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During the past 40 years, the gap between rich and poor Americans has continued to widen in terms of health and mortality, as well as income. Now, in a first-of-its-kind study(opens in new tab/window) of an extremely low-income and predominantly Black population, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that people who earned less than $15,000 a year died, on average, more than 10 years earlier than those whose annual income exceeded $50,000. Addressing racial and inco...

New evidence-based research calls into question the conventional three-month blanking period immediately after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, when early occurrences of AF are thought not to predict long-term AF recurrence. Two articles and an accompanying editorial in Heart Rhythm (opens in new tab/window), the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier, address t...

“After 8 years as vice-rector, including during the COVID period, I felt I had the energy to run as rector”, explains Milena Králíčková, Charles University’s first woman rector in 700 years of history. Find out about her personal journey to the top, what structural changes are still needed in the Czech context and, more broadly, why designated funds for research and gender equality are required. This fascinating new podcast of the “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” campaign is brought...

A study(opens in new tab/window) in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ( JAACAP )(opens in new tab/window), published by Elsevier, found that physical activity (PA) interventions are effective in reducing psychological symptoms across diverse populations of children and adolescents, including those with various clinical conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cancer, depression, and obesity. The researchers conducted an...

The latest global gender report developed by Elsevier shows that despite an overall increase in the representation of women in all scientific fields, gender parity is closer amongst younger researchers but tends to diminish at senior levels. This is also correlated with a tendency for women to cease to publish earlier than men. The 2021 SHE Figures only confirm this disparity and highlight women’s underrepresentation at the highest positions of academia.

Experiencing a pregnancy from sexual violence is common in the United States, according to research(opens in new tab/window) conducted by investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (opens in new tab/window), published by Elsevier. Nearly six million women in the United States who were raped, sexually coerced (defined as non-physically forced unwanted penetration), or both became pregnant as a result. T...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, is an inflammatory, liver-scarring disease that has reached epidemic proportions, with an estimated 1.5% to 6.5% of U.S. adults afflicted by the condition, and roughly 24% of adults having nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). MASH, previously known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH, is a more serious complication of NAFLD, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD. The nomenclature(op...

Everyone should get quality care, no matter the color of their skin. However, implicit bias, micro-aggressions, and a lack of cultural understanding persist, leading to oppression and unequal treatment in healthcare. An insightful article(opens in new tab/window) in the new themed issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (opens in new tab/window) on specialized populations, published by Elsevier, highlights this serious problem, specifically addressing the assess...

A new case report(opens in new tab/window) appearing in Heart Rhythm Case Reports(opens in new tab/window), an official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, published by Elsevier, details the commotio cordis event experienced by a Romanian basketball player that resulted in cardiac arrest. The case is unique because it is validated and documented by an ECG and video evidence(opens in new tab/window) of the event. Swift action by onlookers saved his life. In early January 2023, commot...

Falling Walls Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2024 for Women PhD-students worldwide. Application Deadline:  20 November 2023.