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Erik Knudsen, PhD, has been appointed associate director of basic science research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.Knudsen — a faculty leader at Roswell Park since 2018 — will continue to serve as chair of molecular and cellular biology.
Infants aged younger than 6 months were better protected from serious COVID-19 outcomes if their mothers received two doses of the vaccine while pregnant, according to researchers. Maternal vaccination during pregnancy reduced the infant’s risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization by more than 50%, Natasha B. Halasa, MD, MPH, a professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, and
Lower BMI at the time of surgery was associated with increased functional improvements for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty, thus patients should focus on optimizing preoperative BMI, according to published results.To determine the effect of postoperative weight change on outcomes after TJA, Laura A. Stock, MS, and colleagues retrospectively analyzed data on 988 patients who underwent
LONDON — Although the annual incidence of acute hepatitis C virus has decreased over the past 10 years in Frankfurt, Germany, the prevalence of HCV genotype 4 increased in men who have sex with men, according to research.
High levels of exposure to fine particulate matter during specific prenatal and postnatal developmental windows may increase the risk for childhood asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Targeted measures to reduce exposure to these pollutants are needed to lower these risks, Guimin Chen, of the School of Public Health at Southern Medical