ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 19 -- Emory Healthcare issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2024: Emory Healthcare, Georgia's most comprehensive academic health system, and Emory Healthcare Network, the health system's clinically integrated network, today announced a new population health collaborative (PHC) with Guidehealth, a nationally acclaimed, AI-enabled health care and value-based managed services company. This new entity integrates Emory's growing primary care service line and affiliate physic  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Emory experts weigh in on the future of public health in the U.S. in the wake of the 2024 presidential election. * * * The recent presidential election has created uncertainty for many about the future direction of public health in the U.S. On Tuesday, November 12, Rollins presented the "What's Next in Public Health?" panel in collaboration with the student organiz  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: As our population continues to age, the need for accessible health solutions is more urgent than ever. A recent grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting KSU faculty members, including principal investigator Bob Buresh and co-principal investigators Brian Kliszczewicz and Austin Brown, in investigating how walking can be a transformative and cost-effective approach to fight  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), along with co-counsel Shania King, filed an en banc brief in Gilmore v. Milton, a case where correctional officers were granted qualified immunity following an invasive strip-search of Clarissa Gilmore during her visit to a Georgia state prison. In August, an Eleventh Circuit panel found that although nine circuit courts ruled the strip-searching of a person without  more

MARIETTA, Georgia, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Life University issued the following news release: In an effort to promote diligent research practices and increase the breadth of scientific knowledge, Life University (Life U) hosted its annual Research & Scholarly Activity Poster Symposium on November 14, 2024. The symposium featured student, faculty and staff projects through elaborately prepared academic posters that project participants would field questions about for interested attendees. Project to  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The Medical College of Georgia issued the following news release: Two new National Institutes of Health grants, totaling $5.7 million, are aimed at helping scientists at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University better understand the mechanisms of two cardiovascular complications associated with HIV. Thanks to the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), which uses a combination of three or more drugs to stop the virus from replicati  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The American College of Rheumatology issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released a summary of the 2024 ACR Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus Nephritis during ACR Convergence 2024. This is the College's first lupus nephritis guideline since 2012 and provides evidence-based, expert guidance for the condition in adults and children. "At the time the ACR released i  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: A collaboration between researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Georgia (UGA) aims to develop sustainable bioplastics. Supported by the UKRI Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), the `Sustainable Bioplastics Prepared by Ultrasonic Treatment with Low CO2 Footprint' project looks to revolutionise the produc  more