CHICAGO, Illinois, May 19 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Where You Have Rectal Cancer Surgery May Affect Whether the Cancer Comes Back Hospital accreditation by the American College of Surgeons National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer linked to better care and outcomes for patients with rectal cancer Key Takeaways * Having surgery for rectal cancer at a hospital accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer   more

BURNABY, British Columbia, May 19 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * B.C.-led clinical trial points to safer care for critically ill patients * Dr. Steven Reynolds, Marlena Ornowska and Fraser Health research co-ordinator Jessica Wittmann. Photo: Fraser Health A B.C.-led clinical research team is behind a study that could help improve care for critically ill patients in intensive care units worldwide. Researchers from Royal Columbian Hospital and Simon Fraser Uni  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 20 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * BAXFENDY approved in the US as the first and only aldosterone synthase inhibitor treatment for adults with hypertension Approval based on BaxHTN Phase III results showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension BAXFENDY 2mg lowered systolic blood pressure by 15.7 mmHg (9.8 m  more

COVENTRY, England, May 19 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Clinical trial offers hope of better recovery for intensive care survivors * A UK-wide trial, managed by Warwick Medical School, finds that online rehabilitation at home can meaningfully improve quality of life for some intensive care survivors. The iRehab Trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), tested an online rehabilitation programme for people recovering   more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The City University of New York issued the following news: * * * CUNY Celebrates Class of 2026 Graduates Across 28 Commencement Ceremonies Speakers and Honorees Include Actress Jane Fonda, Historian Louise Mirrer, Philanthropic Leader Elizabeth Alexander, Former Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, Lawyer Maya Wiley, Deputy Mayor Helen Arteaga and Astrophysicist David N. Spergel * The City University of New York will honor the Class of 2026 beginning this week with 28 commencemen  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 19 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Discovery Shows How Cancer Takes Hold As Cells Divide * School of Medicine scientists have revealed how mistakes in the final step of cell division can have dire consequences for developing brain cells. The findings offer important new insights into cancer and developmental disorders, helping explain how the body tries to protect itself and what happens when it can't. Genes that cont  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 19 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Exposure to Coal Operations Linked to Rise in Cancer Mortality in U.S. * Recent efforts to expand coal operations in the United States are poised to worsen exposure to coal pollutants in communities already disproportionately burdened by cancer. A systematic review by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows coal mining and residing near coal mines are consistent  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * In the Digital Health Era, Can We Do Better Than a Consent Form? * This commentary by Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS, a professor at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and an affiliate of both the Design Lab and Qualcomm Institute, with decades of experience conducting empirical research on digital health research ethics, argues that we n  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 19 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Lynne Cossman selected as provost for UMass Lowell * Lynne Cossman, dean of the College for Health, Community and Policy, has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, effective Aug. 1. "As founding dean, Lynne Cossman embraced and championed the vision of the College for Health, Community and Policy -to better prepare   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 19 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2026 Health Journalism Fellows * AHCJ is excited to announce the 2026 Health Journalism fellows. This group is a dynamic and diverse mix of passionate and dedicated journalists committed to illuminating the complexities of health care in today's world. This year, more than 60 fellows will receive registration, travel support and lodging to attend Health Journ  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Your gut is home to an entire ecosystem, and scientists are finding new residents A new gut bacteria identified and named by U-M researchers Written by Kara Headley, Communications Specialist for the Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, and Microbiology & Immunology. Kara graduated w  more

LONDON, England, May 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Millions of people face life-altering barriers to their medical records, banks and other services * Book publication announcement 19th May 2026 Inaccessible technology is creating life-altering and life-threatening barriers for millions of people worldwide. Picture from Alamy In an increasingly digital world, millions of disabled people are being systema  more

LONDON, England, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Taylor and Francis Group issued the following news: * * * Millions of people face life-altering barriers to their medical records, banks and other services Inaccessible technology is creating life-altering and life-threatening barriers for millions of people worldwide. * In an increasingly digital world, millions of disabled people are being systematically excluded from critical services every day, from their medical records to bank accounts to emergency   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Teaching with Food Boosts Preschoolers' Science Knowledge and Vocabulary Using food in the classroom can help preschoolers learn more about science and increase their vocabulary skills, according to new research from North Carolina State University and East Carolina University. It also might get preschoolers to taste, or at least touch, the green vegetables on their dinner pla  more

WACO, Texas, May 20 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * National Cancer Research Month: Baylor Researchers at Forefront of New Discoveries Novel approaches could provide effective cancer therapies for some of the most aggressive cancers By Lori Fogleman, Media & Public Relations May is National Cancer Research Month, which highlights the importance of lifesaving research to the millions of people around the world affected by cancer. Thanks to spectacular advances   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * New smart technology in a wearable wristband may detect cardiac arrest * Research Highlights: * A small study of adults in the Netherlands found that a smart technology-based wristband may accurately detect cardiac arrest during routine medical procedures. * The research focused on data from 49 adults with abnormal heart rhythms who had a medical procedure in which a lif  more

NEW YORK, May 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Reversing T Cell Exhaustion Improves Effectiveness of Myeloma Immunotherapies * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bristol Myers Squibb, and the University of Oxford have discovered a way to give worn-out immune cells a second wind in the fight against multiple myeloma. In two studies published this month in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hema  more

RESTON, Virginia, May 19 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * SNMMI Dosimetry Challenge Leads to Award-Winning Published Research * Radiopharmaceutical therapies have demonstrated clinical utility in the treatment of cancers of the thyroid, liver, prostate, and neuroendocrine tumors. A wave of new research involving highly specific theranostic radiopharmaceuticals is currently in clinical trials. Quantitative im  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * USC comparison study of leading targeted therapies for ALK+ lung cancer could lead to better treatment decisions In the largest real-world analysis of U.S. patients, researchers used insurance claims data to study the effectiveness of five drugs known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors to better understand differences in how the drugs affect patient out  more

RIVERSIDE, California, May 18 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * What we now know about how smoking stiffens lungs * For the first time, scientists have directly measured how smoking changes the mechanical behavior of human lung tissue. Published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the study directed by UC Riverside mechanical engineer Mona Eskandari, examines human lung parenchyma, which is the soft, spongy tissue that makes up the  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 18 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Why babies are dying and how we can stop It * New post-portem study reveals over 80% of infection-related neonatal deaths in South Africa are preventable. A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal has identified that the vast majority of neonatal (newborn infant in the first 28 days of life) deaths caused by infections in South Africa and other low-and  more