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Health and Human DevelopmentThe new major prepares students for early careers in government public health agencies, nonprofit organizationsThe Penn State College of Health and Human Development has launched a new undergraduate degree program in public health, which prepares students to improve the health of populations and communities by preventing disease, promoting healthy behaviors, creating safe environments, and addressing the factors that influence health at a local, national and global level. Credit: kali9 via Getty Images. All Rights Reserved. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Health and Human Development has launched a new undergraduate degree program — the Bachelor of Science in Public Health — to address a growing demand for trained professionals in public health-related fields due to community and global health challenges, aging populations, and an increased recognition of the importance of preventive approaches in healthcare. The degree program is centered on the science behind public health topics and will develop students’ skills in epidemiology, health communication, public policy, global health and data analysis.

European Medical Journal news storyPeople living with HIV may experience subtle changes in heart muscle function even when conventional measures of cardiac performance remain normal, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Researchers identified significantly impaired global longitudinal strain (GLS) among people with HIV compared with HIV-uninfected individuals, despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in both groups. The findings suggest that speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) could provide additional information about early myocardial dysfunction in this population. Read the full news story here.

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.