SALT LAKE CITY — Tuesday was a historic day for Utah. Gay men who were once unable to donate blood were able to participate in blood drives for the very first time. “I’d say it’s monumental,” said blood drive employee Blair James. “This is a chance for people who have been kept from donating blood, […]
July 18, 2023 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall on Quidel Cardiovascular is recalling its Quidel Triage Cardiac Panels for risk of false negative troponin results that could cause delayed diagnosis or missed myocardial infarction. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of […]
Noida: The post-graduate institute of child health (PGICH) has signed an MoU to conduct tests for various genetic disorders such as congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, biotinidase deficiency and cystic fibrosis.Doctors said around 60-70 children were admitted to the hospital with these disorders every month. The MoU has been signed with Neuberg Diagnostics to […]
A natural sugar called mannose is a type of hexose that is abundant in many different types of fruits. Recent studies have demonstrated that mannose has been found to be effective in promoting immune tolerance, suppressing inflammatory diseases, and efficient in suppressing tumors by suppressing glycolysis. However, it is not fully understood how mannose exerts […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The need for blood is at an all-time high across East Tennessee. MEDIC Regional Blood Center is facing “critical inventory.” “We see the demand go up, and we see the donations go down,” said Kristy Altman, the Direct of Communications for MEDIC. Typically, this means there is less than a two-day […]
According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, recreational water illnesses (RWI) are caused by pathogens that specifically spread through contact with contaminated recreational water. “Monsoon can make swimming pools hotspots for RWIs,” says Dr Savyasachi Saxena, Consultant, ENT, Fortis Hospital, Noida. “You can inhale the aerosols or mist of the contaminated water […]
22 minutes ago LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – For decades, RSV has wreaked havoc on children and the health care system because there was no effective treatment for all newborns and kids up to age 2. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug from AstraZeneca and Sanofi called Beyfortus, which will decrease […]
Every now and then someone somewhere is receiving blood and he or she doesn’t know where it comes from. The person could be an accident victim with a broken leg, a woman bleeding after birth, a sickle cell patient hanging on to life, a man with haemophilia whose blood just won’t clot, or a snakebite […]
Blood for a Brew’s third year is in full swing as it encourages new and return donors throughout the summer. Donors can find a site in their area at a participating brewery, give blood, receive a free t-shirt and have their name put in the lottery for a $50 gift card to the brewery. The […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have combined two light wavelengths to deactivate a bacterium that is invulnerable to some of the world’s most widely used antibiotics, giving hope that the regime could be adapted as a potential disinfectant treatment. Under the guidance of project leader Dr. Gale Brightwell, scientists at New Zealand’s AgResearch demonstrated the […]