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Journals Medical Newsletter for 2026-02-18 ( 8 items )  
Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments February (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments February * Julia Maxson earns grant from childhood cancer charity Julia Maxson, Ph.D. (OHSU) Julia Maxson, Ph.D., associate professor at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, is among four cancer researchers nationwide to receive a four-year grant from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children w more PR

Career & Technical Education Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47166) entitled "Career and Technical Education - A Primer:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * CTE Program Challenges This section discusses challenges that CTE program providers have experienced with program delivery, increasing student access, and replicating evidence-based practices, as well as resources that have been used to address these challenges./31 Delivery, Access, and Replicati more PR

FDA Approves Rubrevant Faspro as the Only EGFR-Targeted Therapy That Can Be Administered Once a Month (10)
RARITAN, New Jersey, Feb. 18 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * FDA approves RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM) (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) as the only EGFR-targeted therapy that can be administered once a month Monthly dosing reduces treatment visits while maintaining established safety and efficacy/1,2 Builds on RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM) FDA approval to deliver the simplest and fastest combination regimen for EGFR+ non-small cell lung more PR

GSK's Arexvy Associated With Reductions in Certain RSV-Related Risks Including Heart Attack, Stroke and Severe Flare-Ups of COPD and Asthma, Real World Study Shows (10)
LONDON, England, Feb. 18 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * GSK's Arexvy associated with reductions in certain RSV-related risks including heart attack, stroke and severe flare-ups of COPD and asthma, real world study shows - Reduction observed in RSV-related hospitalisations in adults aged 60 years/1 - An observed reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events* in adults aged 60 years/2 during RSV-relat more PR

Marian University Researchers Publish First-Documented Case Linking Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Hemochromatosis (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 17 -- Marian University posted the following news: * * * Marian University Researchers Publish First-Documented Case Linking Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Hemochromatosis * Marian University's Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-WCOM) is pleased to announce that alumnus Robert Daze, DO '18, and third-year osteopathic medical student Nicolas Lo have published original dermatology research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. Their manuscript, "Cl more PR

Rare Fossil at Montana State's Museum of the Rockies Records Tyrannosaurus Attack (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Rare fossil at Montana State's Museum of the Rockies records Tyrannosaurus attack A fossil on display at Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies reveals how dinosaurs in the Tyrannosaurus genus may have subdued prey, and the specimen is the focus of a new collaborative research publication between scientists at MSU and the University of Alberta in Canada. The giant carnivorous dinosaur T more PR

Researchers detect complex emotions by combining multiple optical signals (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers detect complex emotions by combining multiple optical signals * 17 February 2026 Portable system that combines fiber-based physiological sensing and facial thermal imaging could help monitor mental health and emotional states Caption : Researchers developed a new way to recognize human emotions by combining fiber-based physiological signals with thermal im more PR

South Dakota State University: Research Proposes Public Health Shift - Change Agricultural Production to Make Staple Foods Healthier (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * New research proposes public health shift: Change agricultural production to make staple foods healthier By Addison DeHaven A new study from an SDSU researcher advocates improving wheat and other staple foods through agricultural techniques, making the food people love to eat healthier. Ali Parsaeimehr, assistant research professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Biol more PR