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UrduWashington, October 29, 2020–A study published today in Educational Researcher , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association, provides preliminary projections of the impact of COVID-19-related school closures in spring 2020 on student learning. The study authors found…
Tag: MEDICAL EDUCATION
Study shows myocarditis linked to COVID-19 not as common as believed
New Orleans, LA – A study conducted by Richard Vander Heide, MD, PhD, Professor and Director of Pathology Research at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Marc Halushka, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins University School…
Rising opioid use during pandemic heightens need for safe drug disposal
UH Pharmacy professor receives $3.3 million grant for safe medication disposal education, research
New research effort aims to improve health outcomes for rural patients
Conversations between patients and health care providers focus of USDA grant awarded to UTIA
National campaign to capture stories of hope and transformation through living donation
The Transplant Research and Education Center (TREC) and the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, with support from Thermo Fisher Scientific, announce the kickoff of a campaign to capture stories of hope and transformation
Penn Nursing’s Maria Torchia LoGrippo is a 2020 NLN Academy of Nursing Education fellow
PHILADELPHIA (October 26, 2020) – The National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education fosters excellence in nursing education by recognizing and capitalizing on the wisdom of outstanding individuals in and outside the profession who have contributed to nursing education…
ESMO Asia Virtual Congress 2020
20-22 November 2020
Gutmann Leadership Scholars Program created at Penn Nursing with $2M gift
PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2020) – University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and her husband, Michael Doyle, have a made a $2 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Innovating for Life and Living Campaign, as part of…
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Launches ‘Support Our Schools’ to Meet COVID-19 Challenges
The new COVID SOS (Support Our Schools) initiative aims to provide expertise about opening, and opening safely, to select school districts in underserved communities who had previously partnered with the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine’s innovative Human Dimension program.
Results from the VOYAGER PAD Trial reported at TCT Connect
Randomized clinical trial finds no mortality risk or benefit associated with drug-coated devices in the treatment of peripheral artery disease
LSU Health New Orleans review suggests HNB tobacco products may threaten health
New Orleans, LA – A review of heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products from the laboratory of Dr. Jason Gardner, Professor of Physiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports an association with elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate, cell…
Why I Want to Be a Doctor Now: Med Students Discuss What Makes Them Want to Help and Heal
Why become a doctor now, in a pandemic, when providing care can be potentially life-threatening to the clinician? Incoming students describe what makes them want to help and heal, and the oath they have written together—at this unprecedented time in the history of American medicine—as a guide to their future careers as physicians.
Results from the TARGET FFR study reported at TCT Connect
Physiology-guided percutaneous coronary intervention optimization strategy may lead to improved outcomes
Results from the DEFINE-FLOW study reported at TCT Connect
Deferral of PCI in FFR-abnormal lesions with preserved coronary flow reserve is not associated with similar outcomes as untreated lesions with normal FFR
Catholic OB-GYNs can face moral dilemmas in issues of family planning
Faith limits what some provide while compelling others to provide more
OnSight Medical wins TCT Connect 2020 Shark Tank Innovation Competition
NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce that OnSight Medical, an AI-based company specializing in cardiac ultrasound imaging, has won the TCT 2020 Shark Tank Innovation Competition which took place during…
Results from the FORECAST Trial reported at TCT Connect
Fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography coronary angiography did not significantly reduce costs but reduced rates of invasive coronary angiography
William F. Tate IV to examine the ‘segregation pandemic’ at 2020 AERA brown lecture
The American Educational Research Association is holding the 17th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research on October 22 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT. The event, which will be held virtually, is free and open to the public. ASL…
New bioprosthetic valve for TAVR fails to demonstrate non-inferiority
Results from the SCOPE II Trial reported at TCT Connect and published simultaneously in Circulation
Results from the REFLECT II Trial reported at TCT Connect
Randomized trial studies device designed to reduce embolic events in patients undergoing TAVR
Results from the MITHRAS trial reported at TCT Connect and published in Circulation
Trial finds that interventional closure of residual atrial septal defect one-month post transcatheter mitral valve repair was not superior to medical treatment
Improving health care autonomy for young adults with autism
MU researcher helps adolescents with autism transition to adult health care
Role-playing computer game helps players understand how vaccines work on a global scale
A free game launched today allows players to role-play the deployment of a virtual vaccine to help to halt the global spread of a viral pandemic. The Vaccination Game, created by researchers at the University of Oxford’s MRC Weatherall Institute…
ACC’s Hani Najm Global Scholar Awards announced at Saudi Heart Association
ACC leaders will also present on management of acute coronary syndrome during conference
NIH award to fund UArizona research on opioid addiction and relapse in postpartum women
The $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant enables University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson’s Dr. Alicia Allen to explore how women’s hormones influence postpartum opioid relapse and if they can be used as a preventative strategy
ACP encourages CMS to ensure payment changes move forward
The American College of Physicians (ACP) conveyed their strong support for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to implement changes in payments and documentation requirements for physicians who bill Evaluation and Management (E/M) services as part of…
A diet high in prunes prevents bone loss associated with spinal cord injuries
Findings from a new study among mice show a diet high in dried plum (prunes) completely prevents bone loss associated with spinal cord injury (SCI), while also restoring some of the bone lost following SCI. These findings are a remarkable…
Examining primary health care for patients with mental illness
For those living with serious mental illness, ensuring primary care providers do not overlook their chronic health problems is essential because hospitalization and, even, death from chronic health issues is a real risk. In fact, people with serious mental illness…
ASA recognizes Robert D. Sanders, Ph.D., with 2020 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award
CHICAGO – The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented Robert D. Sanders, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.A., with its 2020 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award in recognition of his outstanding work in anesthesia and translational research. His research is…
ASA recognizes Albert J. Varon, MD, MHPE, FCCM, FASA, with Excellence in Education Award
CHICAGO – The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented Albert J. Varon, MD, MHPE, FCCM, FASA, with its 2020 Excellence in Education Award in recognition of his exemplary educational initiatives and programs that have been adopted into anesthesiology training…
Two Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Students Earn NJBIA ‘Rising Stars’ Award
The two women said they are pursuing medicine as a vocation to make a difference in the world.
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Dean Bonita Stanton Named to NJBIZ ‘Power 50 for Education’
Bonita Stanton, the founding dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, was named to NJBIZ’s “Power 50 for Education.”
MAP Congress 2020: Molecular Analysis for Precision oncology
October 2020 9-10
OU college of medicine plans mobile classroom to promote diversity in health professions
OKLAHOMA CITY — A large RV, customized as a health education classroom on wheels, is among the new projects the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine plans with a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.…
Free online blood cancer conference from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
The NCCN Virtual nursing forum and annual congress: hematologic malignancies (#NCCNhem20) will provide the latest evidence & expert consensus on emerging practices and debates in blood cancer treatment, online October 8, 2020 – Saturday, October 10
Can mobile tech offer new pathways to improve recovery from serious traumatic injuries?
New study demonstrates its potential
NIH STTR grant to fast track new class of pain reliever without addiction or toxicity
New Orleans, LA – The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.9 million Fast-Track Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to South Rampart Pharma. The New Orleans life science…
Novel educational program puts a human face on biomedical research
Biomedical science students in a translational science training program at the Medical University of South Carolina shadow clinicians to learn more about the patients whose diseases they study.
Immunotherapy is beneficial in gastric and oesophageal cancers, studies show
Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
First new drug in years reduces recurrence in high risk HR+ early breast cancer
Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
No benefit for post-operative radiotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer
Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
New first-line treatment option for metastatic kidney cancer
Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
Global first in mixed-reality education during COVID-19 pandemic
The developers of Case Western Reserve University’s signature HoloAnatomy mixed-reality software for the Microsoft HoloLens knew they were likely achieving a global first this Spring when they quickly pivoted to the first-ever, all-remote anatomy course when the COVID-19 pandemic kept 185 first-year medical students from coming to campus.
Now, they have data reporting that an overwhelming majority of those students across the U.S. and Canada not only preferred the remote course, but believe they can effectively learn anatomy via the mixed-reality application.
INRS researcher receives $670,000 grant to continue research on Batten’s disease
Batten’s disease: research to understand and cure rare genetic diseases
Study finds novel mechanism that may confer protection against glaucoma
New Orleans, LA – A team of researchers from LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and the University of Copenhagen provides the first evidence that patients with ocular hypertension may exhibit superior antioxidant protection that promotes resistance to…
Access to cancer medicines and clinical trials show stark variations across Europe
Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Unveils BioMedical Laureates Program to Drive Diversity, Enhance Mentorship
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai today unveiled BioMedical Laureates at Mount Sinai, a program intended to increase diversity among its basic and clinical research faculty and reinforce the school’s strong ethic of mentorship. BioMedical Laureates and a companion program, Junior Laureates, will both launch in January, 2021, and will each announce new Laureates annually.
Tailored education system to benefit kidney transplant patients
Researchers find their computer-tailored education system, ‘Your Path to Transplant’ increases knowledge and readiness to pursue kidney transplant
COVID-19 pandemic halts cancer care and damages oncologists’ wellbeing
Data from latest research presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020
LSU Health study 1st to show nonharmful stress protects against disease in offspring
New Orleans, LA – Research led by Jeff Gidday, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, and Physiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports what is believed to be the first study in a mammalian model documenting the…