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TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Classroom Controversies Expert Panel Q&A

Newswise — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:05:00 EST

Teachers, students, and their parents are navigating sensitive subjects such as phone bans, political polarization, and debates over curriculum and teaching methods. Binghamton University experts will discuss the controversies looming over our schools in a live Q&A with media covering the issues.

FDA Changes to Laboratory Developed Test Regulation: Livestreamed Expert Panel

Newswise — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:05:39 EST

Live from the annual conference of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC), experts will discuss how the new FDA rule on laboratory developed tests will hinder patient care. This rule will place these tests under duplicative FDA oversight, even though laboratory developed tests are already regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This will force many labs to stop performing these essential tests, which play a critical role in diagnosing rare disorders, such as inherited genetic conditions in newborns.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Mixed Reality for Surgical Precision Expert Q&A

Newswise — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:05:09 EST

Live, virtual press briefing with Mercy Medical Center surgeon Dr. Gregory Gasbarro, to discuss the advanced new surgical technique using mixed reality to assist in the operating room.

Easter Island Expert Q&A: Video and Transcript Available

Newswise — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:05:25 EST

Join this virtual Q&A with Carl P. Lipo, PhD, Binghamton University, to discuss the upcoming embargoed paper about Easter Island agricultural and anthropology research.

VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT: RSV Risk And Undertreated Asthma: Expert Panel Q&A

Newswise — Tue, 21 May 2024 14:15:00 EST

Doctors with the American Thoracic Society will discuss new research about the potential effect of estrogen on hypertension for women in menopause, and the link between hormone replacement and breast cancer risk. How can patients and doctors weigh the risks and benefits and decide whether or not estrogen is right for them?

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Florida Climate Report: Expert Panel Live Event Reporter Q&A

Newswise — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:00:00 EST

Climate experts from Florida Atlantic University, Archbold Biological Station, and Live Wildly Foundation will speak and answer questions from the media on the Florida Wildlife Corridor (FLWC) and Climate Change managing Florida's Natural and Human Landscapes for Prosperity and Resilience

VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT: Presidential Primaries Expert Panel with South Carolina Political Scientists

Newswise — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:15:52 EST

Political Science experts from Furman University will speak and answer questions from the media on South Carolina politics leading up to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust

Newswise — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:00:15 EST

For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Video and Transcript: Scientists create tiny biological robot "healers" assembled from human cells

Newswise — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:00:00 EST

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial 'wounds' in the lab. Using patients' own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no need for immune suppression. Lead researchers Prof Michael Levin and Gizem Gumuskaya from Tufts University will provide a brief commentary on the science and potential impact of this discovery, followed by Q&A with reporters.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: A Machine-Learning Model to Forecast Glioma Treatment Effects

Newswise — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:00:00 EST

Researchers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will discuss their machine-learning model to evaluate glioma patients' prognosis under therapy. The team has demonstrated that East Asian brain tumors have remarkable differences with those of Caucasians.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Higher Prostate Cancer Rates Topic of Expert Panel

Newswise — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:00:31 EST

A recent report from the American Cancer Society detailed the alarming increase in rates of late-diagnosed cases of prostate cancer. With Prostate Cancer Awareness month in September, this panel will address proper screening and prevention and discuss the higher risks for minority groups, reluctance to discuss the issue, and advice for both patients and practitioners.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Mount Sinai Hosting the Medical Team for the U.S. Tennis Open

Newswise — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:10:54 EST

Doctors from Mount Sinai Hospital will discuss gender disparities and sports medicine ahead of The US Open Tennis Championships.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Health Disparities in Pulmonary Medicine Live from the American Thoracic Society 2023 Annual Meeting

Newswise — Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:42 EST

Are marginalized groups slipping through the cracks when it comes to lung cancer prevention? Pulmonologists looked into this question and will present their conclusions and recommendations in a live-stream Q&A direct from the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society.

Video and transcript: Study of fecal microbiota on patients with C. diff infection

Newswise — Fri, 05 May 2023 10:25:59 EST

The researcher discusses the findings in a new study on the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota (REBYOTA(tm)), the first microbiota-based live biotherapeutic approved by the US FDA used to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Live Event for April 26: Misinformation and Media Relations

Newswise — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:30:44 EST

We are forming a panel to discuss misinformation and how it affects media relations. For the last two years, we have been looking at how Newswise can tackle issues around spreading and consuming fake news.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer's proteins

Newswise — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:10:43 EST

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Live Event for April 6th: Can pregnant women's COVID infection cause brain injury in newborns?

Newswise — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:05:00 EST

A group of physicians and scientists with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are releasing an important study that will be published in the journal Pediatrics on Thursday, showing that COVID-19 can cross into the placenta of pregnant women and cause brain injury in newborns, as evidenced with 2 cases they treated here in Miami. One of the infants also died at about 13 months old. Further testing of the infant's brain specimen showed that the virus was still present in the brain at the time of death--which was over a year after birth.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Theranos Whistleblowers Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz to Speak at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

Newswise — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:15:00 EST

AACC is pleased to announce that Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz--two of the key whistleblowers who helped bring down Theranos--will speak in a special fireside chat at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in Chicago. In this session, Cheung and Shultz will discuss the ethical challenges they faced in their efforts to reveal Theranos' fraud and protect patients from the company's faulty tests.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Event: What can we expect from AI and Chatbots in the next few years?

Newswise — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:55:43 EST

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming expert panel on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on journalism. As a platform for verified news, Newswise often hosts such panels on trending topics. We invite both reporters and the public to join us and interact with our panelists.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Newswise Live Event: Do No-Calorie Sweeteners Affect Health?

Newswise — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 08:45:12 EST

This Newswise Live Event will discuss the effects of dietary sweeteners and overall diet quality on metabolic and endocrine health.