Newswise Feature Channel: Trauma

iXpressGenes Appoints John Schmitt as CEO, Announces Nationwide TAI Test Launch

iXpressGenes — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:25:55 EST

iXpressGenes (iXG), a biotechnology company transforming trauma care, is proud to appoint co-founder John Schmitt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and announce the nationwide launch of its Trauma Autoimmune Indicator (TAI) test, available by Q2 2025.

SLU Primary Care Sports Physician Explains the Concussion Gender Gap

Saint Louis University — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:25:19 EST

Jamil Neme, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at SLU's School of Medicine and director of the Concussion Clinic at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, said structural brain differences might explain why women and girls are more prone to concussions and experience longer recovery from injuries than men and boys.

Review Paper: MDMA-Assisted Therapy Could Improve Neurorehabilitation of Injured Service Members Beyond PTSD

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:25:36 EST

A UCLA Health analysis of MDMA-assisted therapy research suggests that the drug could improve outcomes of treatment of a wider range of trauma-related conditions experienced by military personnel beyond the current focus on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by increasing a collaborative and trusting relationship between a client and therapist.

$4.92 Million NIH Grant to Support Study of Legal Aid Benefits for Survivors of Violence

University of Chicago Medical Center — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:10:03 EST

Recovery Legal Care, a UChicago Medicine program designed to help survivors of violent crime, received funding from the NIH to study how free civil legal aid affects patients' long-term health and safety.

Mending the Mind After a Spinal Cord Injury

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:59 EST

A quadriplegic for the past 11 years, Julissa Santiago is the master of her own comfort. With the precision of a polite drill sergeant, she delivers instructions at bedtime for a series of minute body...

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Conducting Ptsd Research with $2.7 Million Award From Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Baylor Scott and White Health — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:40:35 EST

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Conducting PTSD Research with $2.7 Million Award from Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University and Hackensack University Medical Centers Achieve Excellence in Life Support Care

Hackensack Meridian Health — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:15:03 EST

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center are the only New Jersey hospitals to achieve the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's (ELSO) Gold Level Center of Excellence in Life Support Award.

New Measures of Patient Well-being Can Be Applied Readily in Clinical Care

Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:00:25 EST

Two measures of patient well-being, designed for use in busy clinical settings, are described in a Perspective piece in a supplement to Medical Care, the official journal of the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Surgeons Address the Urgent Need to Eliminate 'Blood Deserts'

American College of Surgeons (ACS) — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:00:47 EST

Surgeons at the forefront of trauma and critical care surgery discussed at a recent news conference the urgent need to make quick access to blood more widely available to injured patients before they arrive at a hospital.

Mount Sinai Researchers Have Uncovered the Mechanism in the Brain That Constantly Refreshes Memory

Mount Sinai Health System — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered for the first time a neural mechanism for memory integration that stretches across both time and personal experience.

"The Sound of Neurons": Q&A with Beckman Director Steve Maren

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:55:14 EST

Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute: Leading the Way in PM&R Innovation at AAPMR 2024

Hackensack Meridian Health — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:29 EST

Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, a nationally recognized leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation, is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming American Academy of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Annual Assembly (AAPMR) 2024 Annual Assembly, taking place November 6-10 in San Diego, CA.

American College of Surgeons Releases Revised Best Practices Guidelines in Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

American College of Surgeons (ACS) — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:40:59 EST

The American College of Surgeons has announced the release of its revised Best Practices Guidelines in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, offering healthcare providers comprehensive strategies to improve the care and outcomes of patients with traumatic brain injury.

Among Veterans with Alcohol Use Disorder, Improving Sleep May Lead to More Positive Mood and Less Frequent Heavy Drinking

Research Society on Alcoholism — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:00:00 EST

Negative emotions may help explain the link between insomnia and dangerous drinking, according to a small study involving veterans with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The findings provide new insight into why insomnia might be linked AUD. Insomnia symptoms are highly prevalent in people with substance use disorders (SUDs). Among veterans with AUD, for example, almost 2 in 3 experience insomnia.

Selwyn Rogers elected to National Academy of Medicine

University of Chicago Medical Center — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:18 EST

Rogers is a trauma surgeon, public health expert, founding director of the Trauma Center and Executive Vice President for Community Health Engagement at UChicago Medicine.

Black, Asian, Hispanic Trauma Patients Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Helicopter Transport, Finds First-of-Its-Kind Study

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:45:00 EST

Severely injured Black, Asian and Hispanic children and adults are less likely than white patients to receive critical helicopter ambulance services, which can make the difference between life and death, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY(r) 2024 annual meeting.

American College of Surgeons Invites Media to Attend Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco

American College of Surgeons (ACS) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:10:22 EST

This year's program offers multiple opportunities for healthcare and policy reporters to explore the latest advancements in surgery, trauma care, and patient outcomes.

Experts to Discuss the Importance of Blood for Trauma Patients Before Arriving at the Hospital

American College of Surgeons (ACS) — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:30:55 EST

Leading experts in trauma and critical care surgery will convene at a news conference on Monday, October 21, to discuss the lifesaving potential of making prehospital whole blood -- blood administered before arriving at a hospital -- widely available on ambulances across the United States.

Hurricane Milton: Rutgers Mental Health Experts Available

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:05:00 EST

Black, Hispanic, and American Indian Adolescents Likelier Than White Adolescents to Be Tested for Drugs, Alcohol at Pediatric Trauma Centers

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST

Injured adolescents from marginalized groups treated at pediatric trauma centers are more likely to be tested for drugs and alcohol than white adolescents, even when accounting for injury severity.