In 1933, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, a New Deal agency, began color-coding neighborhoods according to “investment risk”: Green outlines for neighborhoods that were “best” for mortgage loans, red for communities where loans were deemed too risky. The policy effectively partitioned entire neighborhoods, leading to segregation and lack of economic opportunity. The practice was discontinued […]
Myelofibrosis is a disease that starts in the bone marrow, and a recent study showed that momelotinib may be beneficial to patients with the condtion. Patients with previously treated myelofibrosis (a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm) tended to benefit more regarding symptom, spleen and anemia outcomes when administered a regimen of momelotinib compared with those given […]
Greg Hartman 2023-08-03 Eight Sisters of the Precious Blood recently celebrated milestone anniversaries of entrance into the Congregation: Sister Berenice Janszen — 80 yearsSister Dorothy Koenig — 80 yearsSister Genevieve Volk — 75 yearsSister Joanne Belloli — 60 yearsSister Patricia Gist — 60 yearsSister Joyce Langhals — 60 yearsSister Rita Rogier — 60 yearsSister Nancy […]
CDC advisors unanimously backed AstraZeneca’s and Sanofi’s infant RSV shot. Beyfortus is set to become the first shot in the U.S. that protects all infants from the virus. Sanofi has said the companies are prepared to roll the shot out before RSV season this fall and do not foresee any challenges meeting demand. A RSV-infected […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new South Australian study has found breastfeeding for six months or more appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems developing in mothers for at least three years after delivery. The surprising cardio-metabolic benefit for maternal health is particularly important for women who experienced a complicated pregnancy, which can increase […]
Not All Child Sinus Infections Benefit From Antibiotics In this latest study, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine examined clinical trial data on 510 children ages 2-11 with acute sinusitis symptoms. All children were tested for five categories of bacterial strains linked to sinusitis infections. For ten days, 254 of the children […]
PEORIA, Ill (WMBD)- The Deveraux Hubbard II Foundations is gearing up for their 9th annual Run, Walk or Trot 2 Stop Blood Clots 5k run and 1-mile walk. The event is set to take place on August 12th. The Co-Founder of the organization, Pastor Deveraux Hubbard, stopped by this morning to tell us the details […]
Share on PinterestStatins can help lower cholesterol levels and decrease heart disease risk.gahsoon/Getty Images A new study finds people at high risk for heart disease can still benefit from moderate-intensity statins. Heart disease is the top cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Statins can help reduce cholesterol levels, but some […]
A health expert at the University of Alabama has been named the next director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institutes of Health announced this week. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo is expected to start the job this fall, the NIH said in a statement released Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci retired […]
Cancer can affect all organisms, but species vary in their resistance to this disease. Due to the fact that larger body size and longer lifespan increase the likelihood of cancer, species with larger bodies and longer lifespans have evolved more robust cancer defense mechanisms. For example, the risk of dying because of cancer is 17 […]