News

December 2022

• 12/8 - $11M NIH grant will support evaluation of Alzheimer’s screening tool in primary care settings

• 12/7 - National study confirms breakthrough COVID cases are less severe than COVID in unvaccinated adults

• 12/7 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Regenstrief Data Services (RDS)

• 12/6 - Redesigning diabetes technology to detect low blood sugar in older adults with diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease

November 2022

• 11/30 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Global Health Informatics

• 11/29 - New study provides evidence for three-year interval for multi-target stool DNA screening for those at average risk of colon cancer

• 11/17 - Dr. Tom Imperiale on tailoring colonoscopy screening for 45- to 49-year-olds

• 11/17 - Drs. David Haggstrom and Eric Vachon: Personal Health Records for Cancer Survivors

• 11/9 - Sam Regenstrief Distinguished Lecture Series – Typhanye Vielka Dyer PhD, MPH, B.A.

• 11/4 - Regenstrief researcher among 14 fellows to be inducted into American College of Medical Informatics

• 11/3 - NIA deputy director visits IU Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief

• 11/3 - Tailored online personal health record cancer tool increases survivor adherence to national guidelines

• 11/2 - Stan Huff, M.D., on LOINC® and SNOMED CT’s collaboration

• 11/2 - Dr. Brian Dixon: Latest Findings on COVID-19 Boosters for the Immunocompromised

• 11/2 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Katie S. Allen, B.S., PhD Candidate

October 2022

• 10/29 - 38 countries collaborate to drive change, improve healthcare equity at LOINC Conference in France

• 10/28 - New collaboration agreement between SNOMED International and LOINC® from Regenstrief pivotal step to enhance interoperability, health information exchange around the world

• 10/26 - Multistate study examines mRNA vaccine effectiveness for immunocompromised adults during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance

• 10/25 - A quarter-century of improving the health and quality of life of older adults

• 10/25 - Texas expert discusses mental health struggles for patients in Lone Star State as well as Indiana 

• 10/20 - Regenstrief, IDOH collaborating on flu data and analysis for public health

• 10/13 - Unvaccinated adult cancer patients with COVID seven times more likely to die from any cause than comparable patients without COVID infection

• 10/13 - Dr. Shelley Johns on breast cancer survivor-supporting study

• 10/6 - Large JAMA study reports very low incidence of severe COVID-19 following vaccination and booster

• 10/6 - University, high school summer students experience real-world research at Regenstrief Institute 

• 10/5 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Bethany Johnson

• 10/3 - Large U.S. study confirms that mRNA boosters extend COVID-19 protection but wane over time, strongly supporting need for additional boosters

September 2022

• 9/26 - National CDC-funded study confirms that mRNA vaccines protect against serious COVID-19 during pregnancy

• 9/22 - Journal editorial: Regenstrief researcher calls for tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

• 9/21 - Dr. Shaun Grannis on data surveillance of post-COVID conditions

• 9/16 - Screening tools co-developed by Regenstrief Institute research scientist help clinicians assess and treat vexing symptoms

• 9/12 - Treble clef treatment: Music to counter delirium in mechanically ventilated older adults in the ICU

• 9/7 - Regenstrief and IU developing one of first population-based surveillance systems for long COVID to determine prevalence, trends and outcomes

August 2022

• 8/31 - COOPERATE: Regenstrief and VA Research Scientists addressing health disparity at the patient level

• 8/23 - Regenstrief research scientist 1 of 33 NIA small business mentors

• 8/23 - Regenstrief research scientist to lead American Delirium Society for 2023-24 term 

• 8/18 - Dr. Malaz Boustani on stopping the connection between delirium and dementia

• 8/17 - LOINC® issues new monkeypox, COVID and other concepts; adds Ukrainian translation 

• 8/16 - Research team awarded more than $10 million to improve cognitive recovery of post-operative delirium survivors 

• 8/12 - Regenstrief Institute appoints Nist interim CIO

• 8/5 - OpenHIE to host virtual community meeting over 3 days in September

• 8/4 - Dr. Kathleen Unroe on the challenge of nursing home staff retention

• 8/4 - Staff and facility administrator retention has been challenging for long-term care facilities

July 2022

• 7/27 - LOINC® from Regenstrief returns to in-person learning with conference in Annecy, France

• 7/26 - Dr. Noll Campbell on why pharmacists are well-suited for deprescribing

• 7/21 - Pharmacist-based deprescribing successfully reduced older adults’ exposure to anticholinergic drugs

• 7/21 - Dr. Shaun Grannis on effectiveness of second COVID-19 boosters

• 7/20 - Majority of stroke patients with depression do not receive mental health treatment

• 7/19 - Caregiver engagement enhances health outcomes of chronically ill adults

• 7/15 - Second mRNA booster significantly effective against Omicron variants