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Newswise: Therapy for Perinatal Asphyxia Does Not Benefit Preterm Infants, UNC Study Finds
Released: 14-Mar-2025 10:35 AM EDT
Therapy for Perinatal Asphyxia Does Not Benefit Preterm Infants, UNC Study Finds
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

A national multi-site clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that therapeutic hypothermia may be harming preterm infants recovering from a specific type of brain injury.

Newswise: Most Americans Don’t Know About Medical Aid in Dying Options
Released: 11-Mar-2025 5:30 AM EDT
Most Americans Don’t Know About Medical Aid in Dying Options
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Most people in the United States don’t know that medical aid in dying, a legal practice that allows terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription for medication to end their life, is legal in certain states, according to Rutgers researchers.

Newswise: Prostate Cancer Is Not a Death Knell, Study Shows
Released: 10-Mar-2025 7:50 PM EDT
Prostate Cancer Is Not a Death Knell, Study Shows
UW Medicine

“Being diagnosed with prostate cancer is not a death knell,” said Montgomery, senior author of a literature and trial review that appeared in JAMA today. Montgomery is the clinical director of Genitourinary Oncology at Fred Hutch Cancer Center and University of Washington Medical Center, and a professor of medicine and urology at the UW School of Medicine.

Released: 10-Mar-2025 5:45 PM EDT
Early-Life Responsive Parenting Intervention Yields Lasting but Diminishing Benefits on Child Weight
Penn State College of Medicine

Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study.

Newswise: Worldwide Study Finds High Rates of Depression and Anxiety in People with Chronic Pain
Released: 10-Mar-2025 5:30 PM EDT
Worldwide Study Finds High Rates of Depression and Anxiety in People with Chronic Pain
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A novel analysis of more than 375 published studies concluded that the association between chronic pain and rates of depression and anxiety is staggering. The study, led by investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine found that 40% of adults with chronic pain experienced “clinically significant depression and anxiety.” Among those most at risk, the analysis showed, were women, younger adults and people with fibromyalgia.

Newswise: Effort Seeks to Increase Cancer-Gene Testing in Primary Care
Released: 7-Mar-2025 7:40 PM EST
Effort Seeks to Increase Cancer-Gene Testing in Primary Care
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

In the JAMA Network Open study published today, Dr. Elizabeth Swisher and colleagues assessed two ways that primary-care practices could assess patients’ hereditary cancer risks and deliver testing to those identified as higher risk.

Released: 6-Mar-2025 4:30 PM EST
Chemo-Immunotherapy Approach Shows Potential Benefit in Patients with Advanced HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer
University of Chicago Medical Center

Chemotherapy and immunotherapy followed by de-escalated chemoradiation showed increased survival and reduced side effects in aggressive head and neck cancers that are not associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, according to a new study.

Newswise: Study: Vaping Does Not Help U.S. Tobacco Smokers Quit
Released: 5-Mar-2025 12:00 PM EST
Study: Vaping Does Not Help U.S. Tobacco Smokers Quit
University of California San Diego

A new study from UC San Diego researchers settles a longstanding question: Does vaping help you quit? According to their results, the answer is no.

Newswise: Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rebound From Pandemic-Related Declines, but Cervical Cancer Screening Yet to Return, New ACS Study Finds
4-Mar-2025 4:10 AM EST
Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Rebound From Pandemic-Related Declines, but Cervical Cancer Screening Yet to Return, New ACS Study Finds
American Cancer Society (ACS)

Research led by investigators at the American Cancer Society shows both breast and colorectal cancer screening rebounded from declines during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and surpassed screening estimates prior to the pandemic.

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Released: 5-Mar-2025 10:10 AM EST
NC Healthy Opportunities Program Helped Reduce Medicaid Costs
University of North Carolina Health Care System

A state-run pilot program aimed at helping North Carolina Medicaid recipients address their health-related social needs, such as food insecurity and housing instability, led to less spending over time compared to what would have been expected otherwise.

Released: 3-Mar-2025 5:35 PM EST
New Federal Mandate on Breast Density: Experts Provide Essential Guidance for Clinicians and Patients
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

To help guide informed discussions between physicians and patients, Dr. Elmore and Christoph Lee, MD, MS, from the University of Washington School of Medicine, outline six key questions, published in JAMA.

Newswise: Chemotherapy and Endocrine Therapy Have Different Long-term 
Effects on Physical Health Decline for Breast Cancer Survivors, New Study Suggests
27-Feb-2025 8:00 PM EST
Chemotherapy and Endocrine Therapy Have Different Long-term Effects on Physical Health Decline for Breast Cancer Survivors, New Study Suggests
American Cancer Society (ACS)

A new study led by American Cancer Society investigators shows breast cancer survivors in the United States receiving chemotherapy or endocrine therapy (without chemotherapy) had different long-lasting physical health decline compared to women who were cancer-free.

Newswise: New Study Supports Caution Regarding Use of Steroids
Released: 26-Feb-2025 5:20 PM EST
New Study Supports Caution Regarding Use of Steroids
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new study of hundreds of patient records has added to evidence that it’s likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as possible when treating people who have lupus, a common heart complication of the autoimmune disorder.

Released: 26-Feb-2025 4:10 PM EST
Which Veterans Have the Highest Risk of Dying by Suicide? New Study Sheds Light
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

By studying veterans who went through suicide prevention appointments at VA hospitals and clinics, a new study highlights key risk factors including access to firearms.

Newswise: Female Physicians at Elevated Risk for Suicide
Released: 26-Feb-2025 11:30 AM EST
Female Physicians at Elevated Risk for Suicide
University of California San Diego

Many physicians struggle with depression and burnout, and now researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that female physicians in the U.S. had a 53% higher suicide risk compared to females in the general population.

Released: 21-Feb-2025 5:40 PM EST
Study Shows End-of-Life Cancer Care Lacking for Medicare Patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Many Medicare patients with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment at the expense of supportive care, according to a study that analyzed Medicare records.

Newswise: New ACS Research Finds Low Uptake of Supportive Care at the End-of-Life for Patients with Advanced Cancer
19-Feb-2025 8:50 PM EST
New ACS Research Finds Low Uptake of Supportive Care at the End-of-Life for Patients with Advanced Cancer
American Cancer Society (ACS)

Despite considerable efforts to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the United States, a new retrospective study led by American Cancer Society researchers revealed that close to half of patients with advanced cancer received potentially aggressive care at the end-of-life at the expense of supportive care. The findings are out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum.

Newswise: Paxlovid’s Impact on Hospitalization and Death in COVID-Vaccinated Older Adults Far Weaker Than Previously Thought
19-Feb-2025 5:20 PM EST
Paxlovid’s Impact on Hospitalization and Death in COVID-Vaccinated Older Adults Far Weaker Than Previously Thought
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Paxlovid does not significantly reduce COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality among vaccinated older adults. The study questions the assumption that Paxlovid’s effectiveness in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in unvaccinated adults also applies to vaccinated adults.

Newswise: U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage by 2032
17-Feb-2025 4:25 PM EST
U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage by 2032
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The new post-pandemic national hospital occupancy average is 75% -- a full 11 percentage points higher than the pre-pandemic average, largely due to a reduction in staffed hospital beds. This puts the U.S. on track for a severe shortage of hospital beds by 2032 unless action is taken.



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