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New Journal! Cell Reports Medicine

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Cell Reports Medicine is a new open-access journal published by Cell Press. The aims and scope are “publishing cutting-edge research in translational and clinical biomedical sciences that inform and influence human health and medicine.”

The journal publishes original research on topics and concepts such as translational studies, clinical trials, biomarker discovery, technologic advancements in healthcare, human biology, disease, and all phases of clinical work. This journal is now available via the Library’s OneSearch catalog.

New eBook: Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice

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The Library has added a new title, Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice, from the Oncology Nursing Society.  This title is an update of the classic foundational volume, Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice. Topics include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, molecularly targeted agents, and hormone therapy.

This new volume provides information on “scope and standards, professional education, policies and procedures, antineoplastic medication safety, ethical and legal issues, and patient education.” This text also describes and references standards that oncology nurses should know.

Staying Active During the Pandemic

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As the “pause” period in our region extends, it’s more important than ever for everyone to stay active as best they can to maintain their optimum physical and mental health. There are already published articles appearing in PubMed on this topic – for example these recent papers:

1: Chen P, Mao L, Nassis GP, Harmer P, Ainsworth BE, Li F. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions. J Sport Health Sci. 2020 Mar;9(2):103-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2020.02.001. Epub 2020 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 32099716; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7031771.

2: Jiménez-Pavón D, Carbonell-Baeza A, Lavie CJ. Physical exercise as therapy to fight against the mental and physical consequences of COVID-19 quarantine: Special focus in older people. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Mar 24. pii: S0033-0620(20)30063-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.03.009. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32220590; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7118448.

3: Altena E, Baglioni C, Espie CA, Ellis J, Gavriloff D, Holzinger B, Schlarb A, Frase L, Jernelöv S, Riemann D. Dealing with sleep problems during home confinement due to the COVID-19 outbreak: practical recommendations from a task force of the European CBT-I Academy. J Sleep Res. 2020 Apr 4. doi:10.1111/jsr.13052. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32246787.

The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, has also released some guidance on “Staying Active While Social Distancing”, as has the American College of Sports Medicine. Their “Exercise is Medicine” initiative has created the Rx for Health series which is available in multiple languages and now includes handouts on: Being Active During the Coronavirus Pandemic and Keeping Children Active During the Coronavirus Pandemic that are intended to be distributed to patients by healthcare providers.

Stay safe, active, and be well everyone – and if you need any research help, just Ask Us!