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NIH awards $10.9 million COBRE grant to support Nemours Children's 'well beyond medicine' strategy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a Phase 1, 5-year $10.9 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award, entitled Research Expanding Access to Child Health (REACH) Center to Anne Kazak, PhD, Enterprise Director, and Melissa Alderfer, PhD, Director of the Center for Healthcare and Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children's Health.

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

“Keto” molecule could someday become a part of colorectal cancer care and prevention

A molecule produced in the liver in response to low-carb "ketogenic" diets has a powerful effect in suppressing colorectal tumor growth and may be useful as a preventive and treatment of such cancers, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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

Superior T-cell immunity in COVID vaccinated

A recent study published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLOS) ONE presented the T cell and humoral immune responses following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination and infection against the SARS-CoV-2 original and mutant strains.

27 Apr 2022

Low-cost wireless device could provide precise, safe treatment options for cancers

For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence at the site of the original cancer when microscopic cancer cells are left behind at the time of surgery.

26 Apr 2022

Eradicating Polio; What's it going to take?

In this interview, we speak to Judith Diment from Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee about the incredible work they are doing to help eradicate polio worldwide.

26 Apr 2022

Shopping for space, health systems make over malls

The hulking Hickory Hollow Mall — a full 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeastern Nashville — was once the largest shopping center in Tennessee. But like many malls, it's been in a downward death spiral for more than a decade.

26 Apr 2022

Study finds antimicrobial resistance rates to be significantly higher during the pandemic than before

Among those hospitalized during the pandemic, both COVID-19 patients and those tested for SARS-COV-2 but negative, had higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections compared to patients hospitalized before the pandemic, according to a study evaluating the pandemic's impact on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 271 hospitals across the USA, to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April).

25 Apr 2022

New project explores intergenerational mental health consequences of the Windrush scandal on victims

The intergenerational mental health consequences of the Windrush scandal on Caribbean and Black African families in the UK will be explored in a new project launched by UCL academic Dr Rochelle Burgess and social commentator and historian, Professor Patrick Vernon OBE.

22 Apr 2022

Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current economic crisis

Sri Lanka's acute economic crisis has begun to tell on its health care system with critical medicines running out for want of hard currency to import supplies, experts say.

22 Apr 2022

Salt substitute is a cost-effective intervention for stroke prevention and improved quality of life

A salt substitute that contains less sodium was a cost-effective intervention for prevention of stroke and improved quality of life, according to an analysis published in the journal Circulation.

21 Apr 2022

Natural immunity provides a longer window of protection against COVID-19 infection than mRNA vaccines

A study released in JAMA Network Open by investigators at Providence, one of the largest health systems in the United States, and the University of Chicago, found that the level of protection granted by a prior symptomatic COVID-19 infection among unvaccinated individuals was on par with the level of protection provided by mRNA vaccines, with natural immunity providing a longer window of protection than mRNA vaccines.

20 Apr 2022

Novel approach to identify targets for Wolbachia-based dengue control

Dengue is the most widespread mosquito-borne disease in the world, and to date, there are no medical treatments for people suffering from this disease.

19 Apr 2022

Study: Pelvic fixation may not be necessary in some children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis

A new Michigan Medicine study finds that some children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis do not require pelvic fixation when undergoing growing rod treatment, potentially avoiding several complications.

18 Apr 2022

Battle lines are drawn over California deal with Kaiser Permanente

California counties, health insurance plans, community clinics, and a major national health care labor union are lining up against a controversial deal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract as the bill heads for its first legislative hearing Tuesday.

18 Apr 2022

How the test-to-treat pillar of the US covid strategy is failing patients

The federal "test-to-treat" program, announced in March, is meant to reduce covid hospitalizations and deaths by quickly getting antiviral pills to people who test positive. But even as cases rise again, many Americans don't have access to the program.

15 Apr 2022

A year in, Montana’s rolled-back public health powers leave some areas in limbo

A year after a new Montana law stripped local health boards of their rulemaking authority, confusion and power struggles are creating a patchwork oversight system that may change how public health is administered long after the pandemic is over.

14 Apr 2022

Research shows effectiveness of a 3rd mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose

A recent study assessed the efficacy of the second and third doses of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in outpatient settings.

13 Apr 2022

Nemours Children’s Health scientists receive two NIH grants to advance pediatric cancer research

Nemours Children's Health researchers have received two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $5 million.

12 Apr 2022

Health Systems News and Research

NIH awards $10.9 million COBRE grant to support Nemours Children's 'well beyond medicine' strategy

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

“Keto” molecule could someday become a part of colorectal cancer care and prevention

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

Superior T-cell immunity in COVID vaccinated

Low-cost wireless device could provide precise, safe treatment options for cancers

Eradicating Polio; What's it going to take?

Shopping for space, health systems make over malls

Study finds antimicrobial resistance rates to be significantly higher during the pandemic than before

New project explores intergenerational mental health consequences of the Windrush scandal on victims

Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current economic crisis

Salt substitute is a cost-effective intervention for stroke prevention and improved quality of life

Natural immunity provides a longer window of protection against COVID-19 infection than mRNA vaccines

Novel approach to identify targets for Wolbachia-based dengue control

Study: Pelvic fixation may not be necessary in some children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis

Battle lines are drawn over California deal with Kaiser Permanente

How the test-to-treat pillar of the US covid strategy is failing patients

A year in, Montana’s rolled-back public health powers leave some areas in limbo

Research shows effectiveness of a 3rd mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose

Nemours Children’s Health scientists receive two NIH grants to advance pediatric cancer research

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