Monthly Archives: July 2023

NYC EMT stabbed repeatedly by felon had ‘significant’ blood loss, needs surgery for nerve damage: DA

A New York City EMS worker repeatedly stabbed by an “emotionally disturbed” felon in an ambulance Wednesday needs additional surgery for nerve damage to her thigh, prosecutors said Friday. Rudy Garcia, 48, has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly attacking the 25-year-old Mount Sinai West EMT with a kitchen knife while being transported to […]

Exact Sciences advancing ‘Cologuard 2.0,’ blood tests for cancer

David Wahlberg | Wisconsin State Journal Exact Sciences plans to seek approval soon of an updated Cologuard stool-based colon cancer screening test and launch a blood test to detect cancer that can linger after surgery. The Madison-based company is also developing blood tests to screen for colon cancer and for many types of cancer at […]

Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT): Revolutionizing Genomic Medicines with CRISPR Technology

Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT): A Revolutionary Approach to Genomic Medicines Date: July 21, 2023 Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT), a clinical stage genome editing company, has garnered significant attention from research firms due to its groundbreaking approach in developing transformative genomic medicines for the treatment of serious diseases. Utilizing their proprietary gene editing platform based […]

Blood Vessels As Guides: How Dendritic Cells of the Immune System Form 3D Networks

The figure shows the complex organization of dendritic cells in the lymph node. Blood vessels are shown in blue. The cells in green are young dendritic cells whereas the dendritic cells in red are a few days older and have already migrated. The dendritic cells in orange are intermediate in age. Credit: Dr. Milas Ugur […]

3 Dead in Listeria Outbreak in Washington State

Health officials said five cases of listeriosis in Puget Sound were probably caused by the same unidentified food source. All of those infected were older than 60. Health officials in Washington State said on Friday that three people had died and two had been hospitalized in the Puget Sound area after contracting food-borne listeria infections […]

Barcelona preseason opener against Juventus canceled due to viral infection in Barça squad

Barcelona’s preseason opener against Juventus, scheduled for this evening in Santa Clara, California, has been officially canceled due to a viral stomach bug that has impacted nearly half of the Blaugrana’s playing squad, the club announced on Saturday. Here is the announcement from the club’s website: FC Barcelona hereby informs that the game against Juventus […]

Dr G. B. John Mancini Underscores the Importance of Preventive Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common and costly health care problems worldwide, and preventive cardiology can be discussed as secondary, primary, or primordial. There is tremendous opportunity to work multilaterally, emphasized G.B. John Mancini, MD, professor of medicine; scientific director, Cardio Risk Clinic; and director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Core Laboratory, University […]