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JMIR Publications and ZB MED extend flat-fee unlimited open access publishing agreement through 2028

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications, a leading independent open-access digital health research publisher, and ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, Germany's national infrastructure and research hub for data and information in the life sciences, announce a two-year extension of their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement.

Joint Statement from the American College of Cardiology, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions on transcatheter aortic valve replacement national coverage determination

American College of Cardiology
Business Announcement

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released the following joint statement on the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) national coverage determination released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

FDA clears CU Anschutz clinical trial using engineered immune cells to fight colorectal cancer

University of Colorado Anschutz
Business Announcement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted permission for investigators at the University of Colorado Anschutz to conduct a clinical trial testing genetically engineered immune cells in adults with advanced colorectal cancer and pediatric patients with solid cancers who have exhausted standard treatment options.

State funding for suicide prevention has increased in recent years

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

State funding for suicide prevention and mental health crises services has increased over the past five years but varies across the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Risk factors for loss of hospital-based obstetric care in rural and urban hospitals

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: In this study, lower birth volume, unprofitability, proximity to another obstetric hospital, and for-profit status were factors associated with obstetric loss. The importance of specific risk factors varied by type of loss (unit or hospital closure) and between rural and urban hospitals. Many hospitals with obstetric services in 2023 may be at high risk for future closure.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

When Antiviral Defense and Autoimmunity Collide: New Insights into Lupus Genetics

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Cincinnati Children's discovered how a common lupus risk variant may boost antiviral defenses while increasing autoimmunity risk.

Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics

JMIR news: Shadow AI, vocal biomarker tech, griefbots, and a prescription video game

JMIR Publications
Reports and Proceedings

JMIR Publications released four feature News and Perspectives articles this week, covering digital resurrection technologies, shadow AI in healthcare, the potential for voice to be analyzed for early biosignals of chronic disease, and how a recent FDA approval reflects the growing use of video games in mental health treatment.

Journal: Journal of Medical Internet Research

UTIA launches fellowship to prepare future animal science professionals

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Grant and Award Announcement

Preparing the next generation of animal science professionals requires students to develop both strong scientific skills and the ability to apply that knowledge in real-world agricultural settings. A new program from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will provide undergraduate students with hands-on experiences that intentionally connect research, Extension and professional development. Phillip Myer and Jennie Ivey, professors in the UT Department of Animal Science, are leading a new $750,000 project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish F.U.S.E. Animal Science – the Fellowship for Undergraduate Scientific Exchange in Animal Science. The five-year program is designed to prepare undergraduate students for careers throughout animal science and agriculture by developing research, Extension, communication and professional skills.

BU researcher receives bioethics grant for improving long-term care facility design

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received a one-year, $50,000 Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking grant from The Greenwall Foundation for her project, “Bioethical Evaluation in Long-Term Care Design: From Framework to Federal Practice.”