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Journals Medical Newsletter for Tuesday February 17, 2026 ( 7 items )  

Arts, health and humanities converge at interdisciplinary symposium
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 16 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Arts, health and humanities converge at interdisciplinary symposium * Florida State University research is connecting the arts and humanities to health, healing and human connection, demonstrating how interdisciplinary scholarship can improve healthcare. Faculty and students from across campus gathered on Feb. 10 at the Claude Pepper Center for the Arts-Health-Humanities Symposium VI, an interdiscipl  more

More than lifestyle changes needed to protect women's heart health after high blood pressure in pregnancy
NEWTON, New South Wales, Feb. 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The George Institute for Global Health issued the following news release: * * * More than lifestyle changes needed to protect women's heart health after high blood pressure in pregnancy * Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may need more than lifestyle changes to protect their long-term heart health, according to a new study - the largest of its kind - published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women's Heal  more

Paper: FDA-required drug labels shouldn't be treated as evidence of patent infringement
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 16 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Paper: FDA-required drug labels shouldn't be treated as evidence of patent infringement * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Federal law requires every prescription drug to include a document describing dosing guidelines, contraindications, results from clinical trials and safety considerations. But a spate of recent court decisions has problematically treated that safety information in a drug's  more

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026 * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State's Office of Faculty Affairs has named 14 new distinguished professors for 2026. The distinguished professor or distinguished librarian title recognizes outstanding academic contribution to the University. This special academic title is bestowed upon a limited number of professors who are leaders  more

Postpartum depression linked with seven pain-related risk factors
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 16 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Postpartum depression linked with seven pain-related risk factors * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A woman's risk of developing postpartum depression is influenced by several pain-related factors before and after childbirth, including poor pain management, their prenatal mental health and the quality of patient-provider communication, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaig  more

Sensing Local Fibers in Pancreatic Tumors, Cancer Cells 'Choose' to Either Grow or Tolerate Treatment
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Sensing Local Fibers in Pancreatic Tumors, Cancer Cells 'Choose' to Either Grow or Tolerate Treatment * A feature of pancreatic cancer cells' surroundings determines whether they grow fast or become resistant to chemotherapy, a new study shows. The ability of these cancer cells to adapt quickly and toggle between biological   more

Study finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 16 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities * LAWRENCE -The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has found that pairing student journalists with communities through structured conversation can help to rebuild trust while also teachi  more