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NCCN publishes new guidance for management of COVID-19 in cancer patients

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network--an alliance of leading cancer centers--has published new best practice recommendations for Management of COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Cancer.

11 Mar 2021

Henry Ford Cancer Institute launches new initiative to improve minority participation in clinical trials

Henry Ford Cancer Institute is launching the Participatory Action for Access to Clinical Trials (PAACT) project to dramatically improve the representation of the African American community and other minorities in cancer clinical trials.

11 Mar 2021

Jobs with greater risk for COVID-19 exposure have high number of Black or Hispanic workers

Black and Hispanic people experience a higher risk for COVID-19 and severe illness, influenced by factors such as discrimination, housing, and healthcare access and utilization.

11 Mar 2021

Researchers discover new protein that may play a key role in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is the underlying condition that causes heart attacks and strokes. Researchers at Radboudumc in the Netherlands have discovered a protein that appears to play an important role in atherosclerosis.

11 Mar 2021

Studies reveal how kidney tumors' microenvironments change in response to immunotherapy

In the last two decades, immunotherapy has emerged as a leading treatment for advanced renal carcinoma cancer (more commonly known as kidney cancer).

11 Mar 2021

One in four people could face some degree of hearing loss by 2050, WHO report warns

One in four people across the world — nearly 2.5 billion — could face some degree of hearing loss by 2050 with at least 700 million requiring access to treatment and rehabilitation, a WHO report warns.

11 Mar 2021

VEXAS syndrome in men is more common than previously thought

A rare disease first identified in 2020 is much more common than first thought, say researchers at the University of Leeds investigating its origins.

11 Mar 2021

Delays in treatment at the hospital may have severe consequences on stroke recovery

For every 10-minute delay between arrival at the emergency room (ER) and starting stroke treatment, patients with severe strokes may lose eight weeks of healthy life, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

11 Mar 2021

Women with non-O type blood who smoke, take oral contraceptives more likely to have a stroke

Non-O blood type may increase the risk of stroke among women who smoke and take oral contraceptives, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

11 Mar 2021

NIAID awards $2.5 million in grants to support research on bacteriophage therapy

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutes around the world to support research on bacteriophage therapy.

11 Mar 2021

Lithium chloride can alleviate radiation-induced oral mucositis and taste dysfunction

Oral mucositis and taste dysfunction (dysgeusia) occurs in nearly all patients receiving head and neck radiotherapy and tremendously affects the quality of life and treatment outcome.

11 Mar 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Expanding the ACA in an unpredicted way

For the first time since its enactment in 2010, the Affordable Care Act is slated for major benefit expansions, courtesy of the covid relief bill approved by Congress this week. But the changes are only temporary, so the measure also tees up a fight to make them permanent.

11 Mar 2021

Maternal pomegranate juice intake may reduce risk of brain injury in IUGR infants

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is common and concerning, but few therapeutic options exist for pregnant mothers who receive this diagnosis.

11 Mar 2021

Electric stimulation increases permeability of the blood vessels to speed wound healing

Electric stimulation may be able to help blood vessels carry white blood cells and oxygen to wounds, speeding healing, a new study suggests.

11 Mar 2021

U.S. opioid epidemic associated with increase in infective endocarditis and strokes

The ongoing U.S. opioid epidemic may have led to an increase in the number of strokes due to more bacterial infections of the heart, or infective endocarditis, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

11 Mar 2021

African American women have greater risk of stroke, death during pregnancy and childbirth

African American women have a significantly increased risk of stroke and death during pregnancy and childbirth or in the period right after birth, compared to the risk of stroke among white women, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

11 Mar 2021

Researchers highlight the need to strengthen dietary and infant feeding guidelines

Dietary and infant feeding guidelines should be strengthened to include more practical advice on the best ways to support children to learn to like and eat vegetables, say nutrition and dietetics researchers from the Flinders University Caring Futures Institute.

11 Mar 2021

Dry eye disease negatively affects patients' health and vision related quality of life

Patients suffering from dry eye disease symptoms have a lower quality of life compared to those without symptoms, a new study reports.

11 Mar 2021

Silent heart attacks appear to increase future stroke risk in older adults

Silent heart attacks appear to increase stroke risk in adults 65 and older, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2021.

11 Mar 2021

Neuroprotectant-loaded nanoparticles may reduce stroke severity, improve survival

When NA1, a neuroprotectant, was delivered to the brain in nanoparticles, it reduced stroke severity and improved survival in a mouse model of stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2021.

11 Mar 2021

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NCCN publishes new guidance for management of COVID-19 in cancer patients

Henry Ford Cancer Institute launches new initiative to improve minority participation in clinical trials

Jobs with greater risk for COVID-19 exposure have high number of Black or Hispanic workers

Researchers discover new protein that may play a key role in atherosclerosis

Studies reveal how kidney tumors' microenvironments change in response to immunotherapy

One in four people could face some degree of hearing loss by 2050, WHO report warns

VEXAS syndrome in men is more common than previously thought

Delays in treatment at the hospital may have severe consequences on stroke recovery

Women with non-O type blood who smoke, take oral contraceptives more likely to have a stroke

NIAID awards $2.5 million in grants to support research on bacteriophage therapy

Lithium chloride can alleviate radiation-induced oral mucositis and taste dysfunction

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Expanding the ACA in an unpredicted way

Maternal pomegranate juice intake may reduce risk of brain injury in IUGR infants

Electric stimulation increases permeability of the blood vessels to speed wound healing

U.S. opioid epidemic associated with increase in infective endocarditis and strokes

African American women have greater risk of stroke, death during pregnancy and childbirth

Researchers highlight the need to strengthen dietary and infant feeding guidelines

Dry eye disease negatively affects patients' health and vision related quality of life

Silent heart attacks appear to increase future stroke risk in older adults

Neuroprotectant-loaded nanoparticles may reduce stroke severity, improve survival

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

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