Monthly Archives: August 2023

Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise

DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is struggling to deal with higher casualties and infections from dengue this year, with officials warning that the death toll this month could break records. The government’s Directorate General of Health Services reports the 2023 death toll from the mosquito-born illness has reached 364 in the south Asian country. More than […]

Red blood cell find could lead to treatment for arterial fat deposits

Researchers have discovered the way that red blood cell particles interact with white blood cells called macrophages to reduce inflammation and the formation of fatty deposits on arterial walls. They say their findings offer a potential treatment for this common condition, which can result in heart attack and stroke. The principal way oxygen is delivered […]

Study reveals APOE-ε4 allele increases the risk for Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease

Previous research has revealed that the Apolipoprotein-ε4 (APOE-ε4) allele increases the risk for a variety of diseases in aging populations, specifically Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease. And yet, despite the negative effects of this genetic variant, it remains prevalent in approximately 20% of the human population. In a quest to determine how this negative allele is […]

Break in Avian flu infections by commercial flocks, but the future isn’t known

Avian flu is taking a holiday. It’s been three months since the H5N1 bird flu struck commercial poultry flocks in the United States.  After a long string of infections required America’s poultry business to depopulate their flocks by 58.7 million birds in 2022-23, there is a welcomed break in the outbreak. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) […]

Local hospital calls on donors amid national blood shortage

SPOKANE, Wash. — A nationwide blood shortage has one local hospital raising the alarm.  “As we get into the summer season, we catch up on a lot of elective surgeries that were postponed that sometimes have blood requirements, but summer is trauma season and that is when we anticipate having a higher utilization of blood,” […]