New campaign highlights the life-saving impact of naloxone in reversing an opioid overdose
How many lives could be saved if more people carried naloxone and were trained to recognize the signs of overdose? Many of us know and care about at l…
Month: March 2024
Picking Your Brain: Bridging Barriers in TBI Care – Part 1 (Ep. 13)
In this episode of Picking Your Brain, Department of Veterans Affairs researchers and TBICoE clinical experts discuss the “Improving Health care Eng…
La Representación Importa: The Need for More Latinos in Film, TV
After decades of underrepresentation, whitewashing, and villainizing, a spike of positive representation of ethnic minorities, such as Latinos, has sw…
Leslie Livesay Named Deputy Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Leslie Livesay begins her tenure as deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday, March 18. She succeeds Larry D. James, who served as…
Student-Built Robots Clash at Competition Supported by NASA-JPL
Student-made contraptions of a metal and a little magic battled each other in front of cheering and dancing high schoolers at the annual Los Angeles…
New report shows need for action to prevent pregnancy-related deaths as numbers increase
New data collected and analyzed by the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Maternal Mortality Review Program shows that people of color are exper…
Reflections from the Deputy Director of the HHS Office of Long COVID Research and Practice
Every day I receive e-mails from people with Long COVID desperate for help. I have friends, family, and colleagues who have Long COVID or similar cond…
CDC Project Firstline Infection Control Micro-Learns: Diarrhea
CDC’s Project Firstline has developed Infection Control Micro-Learns – a series of guided infection control discussions that can be easily incorpo…
Report: The Tech Industry Needs More Latinos
Latinos continue to be one of the most underrepresented ethnic groups in high-paying jobs, such as careers in science, technology, engineering, and ma…
Cheers! NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young…