CLIC News Roundup – January 2023
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Press Release: Study Finds Narrative Medicine is an Important Tool to Help Care for Older Adults
Skills that exercise humanism and understanding vulnerable populations can help clinicians deliver more effective, person-based care. (Boston)—The My Life, My Story (MLMS) project was established through the Veterans Health Administration in 2013 with the goal of bringing the patient’s voice into their medical record. It is a narrative medical tool that allows the care provider […]
CTSA Ansible – January 2023
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Press Release: Researchers Develop, Validate Tool to Visualize 3D Architectural Properties of Atherosclerosis Plaques
May lead to early diagnosis of progressive atherosclerotic disease (Boston)— Atherosclerosis is a long-term arterial vessel wall disease characterized by the build- up of lipid- rich and inflamed plaques. It often goes undetected, but highly inflamed plaques disrupt and form a blood clot attached to the vessel wall adjacent to the flowing blood. This acute […]
Press Release: Age-Related Macular Degeneration a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Infection, Severe Disease
Increased risk may have a genetic basis (Boston)— Recent evidence has emerged to suggest that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a clinical risk factor for increased risk for infection and mortality. AMD has been reported to confer higher risk of severe complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including respiratory failure and death (25 percent), a risk which […]
Press Release: Primary Language of Mothers Linked to Continued Breastfeeding During NICU Hospitalization
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 […]
Press Release: Patterns of Lifespan Weight Gain/Loss May Predict Dementia Risk
Monitoring risk indicators such as weight patterns offer opportunities for early intervention (Boston)—Dementia is a growing global public health concern currently affecting 50 million people and is expected to rise dramatically to more than 150 million cases worldwide by 2050. Obesity, commonly measured by body mass index (BMI), continues to be a global epidemic and […]
Press Release: New Study Finds Relatively Few Hospital NICU’s Screen for Social Determinants of Health
Vast majority of clinical leaders believe that addressing SDH is feasible, beneficial for infants, families and a priority for neonatal care (Boston)—Social determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age that contribute to health outcomes across the lifespan. Adverse SDH, such as housing instability and food […]
Press Release: Researchers Hope to Integrate Social Determinants of Health and Eradicate Inequities in Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes
(Boston)—Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the influence of circumstances and systems in which individuals are born, live, work, age and access health care. The deleterious consequences of SDOH on atrial fibrillation (AF) have rarely been investigated. To address this oversight, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened an expert panel to identify major […]
CLIC News Roundup December 2022
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