ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America issued the following news release: * * * Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Confusion, New Tool Helps Guide Decision-Making AAFA releases decision aid to provide information, guide conversations with doctors * Washington D.C. -- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) announces the release of a new COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Aid, designed to help people decide if they should get the vaccine this year. The decision ai more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Home fingertip oxygen monitors less accurate for people with darker skin tones Largest study on this topic suggests that measurement errors lead to potential delays in care and contribute to health disparities * Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give higher readings for patients with darker tha more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "BMJ Evidence Based Medicine": * * * Phone apps nearly 3 times as good as no/basic support for quitting smoking long term If high quality clinical trials confirm lasting benefits and key features, apps could become cornerstone of global tobacco control efforts, suggest researchers * Smartphone apps--particularly those based on psychological theories--are 3 times as effective as no/minimal su more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "BMJ Open": * * * Postoperative complications of medical tourism may cost NHS up to pound sterling20,000/patient But data on use, frequency, and consequences for NHS incomplete and haphazard Currently impossible to fully understand risks of opting for surgery abroad, warn researchers * The postoperative complications of medical tourism may be costing the NHS up to pound sterling20,000 per p more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Precautionary approach to alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks needed to protect public health, say experts Alcohol-free and low alcohol ("nolo") drinks have the potential to improve public health, but experts (https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-086563) in The BMJ today call for a precautionary approach that maximises potential benefits (eg. increased substitution of alco more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 15 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Community college pathway expands and diversifies physician pipeline * California is taking a major step to address its physician shortage and improve access to healthcare in underserved communities through the California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP), a statewide initiative that helps community college students pursue careers in medicine, reports a paper published in the journ more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 16 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Hearing aid prescriptions not associated with changes in memory and thinking Highlights * A new study has found that for people with moderate hearing loss, being prescribed hearing aids had no impact on cognitive test scores. * Following people with moderate hearing loss, researchers compared those prescribed hearing aids to those without prescriptions. * They found both groups ha more PR

HONG KONG, Jan. 15 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineering Researchers Develop Soft, 3D Transistors * The WISE research group (Wearable, Intelligent, Soft Electronics) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU-WISE) have addressed a long-standing bioelectronic challenge: the development of soft, 3D transistors. This groundbreaking work introduces a new approach to semiconductor device design with transformative potential for bioelectronics, which has more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Jan. 15 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Miami brain cell research could lead to targeted therapies for autism * Two Miami researchers have learned how to "rescue" malfunctioning brain cells linked to autism spectrum disorder by restoring the electrical signals that allow neurons to communicate. Their video-documented technique was published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), giving other researchers a roadmap for developing new targeted therap more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * More Isn't Always Better: Texas A&M Research Links High-Dose Antioxidants To Offspring Birth Defects Findings from a mouse study suggest men planning to conceive should use caution with antioxidant supplements, as excess intake can influence sperm and early offspring craniofacial development. * Antioxidants have bee more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * More resources and collaboration needed to support prevention and treatment of obesity * Statement Highlights: * More than one-third of adults and children in the U.S. are living with obesity. Obesity rates are highest among non-Hispanic Black children and adults, low-income families, people living in rural areas and adults with a high school education or less. * Th more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: * * * Guidance for Clinicians Navigating Conflicting Vaccination Recommendations Stanford Law's Michelle Mello and former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky offer recommendations to clinicians struggling to follow new vaccine guidelines. By Beth Duff-Brown Abrupt changes in vaccination recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the recently reconstituted Advisory more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Cannabis Treatment Provides Sustained Relief for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression * London, United Kingdom: Patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression report sustained improvements in their health-related quality of life following the use of medical cannabis preparations, according to longitudinal data published in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Survey: Medical Cannabis Use Common Among Cystic Fibrosis Patients * Vancouver, Canada: Patients with cystic fibrosis frequently acknowledge consuming cannabis products to ease their symptoms, according to survey data published in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Canadian researchers surveyed 110 patients with either cystic fibrosis ( more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Immunometabolism may be a key to controlling sepsis: study This discovery may lead to new ways to block metabolic changes contributing to excessive and ineffective inflammation, reset the immune system, and bring sepsis under control. By Bill Snyder Metabolic changes that "rewire" part of the immune system can intensify sepsis, the body's dysregulated response to infection more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news: * * * A more realistic way to study cocaine use could accelerate addiction research You may be surprised to learn that, according to AddictionHelp.com, an estimated 12 percent of American adults (~41 million) have used powder cocaine in their lifetimes. Thankfully, not everyone who partakes develops an addiction, but for the over 50 million Americans who had a cocaine u more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 15 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Whole-Person Education in Medical Humanities at Seton Hall * Aleksy Tarasenko-Struc, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Medical Humanities Program, has recently authored a series of articles in top-tier academic venues. His recent publications include " Dehumanization: From Ethics to Metaphysics (and Back) " in the European Journal of Philo more PR