Special issue of Health Physics highlights women in radiation protection
October 1, 2018 - A special November issue of Health Physics journal presents 13 original research papers, reviews, and commentaries...
Like a butterfly, immune protein ‘flutters’ in search of viruses, says Rutgers scientists
Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have identified an important step in the process that allows our bodies...
Molecule flight speed is the new key for detecting drugs
The presence of cannabinoids in different textile and pharmacological goods and the need to distinguish them from those found in...
Drinking more water reduces bladder infections in women
Credit: UT Southwestern In the controlled trial, women who drank an additional 1.5 liters of water daily experienced 48 percent...
Every day spent in the hospital, readmission likelihood increases by 2.9 percent in rural cities
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)-Hospital readmissions, cost hospitals about $26 billion annually. Systems like the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program...
BU: Stress reduces fertility in women
In North America, 20 to 25 percent of women and 18 to 21 percent of men of reproductive age report...
Disruption in combination inhaled corticosteroid therapy may lead to an increased rate of costly exacerbations and hospitalizations for Medicare patients
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)- Disruption of the refill of patients' regular combination inhaled corticosteroid therapy brand may have...
Conflict management improves ICU team knowledge, mindfulness, and awareness
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)-The Intensive Care Unit is a stressful place, and conflicts invariably arise. To better understand...
Adherence to annual lung cancer screening needs improvement
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)-- A study from the Thoracic Oncology Research Group (TORG), Division of Pulmonary Critical Care,...
Children’s violent video game play associated with increased physical aggressive behavior
Violent video game play by adolescents is associated with increases in physical aggression over time, according to a Dartmouth meta-analysis...
Checked off ‘the talk’ with your teen? Not so fast: Once isn’t enough
Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Patting yourself on the back for gritting through "the talk" with your kid? Not so fast:...
Providers often fail to consider ehrlichia when treating tick-borne infections
Credit: Morag MacLachlan Chapel Hill, NC - When a patient presents with signs and symptoms suspicious for a tick-borne illness,...
Garrison Institute on Aging to host regional healthy aging & dementia research symposium
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Garrison Institute on Aging will host the Regional Healthy Aging And Dementia...
Study: Improvement in glycemic parameters by adding dapagliflozin to metformin in T2D
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 1, 2018--Researchers used continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to assess the...
New integrated, outpatient program created to combat mental illness, homelessness
To help break the cycle of mental illness, addiction and homelessness, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston...
Facebook ‘viable method’ for implementing critical care ultrasound curriculum
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)-Critical care ultrasound (CCUS) is an important skill for all critical care physicians to understand....
TRIPODS+X meets Machine Learning+X
(Lehigh University) Lehigh University has racked up another win with the innovative TRIPODS+X program of the National Science Foundation (NSF.)...
Don’t treat e-cigarettes like cigarettes
CHICAGO --- "Cigarette" might appear in the term "e-cigarette" but that is as far as their similarities extend, reports a...
BMC to lead education program for maternity providers in Massachusetts on contraception counseling
BOSTON--Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have received a $3.2M grant to educate hospital providers statewide on how best to...
$1.3 million grant to LSUHealthNO to increase certified sexual assault nurse examiners
New Orleans, LA - A team led by Jessica Landry, DNP, FNP-BC, Program Coordinator, BSN-DNP Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner...
