Jeanna Marraffa named clinical director of the Upstate New York Poison Center
Marraffa has been affiliated with the Poison Center since 12004.
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - September 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news

Why Fighting Cancer In Low Income Countries Helps Progress In Rich Countries, Too
Cancer should be addressed " as the global health emergency that it is, " Dr. Satish Gopal, director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Center for global health tells Forbes Editor-at-Large Russell Flannery in an interview.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bernard Osei, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news

Research on an adaptive method for the angle calibration of roadside LiDAR point clouds - Wen X, Hu J, Chen H, Huang S, Hu H, Zhang H.
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), a laser-based technology for environmental perception, finds extensive applications in intelligent transportation. Deployed on roadsides, it provides real-time global traffic data, supporting road safety and research. T...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

State and religion: the French response to jihadist violence - Zinigrad R, Sawyer SW.
The five acts of jihadist violence between 2012-2020, particularly the 2015 Paris attacks, combined with an increasingly polarized political discourse in France, have pushed jihadist extremism to the center of government policy and public opinion. Approach...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Factorial validity and comparability of the six translations of the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire translations: results from the CENTER-TBI study - Zeldovich M, Bockhop F, Covic A, Mueller I, Polinder S, Mikoli ć A, van der Vlegel M, von Steinbuechel N.
BACKGROUND: Comparison of patient-reported outcomes in multilingual studies requires evidence of the equivalence of translated versions of the questionnaires. The present study examines the factorial validity and comparability of six language versions of t...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

High-energy blunt pelvic ring injury incidence and polytrauma caseload in a single level I trauma center during COVID-19 related pseudo-lockdown measures: a retrospective cohort study based on a prospective registry - Morello V, Zingg M, Andereggen E, Ansorge A, Valisena S, Gamulin A.
BACKGROUND: Pelvic ring injuries are potentially lethal lesions associated with polytrauma patients and need an efficient trauma team for their management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of high-energy blunt pelvic ring injuries an...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Advent of Anti-VEGF Agents Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Advent of Anti-VEGF Agents
Thomas Ciulla, MD, discusses the clinical transition from therapeutically limited laser-based therapies to the introduction of anti-VEGF drugs.Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology MDAngle Source Type: news

U.S. regains the lead in friendly x-ray laser ‘arms race’
The United States has regained the global lead in x-ray lasers. The Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II), a so-called x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, has produced its first flashes of x-rays, lab officials announced today. Supporting studies of everything from the structures of biomolecules to the conditions in the cores of planets, the upgraded machine will produce data 8000 times faster than the original LCLS and in some ways surpass its main rival, the European XFEL near Hamburg, Germany. “There isn’t anything you can do at the European XFEL that you c...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 18, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Software Associated with Prescription Drugs: Opportunities to Enhance Safe and Effective Medication Use
FDA has released a draft guidance, “Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug-Use-Related Software,” to share the agency’s current thinking on software that accompanies or supplements prescription drugs.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 18, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

CDER Creates New Biosimilars Resources for Educators, Teaching Facilities
CDER Office of Therapeutic Biosimilars and Biosimilars (OTBB) released its first-ever curriculum toolkit for educators to help students in healthcare professional degree programs improve their understanding of biosimilar and interchangeable products and their regulatory approval pathway in the U.S.
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 18, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness Based on One Adequate and Well-Controlled Clinical Investigation and Confirmatory Evidence
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 18, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 18, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

FNS: Child Nutrition Program Integrity
Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) correcting theAugust 23, 2023, final rule implementing statutory requirements and policy improvements to strengthen administrative oversight and operational performance of the Child Nutrition Programs. The final rule is effective September 22, 2023.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 18, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

CDC: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Charter Renewal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the renewal of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), charter. The charter is effective for a 2-year period through February 3, 2025.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 18, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Just Two Doctors Serve This Small Alabama Town. What's Next When They Want to Retire?
Describes the primary care options for a rural Alabama town where the only 2 practicing physicians are considering retirement. The fire department with emergency medics on staff is one method for filling the void. Telehealth kiosks provided by a nearby is another.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 18, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

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