The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday (Aug 23) the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received vaccines. CDC said it was too soon to know whether this might cause more […]
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – The 18th Annual Katrina Blood Drive will take place between Thursday, August 24 and Thursday, August 31. The drive is held every year with the goal of remembering Hurricane Katrina and those we lost, but also showing how the community comes together when it’s needed most. Here’s a list of days […]
While space travel sucks out red blood cells and weakens bone, all is not lost in microgravity. Fatty tissue inside your bones acts as a stopgap against declining cells and bone density in weightlessness, a new study of International Space Station (ISS) astronauts suggests. Better yet, treatments based on this new knowledge may help aging […]
A rare, mosquito-spread virus that can inflame the brain recently sickened two people in Alabama, one of whom died. Both cases of the viral disease, called eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), occurred in Baldwin County, a coastal county just west of the Florida Panhandle, the Alabama Department of Public Health reported Monday (Aug. 21). One case […]
Summary: Researchers found that the skin, not pre-existing genetic programming, instructs nerve cells on how to mature for specific sensory tasks. The findings showcase that skin cues determine whether nerve endings develop to detect sensations in hairy or hairless skin. If corroborated by further research, this discovery could pave the way for therapies to mend […]
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The CDC estimates nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure, putting them at risk of stroke, heart disease, vision loss and other problems. You can learn more about the CDC high blood pressure statistics HERE. On Wednesday, Liz Bell, Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line at Ascension Saint John joined News On 6 at […]
By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 15:13 EDT, 23 August 2023
Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD Patients with symptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) achieved superior responses with Zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) compared with ibrutinib (Imbruvica), according to a final analysis of the phase 3 ASPEN study (NCT03053440), which was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. At a median follow-up of 44.4 months (range, 0.4-57.3), patients in cohort 1 with MYD88-mutated WM […]
Rotorua mother Tashita Morey is speaking up after her daughter, 13, was beaten at a Rotorua bus stop outside the library. Photo / supplied Warning: Distressing content A school student was left bloodied after she was repeatedly punched in the face by a stranger while waiting for a bus outside Rotorua Library. She is now […]