$165M Settlement for Victims of Columbia Ob/Gyn’s Sexual Abuse
Late last week, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian announced a settlement with 147 women who had alleged that gynecologist Robert Hadden, MD, sexually abused them over a nearly 20-year period. The settlement establishes a $165 million fund to be distributed among the former patients, which include minors. According to court documents, the victims […]
Birth weight could help identify children at higher risk of psychological issues
New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that babies with larger birth weights tend to have fewer mental health and behavioural issues in childhood and adolescence. These findings could help to identify and support children at greater risk of developing psychological problems. The study, published in European Child & Adolescent […]
Opinion | ‘We’re So Hungry for Organs Right Now’: What We Heard This Week
“We’re so hungry for organs right now that we are pushing all the limits.” — Wes Ely, MD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, on transplant surgeons experimenting with a kind of partial resurrection of deceased patients in attempts to harvest more organs. “There’s no world in which sexual abusers should be doctors.” — Carmen […]
Here Are This Year’s Top Schools for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
For those looking to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the University of Pennsylvania is once again the top place to do so, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University of Pennsylvania remained atop the 2022-2023 list after winning first place in last year’s inaugural BSN rankings. Emory University took […]
More Data Needed on Monkeypox, HIV Co-Infection
San Francisco has seen some of the highest case counts of monkeypox in the U.S., and Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, of University of California San Francisco (UCSF), said she’s seen plenty of co-infection with HIV. Gandhi cautioned that she sees a skewed population as the medical director of a large HIV clinic, “Ward 86,” at […]
Opinion | ‘One of the Things That Just Breaks a Nurse’s Heart’: What We Heard This Week
“That’s one of the things that just breaks a nurse’s heart.” — Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, after most registered nurses said in a recent survey their unit was short-staffed more than half the time. “That’s a ray of hope.” — Wes Ely, MD, of Vanderbilt […]
How molecular motor proteins are involved in malaria transmission
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria parasites divide and transmit the disease, which could be a major step forwards in helping to prevent one of the biggest killer infections in the world. Malaria is still the deadliest parasitic disease worldwide, with approximately 241 million cases and […]
Climate change could be making it harder for seabirds to catch fish
University College Cork (UCC) researchers have found that that cloudier waters, caused in part by climate change, is making it harder for seabirds to catch fish. On Little Saltee, a small island off the coast of Ireland, the researchers attached tiny trackers to the feathers of Manx shearwaters. The aim of the study, published in […]
Lactating mice pass along common antimicrobial to pups, initiating liver damage: Triclosan is used in everything from cleaners to pesticides to toys
In mouse studies, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that lactating mothers expose their feeding pups to triclosan, an antimicrobial commonly used in consumer products, resulting in early signs of liver damage that can eventually lead to more serious impairment and illness, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and […]
Are drones the optimal way to distribute COVID-19 tests? Researchers are looking into drone delivery as a method to efficiently deliver testing kits while limiting contact between individuals
Researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health have developed a new COVID-19 test distribution method that uses drones to quickly deliver at-home diagnostic tests to individuals who suspect they have COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic showed that a key part of controlling the spread of a contagious disease is to quickly and accurately […]