Three North Carolina residents — including one from the Outer Banks — died from Vibrio vulnificus infections in July 2023. That is a monthly record, according to a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson. Vibrio is naturally occurring in warm seawater and in brackish water — a mix of fresh and salt […]
(WTAJ) — The American Red Cross is asking for help this summer as they face a shortage of blood donations. The organization said the shortage is now putting a strain on hospitals across the nation. According to the Red Cross, they’ve seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of […]
In Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic novel Dracula, the titular count consumes the blood of those who cross his path, using the substance to gain terrible strength and power. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Untold Festival, a dance music festival that’s happened in Romania’s Transylvania region annually […]
The momentum around weight loss drugs is about to get even bigger in the wake of Novo Nordisk’s announcement that its semaglutide drug Wegovy cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by 20% in its large SELECT trial. The full results of the study, funded by Novo, will be presented at the American Heart Association meeting […]
A new study found two in every five deaths in the Americas involved infection associated with antimicrobial resistance. The study, published Aug. 8 in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas, estimated deaths attributed to and associated with antimicrobial resistance for 23 bacterial pathogens and 88 pathogen-drug combinations in the World Health Organization Region of the Americas in […]
It’s more complicated than a fountain of youth, but a team of scientists co-led by Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine Vadim Gladyshev extended the lives of old mice by connecting their circulatory systems to those of young mice. Using a process called heterochronic parabiosis, the researchers connected their vessels for three months. The results […]
A new variant now makes up a plurality of COVID-19 cases in the United States, federal data shows. EG.5, an offshoot of the omicron variant and descendant of the XBB strain, has been circulating in the country since at least April. However, as of Aug. 5, it accounts for 17.3% of COVID infections, according to […]
Weight loss injections can lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke in obese people with cardiovascular disease by a fifth, a new study has suggested. More than 17,600 adults over the age of 45 in 41 countries took part in the five-year study of semaglutide, which is sold as Wegovy. Each patient in […]
More Videos The Red Cross and other blood donation centers are implementing FDA guidance that allows more men who have sex with men to give blood. Author: 13newsnow.com Published: 3:27 PM EDT August 8, 2023 Updated: 3:27 PM EDT August 8, 2023
