Medicine & Health
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7-Jul-2025
International experts and patients unite to help ensure all patients are fully informed before consenting to new surgical procedures
University of BristolPeer-Reviewed Publication
Leading global doctors, researchers, and lawyers have joined forces with patient representatives and created the first-ever information guide to better support and protect patients across the world who are considering pioneering, but also potentially risky, surgery.
- Journal
- BJS
7-Jul-2025
Depression due to politics and its quiet danger to democracy addressed in new book 'The Sad Citizen'
University of California - MercedBook Announcement
Even as the poltics of anger and division dominate the headlines and our social media feeds, there's another emotion triggered by politics that can just as damaging: depression. UC Merced Professor's book, "The Sad Citizen," takes a deep dive into how disappointment, grief and loss can demobilize people and ideological groups, pushing them to the sidelines of democracy. He investigates the causes of these emotions and makes suggestions about self-care and a more effective political process.
7-Jul-2025
Join the Nation of Lifesavers at the 2025 MLB All-Star Game
American Heart AssociationBusiness Announcement
The American Heart Association and Major League Baseball bring lifesaving CPR skills to MLB All-Star Village
7-Jul-2025
$2.6 million NIH grant backs search for genetic cure in deadly heart disease
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied ScienceGrant and Award Announcement
A new $2.6 million NIH grant will support Penn Engineering and Baylor College of Medicine researchers as they develop safer gene editing tools to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common but often undiagnosed genetic heart disease. Their approach could correct key mutations with high precision, offering hope for a lasting cure.
- Funder
- NIH/National Institutes of Health
7-Jul-2025
Mass timber could elevate hospital construction
University of OregonPeer-Reviewed Publication
University of Oregon researchers found wood samples tested lower for levels of bacterial abundance than an empty plastic enclosure used as a control.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiomes
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
7-Jul-2025
Three years in, research shows regional, personal differences in use of 988 lifeline
New York UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Two studies led by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health find both geographic differences and personal factors that shape where people might seek help during mental health crises.
- Journal
- Health Affairs
- Funder
- NIH/National Institute of Mental Health