One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be more successful at infecting people. Talk of mutations sounds scary and it can lead to serious problems, but it would be a mistake to think […]
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Travis County resident got sick and died after developing an illness caused by an amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson earlier this month. Austin Public Health reported the death of the resident and urged people to take precautions when swimming in natural bodies of water […]
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Eleven people were taken to the hospital after an Atlanta-bound Delta flight hit turbulence. The airline said in a statement that the flight travelling from Milan, Italy, experienced “severe turbulence” around 40 miles northeast of the […]
Brian Lee, a second-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, was the lead author of a study published in Frontiers of Oncology, which found that rituximab immunotherapy combined with a traditional chemotherapy regimen improved survival in patients with B-cell lymphoma by 30 percent. After graduating from undergrad at Cornell University in 2020, Brian Lee […]
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Inequities in cardiovascular care may put older women with atrial fibrillation at higher risk of stroke. Credit: ICES Higher stroke risk among females with atrial fibrillation may be related to sex-based disparities in cardiovascular care, according to a new study from Women’s College Hospital, the Peter Munk Cardiac Center (PMCC) at University Health Network (UHN) […]
Do you know your blood type? Find out for free at HealthFair 11. FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Do you know what your blood type is? A lot of people don’t, and if you’re one of them you can head to HealthFair11 to find out. Memorial Blood Centers is offering free blood typing on site. While […]
Third Annual Play It Forward Giveaway Amplifies Support for Grassroots Efforts, in Partnership with GolfStatus LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Dormie Network, a collection of luxury, private destination golf clubs, is thrilled to announce Avery’s Hope and its TopGolf Fundraiser for Avery’s Hope held June 25, as the winner of the third annual Play […]
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of racial disparities in mortality between Black and white people in the United States. New research from the University of Chicago Medicine suggests that parental incarceration may be contributing to these health gaps. According to the new study, people who experienced a parent or parental figure’s incarceration anytime before […]
