(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have identified a potential new approach to better controlling epileptic seizures.
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Confused About the Latest Mask Rules?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The announcement that fully vaccinated people can now go without a mask in more places – indoors and outdoors – might sound like music to your ears.
FAU/NCHA Community Health Center First University in Florida to Receive HRSA Designation
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Florida Atlantic University/Northwest Community Health Alliance Community Health Center is the first university in Florida to be designated by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as a “Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike,” effective May 1.
Poor Grasp of Dating Violence in College Perpetuates ‘Boys Will be Boys’ Views
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dating violence – physical, sexual, psychological or emotional within a relationship, including stalking – is pervasive on college campuses with far-reaching health implications.
The Future of Joint Replacement Is Now
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Robotic-assisted technologies have existed in health care and beyond for some time, but now, this innovative tech is beginning to carve out a name for itself in orthopedic surgery, primarily, in the world of joint replacements.
University of Chicago Scientists Design ‘Nanotraps’ to Catch and Clear Coronavirus from Tissue
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO — Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have designed a completely novel potential treatment for COVID-19:
Hospital Rankings for Complications After Spinal Fusion are ‘Unreliable’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Routinely collected data on patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery do not provide a valid basis for assessing and comparing hospital performance on patient safety outcomes
How to Talk to People About Climate Change
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As our planet warms, seas rise and catastrophic weather events become more frequent, action on climate change has never been more important.
Factors That May Predict Next Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Humans are creating or exacerbating the environmental conditions that could lead to further pandemics, new University of Sydney research finds.
It Comes in Waves
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – “The Northern California coast is the most tsunami-prone area of the continental United States … In the past 70 years, 34 tsunamis have been recorded on the north coast.
Widening Political Rift in U.S. May Threaten Science, Medicine
(HealthNewsGigest.com) – The lightning speed with which scientists developed and tested the COVID-19 vaccine is a true scientific triumph — one that would not have been possible without the more than 70,000 volunteers who participated in clinical trials of the vaccine.
Start of Daylight Savings Increases Risk of Drowsy Driving
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW YORK, March 9, 2021 — Daylight savings time, which begins this weekend, brings an increased risk of drowsy driving, recognized by traffic safety experts as a significant factor in crashes nationwide.
No Second Chance to Make Trusting First Impression, or is There?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DURHAM, N.H.— In business, as in life, it is important to make a good first impression and according to research at the University of New Hampshire a positive initial trust interaction can be helpful in building a lasting trust relationship.
‘Canary in the Mine’ Warning Follows New Discovery of Effects of Pollutants on Fertility
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 per cent less sperm than less polluted locations elsewhere in the world.
What’s Ahead for People with Disabilities in the Post-pandemic Workplace?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Amsterdam, – COVID-19 has wrought havoc on the global economy and the world’s public health systems. People with disabilities are more likely to suffer severe cases of the disease.
Five Years Later: Penn-developed CAR T Therapy Shows Long-lasting Remissions in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA—A significant number of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients in a Penn Medicine-initiated clinical trial continue to be in remission five years after receiving the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy Kymriah™
Frostbite Risks During Extreme Cold
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Extreme cold brings with it a greater risk for frostbite. It’s more common and often more serious than many people think. The good news is that frostbite is fairly easy to avoid.
Internet Access Spending in Public School Districts Increases Test Scores, but Also Disciplinary Problems, Study Shows
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – From 2015 to 2019, public school districts in the United States invested nearly $5 billion to upgrade their Wi-Fi networks, according to EducationSuperHighway.
Tuning the Circadian Clock, Boosting Rhythms May be Key to Future Treatments and Medicines
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Irvine, CA – Subconsciously, our bodies keep time for us through an ancient means – the circadian clock. A new University of California, Irvine-led article reviews how the clock controls various aspects of homeostasis….
How Carnival, Mardi Gras Thrive During a Pandemic
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Brunswick, N.J. (Feb. 11, 2021) – By turning houses into stationary floats and releasing music on time while delaying the parades, people across the Americas and the Caribbean who celebrate Carnival and Mardi Gras are preparing to keep the festivals alive during the pandemic.