AUSTIN, Texas – A Travis County resident died after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson and falling ill from an amebic meningitis infection. Austin Public Health reported the case on Wednesday, adding that the resident swam at the lake this month. “Although these infections are very rare, this is an important reminder that there are […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Blood Connection, TBC, is joining relief efforts by sending blood donations to hospital partners in Idalia’s path. TBC is responding to get blood to hospital partners in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina before the impacts of the storm causes travel issues. MORE FROM NEWS 12: Officials say the storm […]
Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection, has long been a cause for concern in women’s health. It affects nearly 80% of women in the United States, manifesting in various strains. While a healthy immune response typically leads to the natural clearance of most HPV infections, certain high-risk strains pose a risk for […]
Our Blood Institute is hoping to beef up the blood supply ahead of Labor Day weekend with a chance to win $500 prize. Wednesday, August 30th 2023, 12:40 pm By: News 9 Our Blood Institute is hoping to beef up the blood supply ahead of Labor Day weekend. Anyone who donates before Labor Day will […]
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – Coffee Memorial Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive this Thursday and Friday ahead of Labor Day weekend. Organizers say blood donors who donate August 31 and Sept. 1 will receive an all-beef hot dog, a limited edition “Got Guts?” glow-in-the-dark T-shirt and be entered for a chance to win […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health detected significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among marijuana users, concluding that marijuana may be an important and under-recognized source of lead and cadmium exposure. This is among the first studies to report biomarker metal levels among marijuana […]
By Sarah Elmquist Squires, WyoTodayMedia Half of Wyoming’s confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) cases in horses are in Fremont County. There are currently 27 neurologic cases in the state, with 14 confirmed as WNV – of those, 14 neurologic cases are in Fremont County and seven have been confirmed as WNV. According to the Wyoming […]
Apart from the first clamshell foldable with triple camera setup, Oppo Find N3 Flip, the company unveiled its next Watch 4 Pro edition with a metal body like its predecessor, and numerous hardware and feature upgrades. Oppo Watch 4 Pro specs and design Instead of aluminum alloy, however, the Oppo Watch 4 Pro is built […]
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mobile device that combines photographs, infrared thermography images, and bacterial fluorescence images may improve detection of wound infections, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Frontiers in Medicine. Jose L. Ramirez-GarciaLuna from McGill University in Montreal, and colleagues assessed the efficacy of the Swift Ray […]
The following is a summary of “Pitavastatin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in HIV Infection,” published in the August 2023 issue of Infectious Disease by Grinspoon et al. Researchers performed a cohort study to identify and evaluate primary prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They conducted a phase 3 […]