The ongoing shortage of donor hearts for children who need them stems from multiple causes, including a lack of donor awareness, organ allocation issues, and not enough organs that are of sufficient quality to transplant. Currently, new hearts for kids are still hard to find, and they are even scarcer for babies. Infants are particularly hard to match with a heart.
Financial toxicity, the financial distress linked to cancer treatment, significantly impacts patient outcomes. To combat this, the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute established a Financial Toxicity Tumor Board in 2019.
Although at quick intervention is emphasized at first, healing after relies heavily on strong collaboration in rehab
A recent study from the University of Georgia found a smartphone application designed to assess heat-related risks frequently reported temperatures that were lower than those recorded through direct on-site measurements.
Black and Hispanic children with high-risk neuroblastoma experience worse survival outcomes than their white peers, even when treated in frontline clinical trials, according to a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study is believed to be the first to comprehensively evaluate survival by race and ethnicity in a national cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma enrolled in clinical trials.
New modeling research challenges public health guidelines that recommend conservative antibiotic use for cholera. In some cases, prescribing antibiotics more broadly could slow or stop outbreaks and even reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today announced Heron Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HRTX) has rejoined ASA鈥檚 Industry Supporter Program for a seventh consecutive year, supporting the Society鈥檚 more than 59,000 anesthesiologist members to improve patient care for the treatment of pain following surgery and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).
Experts from Cedars-Sinai will present advances in research and clinical innovation at the annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) scientific conference May 3-6 in San Diego.
The International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained.
A new technology in the form of a bracelet that helps children better understand how others play and interact has been developed by University of Bristol researchers.
鈥淎ACN Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Progressive Care鈥� provides the first staffing standards for the growing specialty. The document outlines seven standards to incorporate appropriate staffing into everyday operations and patient care, with specific actions, exemplars, tools and resources.
Kaushik Jayaram, assistant professor at CU Boulder, recently received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation and a $1.4 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to design small, shape-shifting robots. His previous designs include mCLARI, a four-legged robot that fits on a quarter and weighs less than half a penny.
In this piece Prof Mmantsae Diale of the Department of Physics at the University of Pretoria, highlights the significance of International Earth Day (22 April) in promoting renewable energy, with a focus on South Africa鈥檚 rapidly growing solar power sector as a sustainable solution to energy challenges.
In this piece Prof Tiaan de Jager and Dr Tanesha Kruger of the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, highlights the challenges that threaten to undo progress in malaria prevention and control, including financial constraints in the form of diminishing funding.
World Health Day is commemorated annually on 7 April under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation and other related organisations. As the global conversation around sustainable farming and healthier food options grows louder, Moringa oleifera 鈥� a fast-growing, nutrient-rich tree native to tropical and subtropical regions in India and Africa 鈥� is emerging as a promising solution that could help address both these critical issues.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month is observed during April, and International Pet Day is commemorated on 11 April. In the past, animal welfare science focused on 鈥淲hat NOT to do鈥�, or how to prevent an animal from suffering.
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