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Swamp Notes: The uproar at American universities
Some university students are furious with Biden’s Israel policy. Should he be worried?#israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Salt Lake City Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kian Eftekhari was Recently the Education Program Chair at the Utah Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference
Dr. Kian Eftekhari's recent role as Education Program Chair at the Utah Ophthalmology Society Annual Conference highlights his leadership in advancing oculofacial plastic surgery, while his practice the Eyelid Center of Utah underscores his commitment to delivering exceptional care and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roiled by protests, Columbia University nixes major commencement ceremony
Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the university announced Monday. “Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention on our…#columbiauniversity #propalestinian #manhattan #palestinians #israel #noting #columbia #usc #hamas #gaza (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gambia: Gambian Gynecologist Shares His Expert Opinion On FGM/C
[Foroyaa] Gambian consultant gynecologist Dr. Abdoulie Keita last Thursday shared his expert opinion about Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) before the National Assembly Joint Committee of Health and Gender during a consultative meeting on the Women's (Amendment) Bill. Dr. Keita is currently the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), which is overseeing women's health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Chimoney Teams Up with ISIC USA to Revolutionize Financial Accessibility for Students Worldwide
To empower students globally, Techstars-backed Chimoney has partnered with the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) USA to enrich the student experience with unmatched student financial services. This collaboration brings together Chimoney's global payment solutions with ISIC's longstanding…#techstars #chimoney #isic #chimoneyapp #unesco #unwto #mauropestana #coo #isicusa #globalpayments (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Full list of colleges cancelling graduation services amid campus protests
Columbia University is cancelling its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 because of the campus protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict. In recent weeks, higher education institutions including Columbia have found themselves embroiled in a domestic debate over the war between Israel and…#columbiauniversity #israel #columbia #hamas #palestinian #gazastrip #hamiltonhall #columbians (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fighting Cancer: A Basic Guide To Checkpoint Inhibitors
This article can help you learn more. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news

ISMRM: Swiss team casts light on congenital heart disease
Researchers from Zurich have developed a cumulative clinical risk (CCR) score that may provide an early predictive marker for long-term brain alterations and cognitive impairments in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). This score may prove valuable in clinical practice to counsel parents about their child's long-term outcome and to aid early identification of those patients at highest risk for long-term brain alterations and provide therapeutic support as early as possible. "Our findings underscore the clinical relevance of examining cumulative effects of clinical risk and lay a foundation for further, more adva...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 6, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Philip Ward Tags: ISMRM 2024 Source Type: news

Managing Biomarker/Companion Diagnostic (CDx) Programs with Pharma: A Diagnostic Company's Perspective, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, attendees will gain insights into key technical, regulatory and commercial considerations when defining a companion diagnostic (CDx) strategy. Learn about how the clinical trial design can affect diagnostic development, challenges associated with working within a... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news

Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health?
Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Barry Tags: Mental Health and Disorders Colleges and Universities Education (K-12) Youth Teenagers and Adolescence Medicine and Health Research Therapy and Rehabilitation Anxiety and Stress Social Media Psychology and Psychologists Depression (M Source Type: news

Issues of risky behaviours in university students - Sp ěváková B, Boštíková V.
AIM: Risk behaviour is typical of adolescence and young adulthood, but the consequences can persist for the rest of life - in all domains - physical, psychological, and social. Challenging situations, stress, as well as feelings of a lack of stimulation in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Profiles of mental illness in college students and associated factors: a latent class analysis - Albuquerque Perrelli JG, Garcia-Cerde R, Medeiros PFP, Sanchez ZM.
Mental illness among university students poses a pressing challenge for educational institutions, urging the need for strategies that foster health and mitigate mental distress, with an emphasis on preventing suicide. Our study sought to discern the profil... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Middle and high school LGBTQ students report what makes school LGBTQ-affirming across race/ethnicity and gender identity, a topic modeling method - Price MN, Lee WY, Hobbs JN, DeChants JP, Davis CK.
BACKGROUND: Affirming spaces have been associated with improved mental health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents. METHODS: With data from adolescents currently enrolled in middle or high sch... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The influencing factors of college students' legal emotion and the mechanism of its effect on aggressive behavior - Xu S, Yu J, Fan L, Yang Q, Wang Z, Zhang Y.
Current research has increasingly focused on the preventive role of individual legal socialization in crime. The socialization of legal emotions is an important part of legal socialization. Building upon existing literature, this study, conducted through t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Political affiliation moderates the effect of injunctive norms on freedom threat and behavioral intentions: limiting indoor gatherings to flatten the COVID-19 curve - Park S, Smith S.
Although many states in the U.S. restricted indoor social gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Fall of 2020, college students' large social gatherings still caused many cluster infections. The present study aimed to explore whether perceived... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news