SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Feb. 5 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * AI-enabled stethoscope demonstrated to be twice as efficient at detecting valvular heart disease in the clinic * Key takeaways * New research published in the European Heart Journal - Digital Health shows that an AI-enabled digital stethoscope more than doubles sensitivity for detecting moderate to severe valvular heart disease in a real-world clinical settin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal, Boozman, King & Duckworth Lead Bipartisan Push to Secure Long-Overdue Benefits for K2 Veterans Senators call on Defense Department to review toxic substances present at Karshi Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Angus Ki more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Emergency Medicine Journal: * * * Air ambulance pre-hospital care may make surviving critical injury more likely Associated with saving 5 more lives than expected out of every 100 seriously injured people * Air ambulance pre-hospital care (HEMS) may make surviving critical injury more likely as it's associated with saving 5 more lives than would be expected in every 100 major trauma cases, suggests an anal more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 5 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Computer science undergraduate receives honorable mention for national research award * Adrian Faust, a senior in the Department of Computer Science, has received an honorable mention for the Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. The highly competitive award -sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory -recognize more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 4 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Experimental pill dramatically reduces 'bad' cholesterol * DALLAS - Feb. 04, 2026 - An experimental pill called enlicitide slashed levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, commonly known as "bad" cholesterol, by up to 60%, a new phase three clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed. If approved by the Food and Drug Administration, this more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Greater Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Study Snapshot: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine researchers examined national U.S. health and diet data to explore whether eating ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is linked to heart attacks and strokes. UPFs - such as sodas, packaged snacks and processed meats - now  more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Genetic study shows: Anxiety disorders have many causes * Around one in four people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include * panic disorder with sudden, severe anxiety attacks, * generalised anxiety disorder, in which sufferers worry about everyday things over a longer period of time that is difficult to control, and * phobias of specific objects or s more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 5 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed reveals end-of-life communication gaps, urges enhanced communication training alongside Hong Kong's new 'Advance Medical Directives' legislation * As Hong Kong moves towards implementing landmark legislation to protect people's end-of-life care wishes, a research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed and tested a pioneering tool to improve cruci more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Method spots early signs of infection after breast cancer reconstruction * In the U.S., one in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, and about half of them will have mastectomies. Many of those women opt to have their breasts surgically reconstructed, most commonly with implants, but a relatively high percentage develop infections after implant surgery, requiri more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 5 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * New OMRF research shows potential to slow Alzheimer's * Forgetting dates or recently acquired information is the hallmark sign of early Alzheimer's. New research by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists suggests a way to protect the brain from this forgetfulness. OMRF scientist Heather Rice, Ph.D., studies molecules in the brain called amyloid precursor proteins. Faulty br more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * New paper urges caution as FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drug development * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Replacing animal testing with alternate methodologies in preclinical drug trials holds potential for the development of cheaper, safer pharmaceuticals as well as alleviating animal suffering. But according to a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Presidential Recognition: Cedarville's Mickle Presented Meritorious Service Medal * by Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of Public Relations Lt. Col. Angelia M. Mickle has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of her outstanding achievement and exceptional leadership in military medical service from April 1 to August 11, 2024. Medical Leadership Honored With Presidential Award Au more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 5 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Study identifies why some breast cancers evade treatment * DALLAS - Feb. 05, 2026 - Up to 20% of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers don't respond to antiestrogen therapies. A study led by researchers at UT Southwestern, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggests that a protein secreted by immune cells within these tumors causes them to grow even in the more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * For Dementia Patients, Easy Access to Experts May Help the Most Programs that match caregivers with patient navigators yield better outcomes than Alzheimer's drug -- but combining the two may be best. * A Medicare-covered program that offers support and medical advice for caregivers of patients with dementia may bring more benefit than a costly Alzheimer's more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * UIS professor uses visual storytelling to help students understand health, illness and caregiving Author: Blake Wood Can lessons from illustrated narratives apply to health care? At the University of Illinois Springfield, students are discovering that stories told through words and images can offer powerful insight into illness, caregiving and the human side of medicine. Lan Dong, more PR