Wayne State University faculty member Rodlescia Sneed, Ph.D. has been awarded a five-year Career Development grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. Sneed joined the Institute of Gerontology at WSU in 2022 as an assistant professor jointly appointed with the Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The nearly $600,000 […]

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National guidelines are needed for health professionals to navigate discussions about past traumas with pregnant women, according to new research published today. The research, carried out by a team from the School of Community Health and Midwifery at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), is published in PLOS ONE. The study found that that while most women agreed that trauma […]

Looking for a pair of playful and curious brothers to join your family in the Los Angeles area? This adventurous duo may be perfect for you! Rocky and Bullwinkle are here to save the day! Rocky is a handsome guy with a sweet personality. His dark tabby markings on his forehead make him look like he has a fancy pompadour […]

Scientists say tonsil removal is both clinically and cost effective for adults who get recurrent severe sore throats. The biggest study of its kind, carried out by Newcastle University, revealed that patients who had a tonsillectomy had 50% less sore throats over two years, compared to patients who did not undergo tonsillectomy. Publishing today (17 May) in The Lancet, the […]

(Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care such as puberty blockers or hormone therapy for transgender youth, and also enacts obstacles for adults to access treatment. Taking effect in the third most populous U.S. state, the law escalates a Republican political strategy to pursue bills restricting transgender rights. More […]

CHICAGO – Preoperative clinical diagnoses of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) are frequently found to be in error when patients go to surgery as recommended under international guidelines, data from a retrospective study show. An analysis of all pancreatic resections performed for presumed PCN at the Verona Pancreas Institute, Italy, from 2011 through 2020 showed a high degree of discrepancy between the preoperative […]

Heart transplant recipients receiving organs from active COVID-19 positive donors may have an increased risk of death at six months and one year when compared to those receiving organs from recently recovered COVID-19 patients and COVID-19 negative patients, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. These early trends should be concerning enough […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle claims that its Baby Powder and other talc products cause cancer. J&J subsidiary LTL Management filed a bankruptcy plan in New Jersey late on Monday that details how the company intends […]

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