Monthly Archives: August 2023

Shasta County cancer survivor shares how blood donations saved his life

Action News Now Anchor Hayley Watts speaks with a cancer survivor who now chairs a blood drive to give back to those who helped save his life. REDDING, Calif. – A Shasta County man says blood donations saved his life as he battled cancer. Dave Hutchison survived testicular cancer thanks to 71 rounds of chemotherapy, seven […]

Dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and inappetence in an 8-year-old mixed-breed dog

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The plasma metabolome of long COVID patients two years after infection

Abstract One of the major challenges currently faced by global health systems is the prolonged COVID-19 syndrome (also known as “long COVID”) which has emerged as a consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. It is estimated that at least 30% of patients who have had COVID-19 will develop long COVID. In this study, our goal was […]

Kombucha May Help Manage Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes

The popular fermented tea called kombucha may help individuals with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels. Findings reported August 1 in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition revealed that individuals with type 2 diabetes who consumed kombucha regularly for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels than when they drank a similar-tasting (although […]

USPSTF Review: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects

Importance  Neural tube defects are among the most common birth defects in the US. Objective  To review new evidence on the benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation for the prevention of neural tube defects to inform the US Preventive Services Task Force. Evidence Review  Sources included PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and trial registries from […]

NCDHHS Secretary, State Health Director to Donate Blood Monday, Celebrating Expanded Eligibility for Donations

The American Red Cross begins accepting donations Monday, Aug. 7, from newly eligible individuals, many in the LGBTQ+ community, under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded eligibility recommendations. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley will be donating blood under these rules in Raleigh on Monday. State Health Director […]

Pharmacovigilance practice among pediatric neurologists from Poland and Germany

Based on the lack of literature concerning a similar theme of the study, it seems believed that it is an innovative study. Besides, to strengthen the value of the study, the results were gathered from two countries- Poland and Germany, and comparison analysis was performed. The presented study is a continuation of a larger study […]

Cardio Risk in RA: Not Just Heart Attacks and Strokes

Rates of aortic stenosis were almost 50% higher in U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to other individuals in the Veterans Affairs health system, researchers found. Incidence rates for aortic stenosis were 3.97 per 1,000 patient-years of observation among RA patients versus 2.45 per 1,000 patient-years in non-RA controls, according to Bryant England, MD, […]