Monthly Archives: August 2023

ESC statement: Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery needed for effective patient care

Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery is needed for effective and efficient patient care, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) statement published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the ESC. All seven ESC subspeciality associations have endorsed the document, namely the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied […]

New guidelines urge patients to be vigilant about cardiac infections

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart’s inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, […]

Battle of Blood Mountain: Indians, Panthers vie for bragging rights

‘West Side Story’ producer and co-director Robert Wise heard his film’s title called 10 times. Sophia Loren’s performance in ‘Two Women’ beat out Audrey Hepburn’s turn as Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’. Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” sits at second behind “Tossin’ and Turnin’” by Bobby Lewis on the Billboard magazine Top Hot […]

Columbus City Council President Hardin “bleeds black and gold,” donates blood for first time

Columbus City Council President Hardin donates blood for first time News Sports Entertainment Business Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals Blood donation is now inclusive for the LGBTQ community after the FDA lifted restrictions that have been in place since the 1980s AIDS/HIV crisis. Barbara J. Perenic Barbara J. Perenic, The Columbus Dispatch Watch Next   © […]

Liam Payne Postpones South American Tour While Recuperating From Kidney Infection

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has postponed a South American September tour due to a kidney infection. In an Instagram post and video today, Payne says he’s been hospitalized over the past week “with a serious kidney infection, it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and doctors orders are that I now need to […]

Large number of COVID-19 reinfections in Northern Hemisphere ‘concerning’: WHO

A surge in COVID-19 cases across countries in the Northern Hemisphere is causing concern for global health authorities, given that these regions usually witness a peak in respiratory illnesses during the winter months. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to strengthen their surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 amid the spike in hospitalizations […]