Monthly Archives: August 2023

Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge

The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce. Fishermen harvest horseshoe crabs so the animals can be used as bait and so their blood can be used to make medical […]

Paramore Cut Tour Short, Citing Hayley Williams’ Lung Infection

Paramore have cut short their North American tour behind This Is Why so Hayley Williams can recover from a lung infection, the frontwoman wrote on her Instagram story. Two weeks ago the shows in question—in Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah—had been postponed until this week, but this time, those dates were canceled altogether. […]

Addressing Inflammation and Role of Colchicine in ASCVD, with Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH

A leading killer in the US and abroad for years, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) represents one of the greatest threats to public health in modern history. However, in recent years revelations surrounding drivers and development of ASCVD have begun to signal cardiologists, and the medical community as a whole, could potentially turn the tide in […]

Another Summer, Another COVID-19 Surge

This summer, like every summer since COVID-19 arrived on the scene, the U.S. is experiencing a spike in infections and hospitalizations. Only this time, there’s good news: The number of infections hasn’t increased as much as in past summers. Plus, most people with COVID-19 are reporting mild symptoms, and hospitalizations in the U.S. are significantly […]

Study explores changes in cardiovascular disease hospitalization trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers examined the variations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospital diagnoses in the Netherlands during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period. Study: Changes in incidence of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands in 2020. Image […]

Talvey Gets Accelerated Approval for Myeloma Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an accelerated approval to Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) for the treatment of adults with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have received four or more prior treatments, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent and an anti-CD38 antibody, according to Janssen, the manufacturer of the drug. “Patients at this stage of disease […]

COVID-19 infection associated with fetal demise

COVID-19 infection associated with fetal demise | Image Credit: © Mustafa – © Mustafa – stock.adobe.com. According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, COVID-19 infection is associated with fetal demise. COVID-19 has caused over 4,300,000 deaths across 552,000,000 confirmed cases since December 2019, with poor maternal outcomes associated […]

How to lower your blood sugar levels, as new research reveals heart disease link

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Raised blood sugar levels could be linked to a greater risk of heart diseases, a new study suggests. Research from the London School of […]