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06/01/21 WorkersCompensation.com Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) Administrative Director George Parisotto has appointed William E. Gunn to serve as a member of the Workers Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee. William E. Gunn is presiding workers compensation administrative law judge of DWCs Special Adjudication Unit at the Van Nuys district office. The appointment is effective June 1, 2021. William E. Gunn will fill the position designated f...

The effectiveness of vaccine incentives like Vax-a-Million The vaccination rate has increased in every county in Ohio since the lottery announcement, but does it deserve all the credit? Author: Will Ujek Updated: 2:50 AM EDT May 28, 2021 CLEVELAND — Abbey Bugenske gave every vaccinated Ohioan a reason to dream when she was announced as the first winner of the $1 million Vax-a-Million contest. "I was completely surprised when I got the call, and I still cant bel...

She will lead NIH’s effort to promote diversity, inclusiveness, and equity throughout the biomedical research. enterprise.

Hines VA Hospital holds grand opening for Pacemaker Clinic James Doelling, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Director, and Dr. Sandra Reynertson, Associate Chief of Medicine at Hines, cut the ribbon to Hines new pacemaker clinic during a grand opening ceremony April 16. At 2,655 square feet, the clinic is nearly twice the size of the hospitals former pacemaker clinic. Courtesy of Malachi Shannon   Updated 4/19/2021 10:44 PM HINES, Ill. -- With the slice of a ribbon, Edward Hines, Jr. ...

Potential Blood Biomarker for TBI, and Mechanistic Link with Alzheimer’s Disease Identified April 15, 2021 Source: Moussa81/Getty Images Scientists headed by a team at the Harrington Discovery Institute have discovered a potential new approach to preventing brain nerve cells from deteriorating after brain injury. The team’s work, reported in Cell, demonstrated that traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces acetylation of the tau protein at sites that are also acetylated in human Alzheime...

Researchers discover a new way to prevent brain nerve cells from deteriorating after injury Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are currently about five million people in the U.S. living with some form of chronic impairment after suffering a TBI. Even in a mild form, TBI can lead to lifelong nerve cell deterioration associated with a wide array of neuropsychiatric conditions. Tragically, there are no medicines to protect nerve cells after injury....

Edward Hines Jr. VA reaches COVID-19 vaccine milestone On Friday, March 26, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital celebrated its 40,000th vaccination given, a milestone in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy of Daniel DuVerney   Updated 3/31/2021 7:23 PM On Friday, March 26, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital celebrated its 40,000th vaccination given, a tremendous milestone in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Since day one, Hines has been at the leading edge of VAs vaccin...

Several European countries suspend COVID vaccinations Many countries across Europe and into Asia are suspending their COVID-19 vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine. These moves come on concerns over the formation of blood clots in some people soon after being inoculated. Several people have developed pulmonary embolism, where the blood clot in the legs has broken off and traveled into the lungs, and a few have died. A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is pictured in a pharmacy in Boulogne Billanc...

nView s1 completes first 25 cases at leading pediatric hospitals Share Article The nView s1, nView medical’s breakthrough imaging system, has now been used in 25 cases at three leading pediatric hospitals. SALT LAKE CITY (PRWEB) March 15, 2021 The nView s1, nView medical’s breakthrough imaging system, has now been used in 25 cases at three leading pediatric hospitals: Children’s National Hospital, Lucile Packard Children’s...

Thats according to Dr. Carla Perissinotto, the Associate Chief of Geriatric Clinical Programs at UCSF. She has about 200 patients who are unable to leave their homes due to their medical conditions. None of them have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. "Every week we keep getting told, no, theres not enough vaccines. Our patients have just been devastated because weve been telling them its coming," said Perissinotto. She said when she does get doses of the vaccine, her team is ready for the comp...