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CSUF’s Black CommUnity Offers Mentoring, Networking for Black Communications Students
A new Cal State Fullerton program, Black CommUnity, aims to create an affirming space for Black communications students to access career mentoring, build professional networks and find communications internships and jobs.
What is frontotemporal dementia? A neurologist explains
Less than one year after stepping away from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Here, a neurologist answers key questions about FTD.
10 ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Dementia affects millions of Americans — including nearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dementias vary, a 2020 report from a Lancet commission identified several modifiable risk factors that together account for around 40% of dementia worldwide. Neurologists share how you can reduce your risk for dementia and maintain a healthy brain throughout your life.
When chest pain isn’t a heart attack
The second most common reason adults in the United States go to the emergency department is chest pain, yet more than half of those visits have noncardiac
Unveiling Networks of Stellar Nurseries in Nearby Galaxies
Janice Lee, Chief Scientist at the International Gemini Observatory, leads the JWST Treasury Survey for the PHANGS (Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies) collaboration to study how star formation affects the evolution of galaxies. These observations are providing new insights into how some of the smallest-scale processes in our Universe — the beginnings of star formation — impact the evolution of the largest objects in our cosmos: galaxies.
How Better Feedback at Work Can Also Reduce Gender Disparities
A study published recently in JAMA Network Open, led by Mira Mamtani, MD, MSEd, an associate professor of Emergency Medicine, found vast differences in the feedback given and received by emergency medicine residents. Mamtani draws upon the findings of the study to offer guidance for providing better feedback.
Fentanyl overdoses are on the rise. Here’s what to know and how you can help.
Community awareness is critical to preventing overdoses
Man with ALS makes music with only his eyes
A young man with ALS has continued to pursue his passion for music despite losing his ability to move and speak. He uses a device that track his eye movements to build out songs.
Spotlight on Rare Diseases: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancers
Despite their rarity, it’s important to know the signs and symptoms of bile duct and gallbladder cancers.
Cancer Survivors may be at Risk for Heart Disease
The bottom line: before, during and after cancer treatment, heart health is critical. Andrew M. Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, associate director for Clinical Services at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and medical director of the Oncology Service Line at RWJBarnabas Health, is a participating physician in the Cardio-Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s leading cancer program, in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, shares more on the topic.
Conference to tackle scope of health care uncertainties
With the aim to address key challenges impacting U.S. and global health care organizations, leaders representing every facet of the industry will converge for the 2023 “The Business of Health Care Conference,” to be held Feb. 24 at the University of Miami Coral Gables Campus.
Climate crisis to worsen intensity, frequency of atmospheric rivers
A “parade” of atmospheric river storms that have pummeled California since late December is finally ending, and drier days are ahead. But as the Earth’s climate continues to warm, atmospheric rivers will only become more frequent and intense, warns a University of Miami scientist.
Does Piccolo PDA Closure Improve Outcomes for Babies?
A new clinical trial aims to shed light on how to best treat a patent ductus arteriosus in the most fragile infants.
Are you still allergic to penicillin?
A new program is finding many diagnosed in childhood with antibiotic allergies are no longer allergic after retesting
Susan G. Komen’s 2023-2024 Advocacy Agenda Focuses on Accelerating Research, Ensuring Access to Care, Alleviating Patient Burden
Susan G. Komen has identified three areas where it will work in the 2023 and 2024 state and federal legislative sessions to enact laws so that where you live does not determine if you live.
Health insurance changes are coming – don’t get caught without coverage
Now that the pandemic has eased up, and jobs are easier to find, an emergency order regarding Medicaid and CHIP enrollment will end on March 31, 2023. Some people are calling it an “unwinding.” This means that everyone in these programs will have to prove they are still eligible for their coverage if they want to keep it.
10 Zero-Proof Cocktail Ideas to Ring in 2023
Zero-proof cocktails are the perfect alternative for feeling festive as the ball drops without experiencing the next-morning hangover. We’ve rounded up a list of our top picks of Eat Fit-approved zero-proof cocktails for ringing in the new year.
4 things to know about stiff person syndrome
In a video posted to Instagram, Grammy-award-winning singer Celine Dion announced that she has a rare condition called stiff person syndrome. Here, a neuromuscular specialist shares helpful facts about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Jumpstarting the Future Quantum Workforce
The Quantum Systems Accelerator, a National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Berkeley Lab, is stepping up efforts for quantum education and outreach, especially at the high school level, which traditionally has not been regarded as an entry point to quantum science. The outreach should help fill the increasing number of job vacancies in this fast-growing and developing field.
TTUHSC School of Nursing Celebrates Fall Graduates
More than 460 nurses were graduated from the TTUHSC School of Nursing Saturday, Dec. 17 in Lubbock, Texas. Among those graduates was the first group to complete their last two years of nursing school at the Mansfield satellite campus.
Celebrating 60 Years of Nursing Education Excellence
For six decades, the University of Northern Colorado’s School of Nursing in the College of Natural and Health Sciences has had a strong history of educating nurses to provide compassionate, courageous and competent care to patients across Colorado and beyond through research and practice.
2022 Year in Review
The University of Northern Colorado has had a lot to celebrate throughout 2022.
What is some current research in growing cumin?
Combination of vermicompost and nitrogen treatment increased the cumin plant height and the number of branches in Ethiopian study
From Military to Civilian Life, UNC Student Veteran Grateful for Resources During Tough Transition
One thing that helped ease Rachel Frohnapfel from military to civilian life was UNC’s Veterans Services at Roudebush Cottage. Directed by Tim Nellett, the mission of Veterans Services is to support and empower military-affiliated students by assisting in the transition to civilian life, providing practical resources and providing a strong, inclusive community.
UNC’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Helps Student Back Eco-Friendly Fashion in Thrifty Way
Kennedy Dechant, a sophomore Environmental and Sustainability Studies major at the University of Northern Colorado, never imagined that she would one day be running her own business. Now the owner of the online thrift store, Eclecticism, her business began as a website she created for her web design class in high school.
Researcher imagines a world without gratitude
To better understand the purpose of gratitude, a University of Miami psychology professor conjured up a world devoid of this emotion at the root of healthy relationships—and the centerpiece of one of our favorite holidays.
NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before
WASP-39 b is a planet unlike any in our solar system – a Saturn-sized behemoth that orbits its star closer than Mercury is to our Sun. This exoplanet was one of the first examined by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope when it began regular science operations. The results have excited the exoplanet science community. Webb’s exquisitely sensitive instruments have provided a profile of WASP-39 b’s atmospheric constituents and identified a plethora of contents, including water, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, sodium and potassium. The findings bode well for the capability of Webb’s instruments to conduct the broad range of investigations of all types of exoplanets, including small, rocky worlds like those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
From Severe Ebstein Anomaly to a Normal Heart
How an intraoperative decision to do a cone procedure gave a 13-day-old neonate a normal heart
Should You Take Your Child to the Emergency Room, Urgent Care—or Call the Doctor?
As a parent, your number one goal is keeping your child safe and healthy. When is it time to head to the emergency department (ED)—and when is it best to call your child’s doctor, or go to an urgent care center?If it’s not an emergency, calling your pediatrician or going to urgent care are the best ways to address a variety of medical concerns.
UCLA Library Connects Sciences Collections to UCLA Nursing Students for Real-World Impact
Inese Verzemnieks knows that the information nurses give patients after a medical procedure can be the difference between a good recovery and a return trip to the hospital.
Hormone therapy has value to relieve menopause symptoms
For the last 20 years, however, Dr. Susan Reed and other clinicians who treat menopausal symptoms have had to fence with recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a body that provides guidance for medication use with such chronic disease conditions as osteoporosis, heart disease, dementia and diabetes.
Program Shortens ICU Stays By 57% After Pediatric Liver Transplant
A pioneering protocol developed at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is reducing overall opioid use, speeding rehabilitation and shortening intensive care unit (ICU) stays for pediatric liver transplant patients—including infants as young as 5 months old.
A Veteran’s Life of Adventure, Service to Others
The commercials said that if you joined, you could “Live the adventure.” They were for the U.S. Navy, and Gregory Jones, 16, took note.
Why do farmers need to test their soils?
The soil used for crops provides more than a space to grow.
What is a tree island, and how does it help with carbon storage?
Type of litterfall, and the way water moves in and around tree islands are two attributes that helps them store carbon better than their marshy neighbors
Study aims to aid people in wheelchairs impacted by climate change
Severe weather events disproportionately affect people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities. A multidisciplinary team of University of Miami researchers is leading a U-LINK project aimed at changing those circumstances by using education, innovation, and outreach.
Coalition for Health AI Updates Progress and Plans to Issue Guidelines for the Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare
The coalition focused on the foundational themes of Bias, Equity, and Fairness in its first in a series of workshops aimed at developing guidelines for the responsible use of AI in healthcare.
Why is pennycress a good cover crop?
Pennycress serves as viable alternative to traditional cover crops
What is blue carbon, and why is it important?
Blue carbon provides many ecosystem services and is an important tool in reducing the effects of climate change
2022 Flu Shots and Kids
Ochsner Health shares advice on the 2022 flu vaccine for kids
Fifth Graders Become Doctors for a Day
More than 70 students from Bean Elementary became doctors for a day at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Students at the “Doctors for a Day” minicamp had the opportunity to get hands-on experience diagnosing patients and working with equipment at the TTUHSC F. Marie SimLife Center.
Long COVID in Kids: A Path to Recovery
A new service at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is providing comprehensive care for children with a debilitating post-COVID condition. Some teens can’t get back to the sports they love. Other children can no longer get through a school day—or even walk up a flight of stairs. Still others feel “off”—and anxious and depressed, too.
New class aims to foster climate-savvy leaders
The University of Miami is offering its first cross-disciplinary course focused on climate resilience and taught by a variety of key faculty members from across the institution.
How do nutrients in leaves inform farming practices?
Leaf samples help identify plant health and nutritional needs.
How does low-impact development help manage stormwater?
Reconnecting rainfall to soil using rain gardens, permeable pavement and more can reduce the load on stormwater systems, keeping water bodies healthier
Top 10 Flu Myths in 2022 Revealed
Infectious Disease experts at Ochsner Health in New Orleans reveal the top 10 myths about the flu and flu vaccines in 2022.
Screening and treatment bring hope for children with spinal muscular atrophy
Before available treatments existed, children with the most common form of spinal muscular atrophy would would need a ventilator to breathe or die by the age of two. Now, several advancements have made SMA a treatable condition. While many states screen for it at birth, physicians and advocates say even more can be done to improve outcomes for SMA.
Candidates Who Prioritize Park and Recreation Funding Are More Popular With Voters
According to the latest National Recreation and Park Association Park Pulse Survey, political candidates who make park and recreation funding a key priority are more likely to receive support from the public in an election.
What are drain tiles?
Exploring an agricultural tool that works below the surface