Enhanced CAR T-cell therapy may improve treatment options for patients with B-cell blood cancers

by rss feed | Oct 13, 2026 | News Feeds

Results from a phase I clinical trial led by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) show a possible way to improve therapy options for patients with relapsed or...

Maternal opioid use in pregnancy linked to childhood hospitalizations

by rss feed | Oct 13, 2026 | News Feeds

Children whose mothers received opioid prescriptions during pregnancy have a higher rate of hospital admission in childhood than unexposed children, including unexposed siblings, according to a new study published October 13th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine...

Extended Medicaid coverage increases postpartum care for high-risk women

by rss feed | Oct 13, 2026 | News Feeds

Extending Medicaid coverage to 12 months after childbirth increased postpartum health care utilization among women with pregnancy complications such as diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Read...

Charity funds Aston University research into childhood cancer MRI

by rss feed | Oct 13, 2026 | News Feeds

Aston University's Dr Jan Novak has accepted funding of £45,000 from cancer charity Help Harry Help Others (HHHO) to support a PhD student to research new ways of using MRI scans of children with cancer to better inform their doctors and improve treatment. Read...

Consumer smartwatch helps identify adults with severe sleep apnea

by rss feed | Oct 13, 2026 | News Feeds

New research suggests that a consumer smartwatch can help identify adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea, offering a way to screen for a common sleep disorder that often goes undiagnosed. Read Original...