Enlarge Getty | Portland Press Herald Local and federal authorities have shut down what seems to be an illegal medical lab hidden in a California warehouse that contained nearly 1,000 laboratory mice, hundreds of unknown chemicals, refrigerators and freezers, vials of biohazardous materials, including blood, incubators, and at least 20 infectious agents, including SARS-CoV-2, HIV, […]
Blood donors at the Grand Maris Road East location said there was a mix of emotions inside with volunteers and staff as they rolled up their sleeves. “It’s kind of disappointing,” said Dave McCubbin who had just made his 158th donation. “I’ve been doing blood donations since I was 17. So came in here I […]
Northern communities in Saskatchewan are seeing a spike in sexually-transmitted infections (STIs)like chlamydia and gonorrhea. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer with Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, said there was an 87 per cent increase in gonorrhea between 2020 and 2022, and a 25 per jump in chlamydia between 2021 and 2022. He said there’s a wide […]
Stephen Nicholls, PhD, MBBS, Monash University and Victorian Heart Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, elaborates on patient characteristics in the SURPASS-CVOT trial and how COVID-19 may impact patients in cardiovascular outcomes trial, given that this population, by definition, has comorbidities. Transcript What were some characteristics of the patients enrolled in SURPASS-CVOT? The SURPASS-CVOT allows for us to […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina residents died this month from infections from bacteria naturally found in warm seawater and brackish water, state health officials said Friday. Cases of Vibrio are rare in North Carolina. While healthy people typically develop mild illness, infections can be severe or life-threatening for those with weakened immune systems […]
High blood pressure affects 116 million adults in the United States, and often goes undetected. Wall sits could be the most effective exercise to lower blood pressure, new research shows. Doctors recommend a 14 minute wall sit routine, three times a week. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina residents died this month from infections from bacteria naturally found in warm seawater and brackish water, state health officials said Friday. Cases of Vibrio are rare in North Carolina. While healthy people typically develop mild illness, infections can be severe or life-threatening for those with weakened immune systems […]
Brits travelling to one of France top tourist destinations have been warned over a potentially lethal disease outbreak. The country has seen a huge surge in cases of tick-borne encephalitis in recent months, with the hospitalisation rate now at 94%., according to public health chiefs. The cases appear to be concentrated around a region in […]
Did you know that the grade one sifted maize flour from the supermarket you boast of is a lot unhealthier than the local posho mill-ground maize flour (arega)? Well, doctors say eating refined maize flour and other refined foods can lead to cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular healthcare workers on Wednesday warned that non-communicable and cardiovascular diseases […]
A method called the cell-saver program collects, cleans and returns a patient’s blood lost during a surgery to avoid blood transfusions, according to a July 27 report from FOX/ABC affiliate WFVX. Surgeons extract patients’ blood using suction, and the blood enters the cell-saver machine to be spun and processed. Once the blood is cleaned, it enters […]