David Stein tells a familiar story. His start-up has invented a device that, with blood from a single finger prick, can run dozens of blood tests and free millions of people from their terror of needles. The $50 billion medical diagnostics business, and, by extension, healthcare itself, is set to be revolutionised. Heard this one […]
The DoveLewis Animal Hospital conducts more than 700 blood transfusions each year PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a few weeks of Oktoberfest celebrations, Portland’s furry friends have finally joined in on the fun. Saturday afternoon, the DoveLewis Animal Hospital hosted its 28th annual Dogtoberfest at the Lucky Lab Brew Pub on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard. The […]
There are many reasons why a human cell can go berserk and start to multiply uncontrollably until it produces a malignant tumor. Smoking, for example, causes mutations that can lead a cell to reproduce without restraint. Alcohol, excessive exposure to the sun or even chance can also favor these errors in cell replication. However, the […]
A Voice for thee but not for me. But who is thee, that’s my question? At the last census in 2021, 812,728 people self-identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (indigenous) descent; that was 3.2 percent of the population. The population has since increased, as will have those identifying as indigenous. How many […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It was four years ago when Rochester Police Officer Manuel Ortiz lost his life. And Saturday, the community held a blood drive in his memory. Officer Ortiz was on his way to work when he accidentally shot himself in the leg and crashed his car. This was November of 2019. Community […]
Shrilla Banerjee, MD, FRCP, consultant cardiologist, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, describes the social determinants of health (SDOH) that she sees contributing to cardiovascular health disparities in the United Kingdom and what politicians and clinical trialists can do to help mitigate these issues. Transcript What are some SDOH that further contribute to cardiovascular health […]
Photography 600308824 The U of M held a joint event between PAWS (Pet Away Worry & Stress) and an American Red Cross blood drive inside Coffman Memorial Union on campus in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. More than 250 volunteers signed up to donate blood during a time when donations are low. Gift […]
Bleach is going onward and upward, and there’s still a lot of blood left to be shed in the Thousand Year Blood War. Bleach TYBW part 3 is confirmed to release next year, according to the Bleach anime’s official Twitter account. The new arc, titled The Conflict, features even higher stakes following the conclusion of […]
Carla Zingariello, DO On September 30, 2023, those across the globe come together to celebrate the ninth annual Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) Awareness Day, an effort to raise awareness about a group of rare and progressive neuromuscular disorders. LGMDs, estimated in about 2 in every 100,000 individuals, are a group of diseases that cause weakness […]
