Monthly Archives: August 2023

Cardiovascular

Cardiologist, Fellowship-Trained in Cardiovascular Diseases Joins Cardiovascular Care – Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group – Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

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10
Aug

August 10, 2023 – Oral Waldo, MD, a cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular diseases has joined Cardiovascular Care – Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group and opened his cardiology practice in West Palm Beach. Dr. Waldo specializes in adult cardiology as well as sees patients ages 16-years and up, pre-op evaluations, echocardiogram, transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) and […]

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Blood

Terry Dubrow Speaks Out About Near-Death Blood Clot Scare and Signs You Should Look Out for

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10
Aug

Terry isn’t the first celebrity to experience a PFO or TIA health scare. Last year, Hailey Bieber suffered a transient stroke before undergoing a PFO procedure. “The difference between me and Hailey Bieber is the right side of her face was paralyzed and she had numbness and tingling, so she had more physical symptoms,” Terry […]

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Blood

At-home Alzheimer’s blood test launched in the US

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10
Aug

Share on PinterestThe AD-Detect™ Test for Alzheimer’s disease, a blood-based biomarker test, is now available for purchase by consumers in the United States. Image credit: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images. Quest Diagnostics has introduced the AD-Detect™ Test for Alzheimer’s disease, a blood-based biomarker test available for purchase by consumers. The new test allows individuals to gauge their […]

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Blood

American Red Cross is in urgent need of blood donations after a 25,000 shortfall this summer

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10
Aug

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Cardiovascular

Weekend recovery may not counteract cardiovascular impacts of sleep deprivation

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10
Aug

Although people often think they can compensate for lack of sleep during weekdays by sleeping in on the weekends, a recent study led by Pennsylvania State University has found that such beliefs are misguided.  According to the experts, sleep deprivation throughout the week has detrimental effects on cardiovascular health metrics like heart rate and blood […]

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Infection

Here are what symptoms to watch for as EG.5, the new dominant COVID variant, spreads

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10
Aug

Following a rise in COVID cases and hospitalizations across the country this summer, as well as a “mini-surge” in the Chicago area, questions have surfaced about what precipitated the uptick and whether it can be traced to a specific variant. The EG.5 omicron subvariant, also commonly known as Eris, accounted for the largest number of […]

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Cardiovascular

20 Cardiovascular Disease Studies Link Plant-Based Diet to Reducing Your Risk

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10
Aug

Every 33 seconds, someone in the United States dies from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the leading cause of death worldwide. In a new report, the World Heart Federation (WHF) reveals global CVDs deaths jumped from 12.1 million in 1990 to 20.5 million in 2021. Despite advances in therapy, a large part of the continued prevalence of […]

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Blood

New blood cancer therapy approved in the U.S.

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10
Aug

Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its antibody-based therapy for patients with a difficult-to-treat type of blood cancer. The therapy, Talvey, belongs to a class of treatments called bispecific antibodies designed to bring a cancer cell and an immune cell together so the body’s immune system […]

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Infection

Ice cream recalled after illness sends two consumers to the hospital; testing confirms Listeria contamination.

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10
Aug

Real Kosher Ice Cream, of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling soft serve on the go ice cream and sorbet cups, because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall is the result of an individual becoming ill and reporting to have eaten this product. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture tested samples of product and one sample tested positive […]

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