Mental Hygiene

The New York Academy of Medicine Launches Initiative to Build Health Systems Resilience

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

New York, NY, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), an innovator in public health for more than 176 years, launches its first initiative in a multiyear plan to help build more resilient health systems in the era of climate change.

Key Points: 
  • New York, NY, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), an innovator in public health for more than 176 years, launches its first initiative in a multiyear plan to help build more resilient health systems in the era of climate change.
  • NYAM’s Designing Health Systems Resilience program will begin to establish a community of practice among health executives, public health officials, payers, and policy-makers as a first step toward building a “Roadmap to Resilience,” providing recommendations for programming and partnerships to support healthcare and public health system resilience across New York.
  • Designing Health Systems Resilience is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors, including the Commonwealth Fund, Mount Sinai Health System, Netflix, and Northwell Health, and our media partner City & State New York.
  • Future phases of NYAM’s work with public health and health systems will explore support of resilience strategies and assessment for impact, sustainability, and potential for broader replication.

Big Data in Healthcare Market Size & Share to Surpass USD 540 Billion by 2035 | Roots Analysis

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

LONDON, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --

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  • Big data in the healthcare market is expanding gradually across the globe owing to its wide-scale adoption for data management and analysis ability.
  • Based on the application areas, the big data in healthcare market is dominated by clinical data management, capturing 28% of the overall revenue share by 2035.
  • Based on the healthcare vertical, the big data in healthcare market is segmented into healthcare services, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and other verticals.
  • Based on the healthcare vertical, the big data in healthcare market is dominated by pharmaceuticals, capturing 36% by 2035.

Big Data in Healthcare Market Size & Share to Surpass USD 540 Billion by 2035 | Roots Analysis

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

LONDON, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --

Key Points: 
  • Big data in the healthcare market is expanding gradually across the globe owing to its wide-scale adoption for data management and analysis ability.
  • Based on the application areas, the big data in healthcare market is dominated by clinical data management, capturing 28% of the overall revenue share by 2035.
  • Based on the healthcare vertical, the big data in healthcare market is segmented into healthcare services, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and other verticals.
  • Based on the healthcare vertical, the big data in healthcare market is dominated by pharmaceuticals, capturing 36% by 2035.

Community Access Celebrates Graduation of Howie the Harp Peer Workforce Training Participants

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, January 8, the mental health nonprofit Community Access celebrated graduates of its Howie the Harp Peer Workforce training program at a moving ceremony featuring families, friends, and supporters. It was the organization's first in-person celebration of graduates since 2019.

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  • Founded in 1995, the award-winning Community Access Howie the Harp Peer Training Program equips individuals with a lived experience in the mental health system for direct service, supervisory, and management roles within the human services sector.
  • "Community Access knows that in order to transform the mental health system, we need to transform its workforce.
  • We look forward to expanding Howie the Harp to further strengthen the human services workforce in the years to come."
  • The Community Access Howie the Harp Peer Training Program is the oldest peer training program in the United States.

Terran Biosciences Receives FDA Clearance for NM-101, the industry’s first software for the analysis of neuromelanin-sensitive MRI

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Terran Biosciences, Inc. ("Terran"), a biotech platform company developing therapeutics and technologies for patients with neuropsychiatric illnesses, has received FDA clearance to market NM-101, a cloud-based software platform to analyze neuromelanin-sensitive MRI scans.

Key Points: 
  • Terran Biosciences, Inc. ("Terran"), a biotech platform company developing therapeutics and technologies for patients with neuropsychiatric illnesses, has received FDA clearance to market NM-101, a cloud-based software platform to analyze neuromelanin-sensitive MRI scans.
  • Currently, there is no other FDA-cleared software indicated for the analysis of neuromelanin MRI on the market, making Terran’s technology the world’s first.
  • NM-101 is a cloud-based analysis platform that is able to seamlessly integrate into existing workflows at hospitals and imaging centers.
  • NM-101 contains algorithms that enabled for the first time the fully automated analysis and the cross-scanner harmonization of neuromelanin MRI scans [8-10,12,13].

Mayor Adams, DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Vasan Launch ‘TeenSpace’ With Talkspace, Tele-mental Health Service For NYC Teens

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The launch delivers on a key commitment from Mayor Adams’ “ Working People’s Agenda ” and “ Care, Community, Action, ” his mental health plan for New York City released in March.

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  • The launch delivers on a key commitment from Mayor Adams’ “ Working People’s Agenda ” and “ Care, Community, Action, ” his mental health plan for New York City released in March.
  • That’s why today’s announcement is so important — it puts access to mental health support right in the hands of our young people.
  • “Tele-mental health can be a powerful tool to engage and address the rising need for mental health support amongst teens and young adults.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly amplified mental health challenges among our youth, making accessible mental health care more vital than ever.

Mpox (Monkeypox) Vaccine Triggers Equally Strong Immune Response in Smaller Than Usual Doses and in People With or Without HIV

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Because of limited space between skin layers, intradermal injections can only accommodate small doses, while larger doses generally require subcutaneous injections.

Key Points: 
  • Because of limited space between skin layers, intradermal injections can only accommodate small doses, while larger doses generally require subcutaneous injections.
  • The smaller doses, about one-fifth of the usual full dose and spread out by as long as three months, were designed to stretch the short supply of vaccine available after an outbreak in May 2022.
  • The IgG antibodies were detected in some cases more than six months after a second and final dose of the vaccine.
  • The mpox vaccine is now routinely recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for people at risk.

Leading Health Care Partners Announce The Common Health Coalition: Together for Public Health

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

The Common Health Coalition is focused on translating the hard-won lessons and successes of the COVID-19 pandemic response into actionable strategies that will strengthen the partnership between the U.S. health care and public health systems.

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  • The Common Health Coalition is focused on translating the hard-won lessons and successes of the COVID-19 pandemic response into actionable strategies that will strengthen the partnership between the U.S. health care and public health systems.
  • The recommendations will focus on four initial priority areas: spearheading greater coordination between the public health and health care systems; building shared, well-maintained emergency preparedness plans; establishing national standards for health care data that help identify health disparities; and modernizing infectious disease detection.
  • "We are proud to be part of the Common Health Coalition and to seek opportunities to build stronger partnerships between public health and health care systems, all with an eye to advancing health equity and proactive preparedness."
  • That's why we are bringing together health care leaders and decisionmakers to connect around a common agenda of actionable interventions to strengthen the connectivity between public health and the health care sector.

Despite Fears to the Contrary, Canadian Wildfire Smoke Exposure Was Not Much Worse Than A Bad Pollen Day in New York City

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New Yorkers can apparently breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New Yorkers can apparently breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now.
  • However, authors of a new study say other possible health effects, such as possible heart attacks and stroke, still need to be investigated.
  • The researchers caution that while no deaths tied to the wildfire smoke were reported in June, asthma remains a serious and potentially life-threatening lung disease.
  • Both are found in average New York City air and are known causes of oxidative stress when inhaled.

Black Health Matters Summit and Expo Comes to Harlem Week

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, August 17th, 2023, the Black Health Matters Harlem Week Health Summit & Expo will be held at the historic Alhambra Ballroom, 2116 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd., New York, NY 10027, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST. BHM has teamed up with the Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Harlem Week to offer this free, one-day health expo for the community. The BHM Health Summit & Expo links medical clinicians and specialists in health, wellness and chronic illness who are eager to bring health awareness to the public. The community will be treated to stimulating and informative panel discussions, presentations, a fitness session, and free health screenings and immunizations. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be offered, and FREE giveaways and prizes will also be distributed throughout the day. To register, go to www.bhmharlemweeksummit.com.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, August 17th, 2023, the Black Health Matters Harlem Week Health Summit & Expo will be held at the historic Alhambra Ballroom, 2116 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
  • BHM has teamed up with the Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Harlem Week to offer this free, one-day health expo for the community.
  • The BHM Health Summit & Expo links medical clinicians and specialists in health, wellness and chronic illness who are eager to bring health awareness to the public.
  • The Black Health Matters Harlem Week Summit & Expo is sponsored by Amgen, AstraZeneca, Eisai, Genentech, GSK, and Janssen Oncology.