What is hope? In its simplest form, hope is about the future. There are three necessary elements to hope: having a desire or a wish for something that is valuable, and the belief that it is possible to attain this wish, even when it seems uncertain. Then we have to…
This next generation blue light could potentially promote or hinder sleep on command
Blue light from LED lamps and consumer electronics can mess with your sleep because it disrupts production of the natural sleep hormone melatonin. Tinted glasses or displays in night mode can mask, but don’t remove, a portion of the disruptive wavelengths. But now, researchers report in ACS Omega that they…
ONC inks final health IT certification rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Technology has completed its final health IT certification rules and the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency has sent the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. The Health Information Management Systems Society and Electronic Health Record Association weighed…
Study models advantages, harms, and affordability of WHO proposed cervical cancer screening strategies for women in LMICs
In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers assessed the harms, benefits, and affordability of seven primary screening algorithms for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the general population of women across 78 lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) using the Policy1-Cervix platform. Study: Benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness of cervical screening, triage and treatment strategies for women in the…
Hundreds of children are dying needlessly from sepsis every year
Hundreds of children are dying needlessly from sepsis every year, damning report warns Sepsis was reported in almost half of the 1,507 child fatalities from infection Hundreds of children are still dying needlessly from sepsis every year, a damning report warns today. Around one in six of all child deaths…
Cytostatic persister cancer cells: Therapeutic opportunities and challenges
A new editorial paper titled “Therapeutic potentials and challenges of cytostatic persister cancer cells” has been published in Oncotarget. Cancer cells that remain viable despite treatment constitute a persister condition that is implicated in residual diseases and a source from which resistant clones and relapses can emerge. Unlike resistant cells…
Advanced practice registered nurses adapt to expanded telehealth use during and after pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing staff leaders scrambled to find online platforms that would allow providers to treat patients via telehealth. A new paper published in The Nurse Practitioner looks at how 75 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) across Illinois not only adapted to telehealth but also found ways to…
A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient
A prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in the number of surgeries that many kids born with congenital heart disease need. The problem: Many children receive prosthetic valves that help save their lives, but the valves cannot grow with the child. “We need to…
Using next-gen CRISPR tool, scientists create unprecedented molecular map of human immune response
In a study of historic scale, scientists at Gladstone Institutes have created an intricate map of how the immune system functions, examining the detailed molecular structures governing human T cells using the next-generation CRISPR tool known as base editing. Their paper, “Base editing mutagenesis maps functional alleles to tune human…
High incidence of strangulation found among patients who experienced intimate partner violence
A new study underscores the alarming occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) as the cause of assault-related injuries resulting in anoxia, or the complete lack of oxygen flow to tissues and organs. Led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care…