The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging — is proud to announce its newest elected officers. These individuals were chosen by GSA’s membership, which consists of more than 6,000 researchers, educators, and practitioners.

WASHINGTON—The ALARA+ (“As Low And As Light As Reasonably Achievable”) Coalition, comprised of nine leading medical societies, today released a suite of resources to help hospital leadership and decisionmakers implement enhanced radiation and occupational safety guidelines for clinicians and staff working in the fluoroscopy laboratory, often called “cath labs” or “angio suites.” 

In response to a growing occupational health crisis, the core principle of ALARA+ is to move beyond reducing harm by building safety into the workplace, equipment, and standards of care for all cath lab team members. The new implementation toolkits translate recently published ALARA+ guidelines into practical steps to protect cath lab team members from both occupational radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries related to protective equipment.  

Available at www.ALARA-PLUS.org

UCLA Health and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers used real human brain tissue samples, donated by several neurosurgery patients and kept alive in a lab for several days, to test the underlying mechanisms of deep brain stimulation.