Monthly Archives: August 2023

Paramore cuts tour short due to Hayley Williams’ lung infection

Paramore cuts tour short due to Hayley Williams’ lung infection | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Profile Menu Follow Us Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image Paramore cuts tour short due to Hayley Williams’ lung infection: ‘I’m now risking long-term damage’ […]

Isavuconazonium Sulfate Under Review for Invasive Fungal Infections in Pediatric Patients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for isavuconazonium sulfate, an azole antifungal, for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis (IA) or invasive mucormycosis (IM) in pediatric patients 1 to 17 years of age. Isavuconazonium sulfate is currently marketed under the brand name Cresemba® and is approved for the […]

Catching up on sleep during weekends doesn’t make a difference in your cardiovascular health: study

Researchers have discovered that catching up on sleep over the weekend because of sleep loss during the week doesn’t return your heart rate and blood pressure level to normal, according to a new study. Researchers from Penn State University shared the findings in a study published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine on Tuesday. Researchers say […]

Automated cell analysis with Haemorasis can help diagnose blood disorders

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute have developed an AI system that recognizes and characterizes white and red blood cells in microscopic images of blood samples. The algorithm can help physicians diagnose blood disorders and is available as an open source method for research purposes. Blood disorders […]

How Old Is That Polar Bear? The Answer Is in Its Blood.

So-called “epigenetic clocks” are helping wildlife biologists estimate the ages of animals far more easily than in the past. Susannah Woodruff can’t wait to stop pulling teeth out of polar bears. Dr. Woodruff, a wildlife biologist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, keeps tabs on Alaska’s population of the bears. She needs to know […]

The Mission in Owasso to host blood drive benefiting Tulsa Firefighters Benevolence Fund

From Staff Reports As blood supplies wane during the summer months, Our Blood Institute is asking for the public’s help to replenish the supply by donating blood, in partnership with The Mission Center. A blood drive will take place on Saturday, Aug. 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at The Mission Center, located at 11341 N. Garnett […]

How a Cardiovascular Trial Addresses Long-Term Practicality of GLP-1–Based Weight Loss

Some of the discussion around GLP-1–based weight-loss therapies has been the practicality of taking them for many years, including the possibility of weight returning if patients stop taking the drug. Additionally, the inclusion criteria for SURPASS-CVOT has a body mass index (BMI) floor of 25 kg/m2 while SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-2 had a BMI floor of […]

Oakland: A man and woman were seen entering a hotel together. Then he left, covered in blood, police say

OAKLAND — A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in a case that was apparently solved by a security camera pointed at the door of a North Oakland hotel room, court records show. Juan Gonzalez-Ortega was charged Tuesday with murder and an enhancement alleging use of a firearm. The victim has not […]