Intervention is effective in connecting at risk families with resources in the community (Boston)—Poverty and adverse social determinants of health, namely unmet social needs, have well established detrimental effects on the health and development of children and the health and well-being of their caregivers. While social risk screening is recommended by the American Academy of […]
New finding suggests that future therapies should target white matter loss in former contact sport athletes (Boston)—Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is not the only problem football players should be aware of. Long careers in American football are linked to less white matter in the brain and associated with problems with impulsive behavior and thinking according […]
New study raises awareness that pregnancy complications may be the first indication of an increased risk for heart disease (Boston)—Many pregnancy complications are associated with future heart disease. Such complications include gestational diabetes, preterm birth, fetal growth restriction and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and related disorders), and together they are referred to […]
New study provides an important contribution to the ongoing discussions about racism in medicine (Boston)— Algorithms that incorporate race as a modifying factor to guide clinical decision-making have recently been criticized for propagating racial bias in medicine. The calculation of lung or kidney function are examples of equations that have different diagnostic parameters depending on […]
(Boston)—Aliza Stern, MMSc, PA-C, director of didactic education for the Physician Assistant Program at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been selected to serve on the Reconsideration Panel of the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The panel reviews programs that wish to appeal adverse accreditation actions and […]
Legal intervention may help mitigate barriers immigrants face in getting their health care needs met (Boston)—Immigration status, immigration vulnerability and understanding of immigration-related legal options are critical components of safety, access to public benefits and wellness for many immigrants/migrants. While immigration status is increasingly recognized as an independent social determinant of health, understanding best practices […]
(Boston)—Titilayo Omolara Ilori, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, is one of 50 recipients of its 2023 Young Physician-Scientists Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation. The award recognizes physician-scientists who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their […]
(Boston)—Rachel Fearns, PhD and Elke Mühlberger, PhD, both professors of microbiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, each have been awarded three-year grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study henipaviruses – bat-borne viruses that cause severe and often fatal illness in humans and have the potential to emerge as […]
Interventions must consider social and cultural factors that influence breastfeeding continuation including language (Boston)—Very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants are at substantially higher risk for chronic health problems and neurodevelopmental disabilities compared with full term infants. It is well- established that providing mother’s milk to an infant (also known as provision of mother’s milk) during hospitalization in the […]
(Boston)—During the past 17 years, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific research concerning chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with researchers at the BU CTE Center at the forefront. While some sports organizations like the National Hockey League and World Rugby still claim their sports do not cause CTE, a new review of the evidence […]