New rules for cosmetic injectables aim to make the industry safer. Will they work? New guidelines to regulate Australia's booming cosmetic procedures industry have been called "tough" and "a crackdown" in media reports this week. Jun 7, 2025 0 17
Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here's how we can improve residents' safety The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Jun 7, 2025 0 24
Better planning can reduce sickness absence among shift workers Jarno Turunen, senior specialist at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and M.Sc. (Econ), has investigated the effects of shift work characteristics on the sickness absence of shift workers in his doctoral dissertation ... Jun 7, 2025 0 15
Long-lasting HIV prevention shot headed toward approval FA new injection to prevent HIV is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this month. Jun 7, 2025 0 44
Single-dose CAR-T therapy potentially curative in multiple myeloma A multi-institutional study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports one-third of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma remained in remission for at least five years following a single infusion ... Jun 7, 2025 report 0 164
Women less likely to receive treatment for deadly heart condition Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive treatment after a diagnosis of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis, according to research presented ... Jun 7, 2025 0 21
Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles this week—but only four of them in Texas—while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan have officially ended. Jun 7, 2025 0 17
Nurses cite staffing shortages, language barriers, and profit focus as key care challenges A new Penn Nursing Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research (CHOPR) study sheds light on the critical factors that help or hinder hospital nurses in providing quality care to socially disadvantaged populations. The findings, ... Jun 7, 2025 0 26
New research links skin barrier dysfunction to pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis A groundbreaking study led by National Jewish Health researchers suggests that the skin may serve as a potential biomarker for a chronic allergic disease of the esophagus called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in children. ... Jun 7, 2025 0 20
