Share on PinterestDrugs like Wegovy and Ozempic have become extremely popular for weight loss. Steffen Trumpf/picture alliance via Getty Images The drug Wegovy was found to reduce risk of certain cardiac events by as much as 20% in a new study. Drugmaker Novo Nordisk announced the preliminary results on August 8 in a news release. […]
Image: The new blood-pressure related measure will help clinicians monitor and treat critically ill patients (Photo courtesy of Freepik) Critically ill individuals with circulatory shock, a condition where the heart fails to pump adequate blood and oxygen due to issues like heart failure, sepsis, or bleeding, need intensive monitoring and care. This is vital to […]
Glow-er Power Track comes off recent And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow album In “Hearts Aglow,” the quasi–title track off Weyes Blood’s 2022 album, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, Natalie Mering sings, “I’ve been waiting for my life to begin/For someone to light up my heart again.” In the video for the song, shot […]
The American Red Cross reported that it saw a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, making it harder to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply from falling […]
A Pennsylvania mother and her one-year-old son share an unusual bond. They are both living with the same rare genetic disease. Lindsey Marson, 28, and her son, Bryson, were both born with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF), “a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form throughout the body,” according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. The specific type […]
The American Red Cross is offering a $10 movie theater gift card to all blood donors during the month of August. Donors are able to select a movie theater of their choice and will receive an electronic gift card after they give blood. The initiative comes after the nonprofit has reportedly experienced a shortfall of […]
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Among patients with type 2 diabetes, dental diseases and oral hygiene care are important determinants of heart failure (HF) development. Therefore, management of dental diseases and good oral care may prevent HF in these patients, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Image credit: Maksym Yemelyanov […]
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A TEM visualization of the phage PASA16 with P. aeruginosa PA14. Credit: Ronen Hazan A new international study conducted by the Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC) led by Prof. Ran Nir-Paz at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center and Prof. Ronen Hazan of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, using phage […]