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New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading a national study aimed at identifying patients with early-stage lung cancer who are at high risk of having the cancer return, even after surgery and chemotherapy appear to have eliminated their tumors.

28 Jun 2022

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions on Long Island and in Brooklyn and southeast Florida.

28 Jun 2022

Managing smoking cessation via a healthcare system model seems better than telephone quitline

A healthcare system model that offered tobacco cessation treatment to smokers being discharged from a hospital produced a higher rate of tobacco abstinence during the three- month program than referral to a state-based telephone quitline.

28 Jun 2022

Parental depression screening could help identify families in need of mental health support

Screening both mothers and fathers for depression beyond their child's first birthday in pediatric offices – the current standard practice – could identify families in need of mental health and other critical resources, according to a Rutgers study.

28 Jun 2022

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on continuing positive selection

Researchers hypothesized that ongoing positive selection strongly influences SARS-CoV-2 genomes, which plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Jun 2022

Physicians prescribe less pain medication during nightshifts than during the day

Pain management is one of the biggest challenges of the modern healthcare system. Almost 60% of US adults report having experienced pain in the past three months and pain is one of the main reasons adults seek medical care.

27 Jun 2022

Cyberbullying experiences associated with suicidality in early adolescence

Young adolescents who are targets of cyberbullying are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and attempts, an association that goes above and beyond the link between suicidality and traditional offline bullying, according to new research from the Lifespan Brain Institute of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jun 2022

Study discovers microbial link between Western-style diet and colorectal cancer risk

New research builds the case that a Western-style diet - rich in red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains/carbohydrates - is tied to higher risk of colorectal cancer through the intestinal microbiota. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital with collaborators looked at data from more than 134,000 participants from two U.S.-wide prospective cohort studies.

27 Jun 2022

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging launches an online program to prevent dementia

Canada's largest dementia research initiative, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), has launched an innovative online program that offers older adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge of dementia, improve lifestyle risk factors and engage with researchers.

27 Jun 2022

£150 million investment to bolster NHS mental health services and better support people in crisis

People experiencing a mental health emergency will be able to access more care in the community, such through as crisis houses and safe havens, and those detained under the Mental Health Act will benefit from landmark reforms which provide patients with more control over their care and treatment.

27 Jun 2022

The prevalence of long-COVID in children and adolescents

A recent study published in the Scientific Reports journal assessed the incidence of long-coronavirus disease (COVID) among adolescents and children.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers determine public attitudes towards monkeypox infections

Researchers assessed the attitudes of the general US population towards monkeypox infections.

27 Jun 2022

Model-based evidence shows SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boosters should be provided for those eligible ahead of winter

Researchers assessed the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination booster approaches in the face of arising SARS-CoV-2 variants in Europe.

27 Jun 2022

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Zoë Thomson, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of LUCID, about how music and machine learning are changing how we approach mental and neuropsychiatric health.

27 Jun 2022

UK announces £25 million to better prepare for future devastating pandemics

The Prime Minister has announced £25 million of UK aid backing for a new fund to ensure the world is better prepared to defeat future pandemics.

26 Jun 2022

AI-based smartphone apps to spot skin cancer endanger the public, experts warn

Smartphone apps that use artificial intelligence (AI) to spot skin cancer are endangering the public, many of whom trust that these apps are safe to use, experts at the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) have warned.

25 Jun 2022

Researchers report high rates of new TB infection among adolescents in Tanzania

Published today in PLOS ONE, "Serial T-SPOT.TB responses in Tanzanian adolescents: transient, persistent and irregular conversions" [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268685], investigators from the Geisel School of Medicine and Muhimibili University of Health and Allied Sciences report high rates of new tuberculosis (TB) infection among adolescents in Tanzania.

24 Jun 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

New $5.3 million NIH grant will support researchers into understanding lung cancer recurrence

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

Managing smoking cessation via a healthcare system model seems better than telephone quitline

Parental depression screening could help identify families in need of mental health support

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on continuing positive selection

Physicians prescribe less pain medication during nightshifts than during the day

Cyberbullying experiences associated with suicidality in early adolescence

Study discovers microbial link between Western-style diet and colorectal cancer risk

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging launches an online program to prevent dementia

£150 million investment to bolster NHS mental health services and better support people in crisis

The prevalence of long-COVID in children and adolescents

Researchers determine public attitudes towards monkeypox infections

Model-based evidence shows SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boosters should be provided for those eligible ahead of winter

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

UK announces £25 million to better prepare for future devastating pandemics

AI-based smartphone apps to spot skin cancer endanger the public, experts warn

Researchers report high rates of new TB infection among adolescents in Tanzania

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

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