BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – The Pass Christian Senior Center was filled with people donating blood for a good cause. Next week marks 18 years since Katrina hit South Mississippi, forever changing people’s lives. Each year, hundreds of community members take part in the Red Cross’ Katrina Blood Drive. “I’ve given 5 gallons so far and […]
BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — China has seen substantial progress in advancing a five-year national action plan on disability prevention, said the National Health Commission (NHC) at a press conference ahead of the seventh National Disability Prevention Day that falls on Friday. The action plan, designed for the period from 2021 to 2025, laid out […]
Pictet Asset Management SA, a global investment management firm, recently decreased its stake in Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED) during the first quarter of this year. According to the company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Pictet Asset Management SA sold 10,450 shares, resulting in a 9.1% decrease in its ownership of GMED stock. […]
Scientists have created a new test for identifying people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers, years before they do. The new platform, ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing these potentially lethal cancers. Researchers at the Wellcome-MRC […]
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – The North Platte branch of the American Red Cross is now facing a blood shortage. The center tries to have around 10 days of blood available, but now only has around five to seven days of stock available. They are specifically facing a shortage of the most popular types of […]
Scientists have created a new test for identifying people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia and related cancers, years before they do. The new platform, ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing these potentially lethal cancers. Researchers at the Wellcome-MRC […]
Getting COVID-19 is linked with developing high blood pressure within six months after having the infection, especially in people with a preexisting heart condition, or those who are older than 40, Black, or male, according to new research published on August 21, 2023, in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal Hypertension. Researchers compared people diagnosed […]
August 25, 2023 3 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: Hanash reports honoraria or research funding from Abbott Laboratories, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cosmos Wisdom and Dynex. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email […]
Abstract Hypertension exhibits sex-related differences in its causes, symptoms, and complications. In this study, we aimed to confirm the efficacy of hypertension intervention by applying a patient-centered approach based on sex differences. We enrolled 95 hypertensive patients in this prospective quasi-experimental pretest–posttest study. The patient-centered lifestyle intervention included penalized nutrition and exercise education in 30-min […]
Friday, Aug 25, 2023 • Herb Booth : Contact The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences has selected Juhyun Lee, assistant professor in the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, as a fellow. Juhyun Lee “It is an honor to be elected a fellow of the American Heart Association […]