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Journals Medical Newsletter for Thursday May 07, 2026 ( 10 items )  

Bayer Announces New Late-breaking Data From OCEANIC-STROKE Trial of Asundexian
WHIPPANY, New Jersey, May 7 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * Bayer announces new late-breaking data from OCEANIC-STROKE trial of asundexian Data evaluates the frequency, severity, and disability of ischemic strokes in patients after a non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack KEY FINDINGS * The Phase III OCEANIC-STROKE study, previously p  more

Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute The first-of-its-kind AI safety lab focused on children will independently test AI products, broadly publish the results, and set clear standards to protect the safety, health, and development of a generation growing up with AI * Today, Common Sense Media launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testin  more

Elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy may result in poorer birth outcomes
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy may result in poorer birth outcomes Pregnant women in the United States are routinely tested for gestational diabetes, a condition where the body has high blood sugar during pregnancy that can lead to health problems for both mothers and babies. But even when the mother has not reached the threshold for gestational diabetes, higher levels of blood  more

Human Rights Watch: Malaysia - Submission to the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child
NEW YORK, May 6 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Malaysia: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child * We write in advance of the 100th Pre-Session Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Malaysia to highlight areas of concern regarding the Malaysian government's compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This submission addresses abuses against migrant, refugee, and stateless   more

Mount Sinai Health System Chair of Pediatrics Receives ASPN Founders' Award for Lifetime Achievement in Pediatric Nephrology
NEW YORK, May 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Health System Chair of Pediatrics Receives ASPN Founders' Award for Lifetime Achievement in Pediatric Nephrology * The Mount Sinai Health System today announced that Lisa M. Satlin, MD, the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Pediatrics and Chair of the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Pediatrician-in-Chief of Mou  more

Samsung Announces Breakthrough Study in Fainting Prediction Using Galaxy Watch
SEOUL, South Korea, May 6 (TNSjou) -- Samsung, a manufacturer of mobile devices and wearable tech to intelligent home appliances, issued the following news: * * * Samsung Announces Breakthrough Study in Fainting Prediction Using Galaxy Watch Joint study with Chung-Ang University Hospital demonstrates potential for preemptive fainting detection using Galaxy Watch, paving the way for real-time warning systems * Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that a joint clinical study with Chu  more

The Case Against Eric Conroy
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Eric Conroy * "Greg Landsman is exactly the kind of pragmatic, community-rooted leader Southwest Ohio families deserve in Congress. A former public school teacher and Cincinnati native, Greg has built a reputation as a bipartisan reformer who delivers results. Eric Conroy, on the other hand, is an opportunist who wants to rip health care away from Ohioans while being  more

University of Houston: Study Suggests 'Freedom Framing' More Effective Than Mandates for Vaccine-Hesitant Americans
HOUSTON, Texas, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * New Study Suggests 'Freedom Framing' More Effective Than Mandates for Vaccine-Hesitant Americans University of Houston Researchers Suggest Public Health Campaigns Should Align Messaging with Personal Values By Kelly Schafler -- 713-743-1153, kmschafler@central.uh.edu Key Takeaways * A new study from the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business suggests that effective public health co  more

University of Utah Health: Kind of CRISPR Could Treat Viral Infection and Cancer by Shredding Sick Cells' DNA
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * New Kind of CRISPR Could Treat Viral Infection and Cancer by Shredding Sick Cells' DNA Key points: * A new technology uses a relative of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system to kill target cells. * When activated by a specific, programmable genetic target, the Cas12a2 protein rips a cell's genome apart. * Researchers programmed Cas12a2 to kill virus-infected cells or cancer cells w  more

WTAS: HHS Launches MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: HHS Launches MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 4, 2026, announced efforts to curb psychiatric overprescribing at a MAHA Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization. As the closing speaker, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid out a new action plan to promote appropriate psychia  more