Health economist Katherine Baicker discusses her groundbreaking research on Medicaid CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 By: Andrew Bauld Editor’s note: Big Brains is a new University of Chicago podcast in which some of the pioneering minds from across UChicago discuss their groundbreaking ideas and the stories behind them. In 2008, when Oregon[Read More…]
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asha bandele: Prince Could Still Be Alive Today if America Didn’t Shame People for Using Drugs
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 By Anthony Smith On the second anniversary of Prince’s tragic death, asha bandele wants us to celebrate his life. “Prince meant freedom for me as a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s and 1990s,” bandele, senior director at the Drug Policy Alliance, said in[Read More…]
‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Anna Gorman Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard — and bought into the idea — that puffing on a cigarette was sophisticated, modern, even liberating. No one suspected it would make them more than equal to men in suffering a choking,[Read More…]
Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday night at her home in Houston at age 92. Days before her death, the announcement that she was seeking “comfort care” shone a light — and stirred debate — on what it means to stop[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Therapy for Rare Inherited Form of Rickets
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 Contact: Theresa Eisenman The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Crysvita (burosumab), the first drug approved to treat adults and children ages 1 year and older with x-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a rare, inherited form of rickets. XLH causes low levels of phosphorus in the[Read More…]
Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Can “Switch On” Risk Genes for Autoimmune Diseases
EBV may trigger some cases of lupus, say NIH-supported researchers. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2018 Contact: Judith Lavelle Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, has been associated with subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus and other chronic autoimmune illnesses, but the mechanisms behind this association have been[Read More…]
NIH Scientists Watch the Brain’s Lining Heal After a Head Injury
Study provides insights into the immune system’s role in recovery after concussion in mice. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2018 Contact: Barbara McMakin Following head injury, the protective lining that surrounds the brain may get a little help from its friends: immune cells that spring into action to assist with repairs. In[Read More…]
Cyberbullying, Unmet Medical Needs Contribute to Depressive Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Youth
NIH study finds higher rates of dissatisfaction with family relationships. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2018 Contact: Meredith Daly and Robert Bock Cyberbullying, dissatisfaction with family relationships, and unmet medical needs are major contributors to the high rates of depressive symptoms seen among adolescents who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning their[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana’s ‘Catch-22’: Federal Limits On Research Hinder Patients’ Relief
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2018 By: Marisa Taylor and Melissa Bailey By the time Ann Marie Owen turned to marijuana to treat her pain, she was struggling to walk and talk. She also hallucinated. For four years, her doctor prescribed the 61-year-old a wide range of opioids for her transverse myelitis, a[Read More…]
FDA Takes Step to Protect Consumers Against Dietary Supplements Containing Dangerously High Levels of Pure Caffeine
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2018 Contact: Theresa Eisenman Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took an important step to better protect consumers from the dangers of highly concentrated and pure caffeine products. These products present a significant public health threat because of the high risk that they will be[Read More…]
