CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Bypassing Closest Hospital for Emergency General Surgery Linked to Increased Complications and Prolonged Hospital Stay Multi-state analysis shows patients travelling further for urgent surgery present with more advanced disease Key Takeaways * Patients going past the nearest hospital equipped to provide surgical care for emergency abdominal surgery had 12% higher  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Over One-Third of US Adults Acknowledge Having Consumed CBD Products * Palo Alto, CA: A growing percentage of those ages 18 and older have consumed CBD products, according to nationwide survey data published in The Journal of Cannabis Research. Investigators at Stanford University and the University of California at San Diego surveyed  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- BBMJ Group issued the following news release about The BMJ: * * * Chronic shortage of family doctors in England, reveals BMJ analysis GP leaders warn of a "troubling picture" of general practice under growing strain, yet many newly qualified doctors are unable to find work * Four fifths of England's integrated care boards (ICBs) - responsible for planning health services for their local population - would need to at least double their number of general p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * First AHA/ACC acute pulmonary embolism guideline: prompt diagnosis and treatment are key A new clinical classification system to assess the severity of an acute pulmonary embolism, a condition in which a blood clot blocks the arteries in the lungs, and recommendations to guide treatment strategies are detailed in the new 2026 joint guideline from the American Heart Association and the A  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Gene variants help explain why food allergies run in families * DALLAS - Feb. 19, 2026 - People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called genome-wide association studies. Now, for the first time, a study at UT Southwestern Medic  more

STONY BROOK, New York, Feb. 19 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * New Oral Vaccine Strategy Could Help Combat Colorectal Cancer * Stony Brook-led published research centers on use of a bacterium to trigger immune system response STONY BROOK, NY, February 19, 2026 - A research team investigating the use of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes against colorectal cancer has discovered a way to build a modified version of Listeria as an   more

DEKALB, Illinois, Feb. 16 (TNSjou) -- Northern Illinois University issued the following commentary by inclusive teaching coordinator Linh Nguyen: * * * Beyond the loudest few: How to get quieter students to participate in your class I recall walking into a lecture hall and disappearing into the crowd in many of my undergraduate courses. Like any hopeful and determined first-generation student, I must succeed in this class to be closer to a degree that ultimately leads to a well-paid job. So,   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU-led panel: Exercise is essential for seniors in cancer treatment, who are cancer survivors * For cancer survivors older than 65, exercise is essential during treatment, throughout recovery and beyond, according to a consensus statement recently published in the journal Cancer. The work, led by Oregon Health & Science University physicians and professors, was part of a multidisciplinary p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association issued the following news release: * * * OTC Medicines Play Central Role in How Americans Manage Health, New Study Finds National Survey of 21,000 Adults Captures Seven-Day Snapshot of Medication Use; OTC and Prescription Medicines Used in Tandem to Address Distinct Health Needs * A new, nationally-representative study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA Network Open provides a detailed picture of U.S. adult  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM) (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) plus immunotherapy shows strong clinical benefit with 56 percent overall response rate in first-line recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer Ten percent complete response and rapid, durable antitumor activity reported with RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM); results surpass current standards of care * Johnson & Joh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Medical Cannabis Products Provide Improved Sleep Outcomes for Patients With Insomnia * London, United Kingdom: Patients diagnosed with insomnia experience sleep-related improvements following their use of medical cannabis preparations, according to long-term observational data published in the journal PLoS Mental Health. British investig  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 19 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB leads study to mitigate the medication adherence barriers in those living with HIV * Aadia Rana, M.D. Medication adherence remains a challenge across all chronic conditions, commonly imposed by financial, physical or educational factors with impact on personal health outcomes. In infectious diseases like HIV, in addition to impacting individual health, reduced adherence to medications also results   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, deepen justice system inequities and compound trauma. The absence of police verification of a crime is the primary reason for rejection, representing 34.4% of disapproved requests--which acc  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Medical and materials innovations of two women engineers recognized by Sony and Nature Two U-M engineers received this year's Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature for improving solar cells and medical tech for treating cancer and cognitive disease * Two of the three recipients of the second-ever Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature are from University of Michigan Engineering. The award "c  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * New Zealand faces severe shortage of neurologists, study finds New Zealand does not have enough neurologists to keep up with the increase in demand for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and stroke, research from the University of Otago, Wellington - Otakou Whakaihu Waka, Poneke, has found. Professor Anna Ranta from the Faculty of M  more