being hospitalized due to COVID-19.

24 Jun 2022

Novel app can help doctors make better decisions for patients with leukemia.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and clinicians at Rigshospitalet have developed an app that can help doctors make better decisions for patients with leukemia.

24 Jun 2022

Nearly all known biological pathways in the brain are linked to Alzheimer's disease

Nearly six million older adults have Alzheimer's disease in the United States, a number expected to double by 2050.

24 Jun 2022

New molecular information could help develop more effective treatments for melanoma

A new study reveals important molecular information that could help scientists develop more effective treatment and prevention strategies for a difficult-to-treat form of melanoma skin cancer.

24 Jun 2022

Overlap in pro-inflammatory genes and pathways between COVID-19 and MIS-C

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States characterized differential host immune responses in acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) to inform future development of novel biomarkers for both diseases.

23 Jun 2022

Fragment crystallizable-altered COVID-19 antibodies efficacious across two animal models

A recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server identified numerous efficacious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies from convalescent SARS-CoV-2 patients.

23 Jun 2022

New patient safety rules set by TJC are not supported by published evidence, study finds

If health care facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes don't follow patient safety rules set by The Joint Commission (TJC) - the independent organization responsible for accrediting health care facilities - they may lose their accreditation, and consequently, lose patients and millions of dollars every year in funding.

23 Jun 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The FDA goes after nicotine

The FDA this week launched a crackdown on smoking and vaping — ordering the vaping device Juul to be taken off the market and announcing its intention to require makers of cigarettes and other tobacco products to reduce the amount of nicotine in them.

23 Jun 2022

Molecular tumor profiling in pediatric cancer patients significantly impacts clinical care

Results of a study of molecular tumor profiling in young patients revealed a high rate of genetic alterations with potential for impacting clinical care, including clarifying diagnoses and treatment with matched, precision cancer drugs.

23 Jun 2022

Novel liquid biopsy test can quickly identify cancer DNA in patients with metastatic breast cancer

A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can accurately detect the presence of cancer DNA in the blood of patients with metastatic breast cancer within five hours.

23 Jun 2022

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

Millions of children in low- and middle-income nations suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old.

23 Jun 2022

American College of Radiology issues risk mitigation strategies to address contrast media shortage

GE Healthcare was forced to shut a production plant in April because of a COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, China.

23 Jun 2022

Women less likely to receive timely treatment for heart attack despite improvements to care

Despite overall improvements to care for a heart attack, women are less likely to receive timely treatment, according to a new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

23 Jun 2022

New funding to help advance scientific understanding of skin disorders in children and young people

For children and young people, skin disorders can have a devastating impact on physical and mental wellbeing, yet effective treatments are few and far between.

23 Jun 2022

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming.

23 Jun 2022

Study shows the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with cardiovascular disease

COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

23 Jun 2022

Research assesses ability of SARS‐CoV‐2‐neutralising mAbs to prevent COVID‐19

In a recent study published in the Cochrane Library, researchers searched multiple databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)‐neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

23 Jun 2022

Hospital News and Research

Maternal vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies from being hospitalized due to COVID-19

Novel app can help doctors make better decisions for patients with leukemia.

Nearly all known biological pathways in the brain are linked to Alzheimer's disease

New molecular information could help develop more effective treatments for melanoma

Overlap in pro-inflammatory genes and pathways between COVID-19 and MIS-C

Fragment crystallizable-altered COVID-19 antibodies efficacious across two animal models

New patient safety rules set by TJC are not supported by published evidence, study finds

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The FDA goes after nicotine

Molecular tumor profiling in pediatric cancer patients significantly impacts clinical care

Novel liquid biopsy test can quickly identify cancer DNA in patients with metastatic breast cancer

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

American College of Radiology issues risk mitigation strategies to address contrast media shortage

Women less likely to receive timely treatment for heart attack despite improvements to care

New funding to help advance scientific understanding of skin disorders in children and young people

Trump’s legacy looms large as Colorado aims to close the Hispanic insurance gap

Study shows the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with cardiovascular disease

Research assesses ability of SARS‐CoV‐2‐neutralising mAbs to prevent COVID‐19

Feeling young can increase the chances of successful rehabilitation from medical conditions

Acupuncture may help people suffering from chronic tension-type headaches

Novel drug molecule targets T-cells causing inflammation in heart failure patients

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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