NCCN shares new guidance principles for vaccinating people with cancer against COVID-19

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [January 22, 2021] — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) put out new information today to provide guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations in people with cancer. The nonprofit alliance of leading cancer centers created an NCCN COVID-19 Vaccine Committee that includes top hematology and oncology experts with particular expertise in infectious diseases, vaccine…

Consenting for treatment in advance to reduce leaving the hospital against medical advice among patients with addiction – Experts debate pros and cons

January 22, 2021 – Patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) being treated for serious medical conditions are more likely to leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA) than those without addiction. A special type of contract with healthcare providers might enable patients to consent in advance to life-saving medical care – even if they later…

NIH-funded study examines mono, chronic fatigue syndrome in college students

Many college students fully recover from infectious mononucleosis (which is almost always caused by Epstein-Barr virus) within 1-6 weeks, but some go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). A longitudinal study from DePaul University and Northwestern University followed 4,501 college students to examine risk factors that may trigger longer illness.…

Corning Life Sciences to share suite of 3D cell culture technologies at SLAS2021

CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will highlight its latest technologies that support the advancement of 3D cell culture, automation, and drug discovery at this year’s virtual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference on Jan. 25 through 27. Now more than ever, tools used to facilitate scale-up, reproducibility, and consistency of 3D…