For people with overweight or obesity, the weight loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can reduce the risk of developing or dying from events like heart attacks and strokes, according to preliminary results from a new study that offers the first major evidence that the medicine has cardiovascular benefits. For the study, researchers randomly assigned 17,604 adults […]
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The director of the only pediatric heart transplant program in Louisiana, a married gay man, says he is relocating to New York for a better LGBTQ+ environment. (Advocate) Once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) reduced major adverse cardiovascular events by 20% in the SELECT trial of patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥27 and established […]
Within less than a year of his diagnosis, Ronney Hester pushed his multiple myeloma into complete remission, meaning all signs and symptoms of the blood cancer disappeared. With his fatigue and breathlessness out of the picture, the 62-year-old army veteran forged on, partnering with Loma Linda University Cancer Center’s Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) program earlier […]
The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard 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 to […]
Study population This cohort study was a secondary analysis of the data from the CHARLS, an ongoing nationally representative cohort study among Chinese adults aged ≥ 45 years from 450 villages or resident communities within 28 provinces across China [20]. The study has conducted four main surveys, with the first wave being launched in 2011, and follow-up […]
A new global study found that rising air pollution levels correlated with increased antibiotic resistance – one of the biggest threats to human health. Rising antibiotic-resistant infections and bacteria could be linked to air pollution, according to a new global analysis. ADVERTISEMENT Scientists studied data across 116 countries over nearly two decades, publishing their findings […]
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The system is the first whole blood automation device available in the US that processes whole blood into platelets and other components in a single centrifugation cycle. According to both companies, automated processing of whole blood on the Reveos system will enhance the blood and platelet supply for patients in the US. Platelets are used […]
Cats. (P Sreedharan/BCCL Coimbatore) Many of us have indulged in the whimsical fantasy of being bitten by an animal, only to inherit its mystical powers. In an incident that unfolded in the UK, the stage was seemingly set for a similar enchantment, but fate had a cruel twist in store. A 48-year-old man in the […]