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Welcome to Class Acts, a celebration of remarkable graduating students at Washington University in St. Louis. In our first installment, Class Acts showcases three incredible makers artist Erin Lewis, who created a multidisciplinary “cancer tool kit” to capture her own experience with the disease; engineer Alex Levy, who led the design of WashU Racing’s Formula One car; and Noor Bekhiet, who founded a pop-up market for immigrant and refugee artists.
In upcoming weeks, we will highlight graduating students who have made an impact through their advocacy, research, work to improve equity in health care, and efforts to build a stronger St. Louis.
Not all patients with elevated eye pressure need pressure-lowering treatment to prevent vision loss from glaucoma, according to a new study.
The findings come more than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations, and analyses.
When the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study launched, it was universally accepted that all patients with elevated eye pressure should be given medication to lower that pressure.
Researchers recruited more than 1,600 patients nationally who were at moderate to high risk for glaucoma because of elevated eye pressure. The purpose was to evaluate how successful medication was at preserving vision.
The researchers randomly selected half of the patients to receive daily treatment with eye drops to lower intraocular pressure, and observed the other half without treatment. After seven years, when the treatment had been shown to be highly effective, the researchers gave patients in both groups the treatment. In this latest phase
Blitz Champz Creator Adrienne Smith Named Comcast RISE Award Recipient
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The vibrantly-illustrated card game for kids & families will receive a professionally-produced television commercial and airtime in select U.S. markets as part of prestigious award program from media leader
Adrienne Smith, creator of Blitz Champz We are excited to partner with Comcast to bring Blitz Champz to more kids, schools, and families around the country. Adrienne Smith NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 16, 2021 Adrienne Smith, creator of Blitz Champz, Boston Renegades Wide Receiver, football advocate and spokesperson, Orange is the New Black actress, and entrepreneur, has received the Comcast RISE Award, created to help strengthen Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned small businesses around the country that have been impacted by the pandemic. Blitz Champz, the vibrantly-illustrated card game for kids and families,
More than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had timely Pap smears and/or HPV tests - screenings that allow.
Interventions beyond health navigators are needed to ensure access to prevention services
Scientists at Washington University studied a group of female callers in Missouri seeking assistance from a free and confidential phone service that helps people find basic resources. The researchers determined that many female callers were due for cervical cancer screenings but most did not schedule one, even with the support of a health navigator. Their findings indicate that a new approach is needed to achieve such screenings and, ultimately, lower the number of women treated for advanced cancer. (Photo: Getty Images)
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More than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had timely Pap smears and/or HPV tests screenings that allow for detection of precancerous or cancerous cells on the cervix. Encouraging low-income women in particular to participate in such screenings likely would improve cancer detection and save lives, but h