ITHACA, New York, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Jim Schnabel Surgery that removes only a portion of one of the five lobes that comprise a lung is as effective as the traditional surgery that removes an entire lobe for certain patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new study has found. The findings are from a phase 3 multicenter clinical trial sponsored by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, an NCI-supported clinical trials network. The trial   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor developed sepsis or d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news: * * * The report highlights impressive discoveries, science-informed management decisions, benefits of collaborative partnerships, and more. * * * The deep sea is the largest habitat on Earth, and the least well known. NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program has significantly improved its understanding of deep-sea coral communities. The  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Physician-anthropologist proposes national "decarceration" program in New England Journal of Medicine * * * What is an alternative to police and prisons that builds safety and prevents violence in the U.S.? In the wake of Tyre Nichols' murder and the ongoing debate around U.S. public safety systems, Northwestern Medicine's Eric Reinhart, MD, outlines such a p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2023: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter urging Department of Education to protect students and alumni defrauded by Bay State College, a Massachusetts-based for-profit institution, following the college's pending loss of accreditation due to financial and organizational mismanagement. Last month, Senator Warren and Congresswoman Pressley, in or  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- RTI International issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, took part in a large multinational clinical trial that found a single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally, by one-third. Sepsis is a severe infection in the body that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death and is am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) sent a letter urging Department of Education to protect students and alumni defrauded by Bay State College, a Massachusetts-based for-profit institution, following the college's pending loss of accreditation due to financial and organizational mismanagement. Last month, Senator Warren and Congresswoman Pre  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: * * * A UAB-UNC School of Medicine collaboration found that a single oral dose of the common antibiotic azithromycin reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 percent in women who delivered vaginally. UNC School of Medicine study leads were Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH, Carl Bose, MD, and Jackie Patterson, MD, MPH. * * * Ten percent of  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Three factors put all trauma patients at increased risk for hospital-acquired deep venous thromboembolism (DVT), or blood clots in the veins that cause disability or death. Those factors are 1) their injuries, 2) increased clotting, and 3) lack of movement during recovery. The current standard practice is for nearly all orthopaedic trauma patients to receive an injection of low molecular w  more