At least 3,700 out-of-state mental health providers utilized New Jersey’s COVID-19 Temporary Emergency Reciprocity Licensure program to provide mental health services to more than 30,000 New Jersey patients during the first year of the pandemic, according to a Rutgers study.
New clinical tool for clonal hematopoiesis identifies patients at high risk for blood cancer
A new clinical tool developed by a team of researchers led by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute pinpoints which Clonal hematopoiesis patients are at highest risk for cancer progression. Their work was published this week in NEJM Evidence.
Research team makes important step toward a therapy for a rare genetic disease
Usher Syndrome type 1F is a rare but severe genetic disease that causes deafness, lack of balance, and progressive blindness.
Knitted robotic textile promising for hand edema patients
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a knitted wearable tool to treat hand edema—swelling caused by excess fluid accumulation, from injury or disease—that can be personalized and used in the comfort of one’s own home.
Trial success for liver disease breath test
Cambridge-based company Owlstone Medical, co-founded by alumnus Billy Boyle, has experienced trial success for its liver disease breath test, following a study involving patients from Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Children and young people in care are critical of remote therapy, finds Norwegian report
Are remote video consultations appropriate for treating children and young people under the care of the child welfare services? Therapists recognize a number of benefits, but most young people are critical of webcam-based therapy.
Study: ‘Obstetric racism’ prevalent in US, fueling rise in questionable labor inductions
Systemic racism is ubiquitous in U.S. labor and delivery rooms and contributing to a sharp rise in medically questionable inductions that could be harming Black and Latina mothers and babies, according to new CU Boulder research.
New study finds unintentional weight loss often goes unrecognized by primary care physicians
Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a common and serious problem, and according to several studies, it could be a sign—sometimes the only sign—of an underlying malignancy, such as a colorectal or pancreatic cancer.
Effect of deferoxamine and ferrostatin-1 on salivary gland dysfunction in ovariectomized rats
A new research paper was published in Aging, titled “Effect of deferoxamine and ferrostatin-1 on salivary gland dysfunction in ovariectomized rats.”
Changes in brain function persist for months in those with long COVID, study finds
Months after COVID-19, previously infected people with persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms had abnormal brain activity during memory tests, with less activity in brain regions normally used for memory tasks, but more activity in other areas of the brain, according to new research published in the April 26, 2023, online issue of Neurology.