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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. Behind aging and genetics, TBI is the third leading cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet the link...

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 VA's vaccination efforts in Illinois, having delivered the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 202...

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 Billancourt, outside Paris, Monday, March 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) On Monday, Germany, France, I...

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 Hospital Stanford, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Nine surgeons across the three pi...

That's 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, there's not enough vaccines.' Our patients have just been devastated because we've been telling them it's coming," said Perissinotto. She said when she does get doses of the vaccine, her team is ready for the complicated process of thawing the vials and rapidly distributing the doses throughout the city in...