By Anuja Vaidya September 29, 2023 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released a workbook that provides guidance and resources to support cardiovascular care in the home. The ACC Home-Based Care Workbook covers the pros and cons of home-based cardiovascular care, principles and objectives for developing a home-based care program, and key performance indicators […]
Image Source : FREEPIK A renowned doctor has explained how to nurture young hearts for lifelong health. Heart disease in children can be either in the form of congenital heart disease (CHD) or acquired heart disease. While the prevalence of CHD has remained almost the same there has been a concerning rise in the prevalence […]
Natasha / stock.adobe.com Rachel Venable, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology), founder of Pet Cancer Care Consulting, expressed the importance of knowing how to deal with chemotherapy adverse effects, even if you do not normally work with cancer patients. In her session at the Directions in Veterinary Medicine symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, she stated, “I know sometimes […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Beginning Sunday, CSRA residents will have the choice of experiencing a blood donation like never before. Shepeard Community Blood Center is introducing new technology through the Microsoft HoloLens. The immersive digital experience is known as “mixed reality.” Donors take a journey through the virtual adventure while they give blood. MORE FROM […]
CNN — Dima Hendricks said as a Black woman with a chronic illness she never thought she would be able to fulfill her dream of competing in national beauty pageants. “I competed on a state level for over 25 years. I was able to win local and state titles, but when it was time to […]
Steven Eichberg was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2012. September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month — a month that has grown particularly meaningful to me. That’s because on June 6, 2012, I was first diagnosed with the blood cancer lymphoma. I soon learned that more than 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with lymphoma each year. Lymphoma is […]
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been found to have positive effects on treating and controlling atherosclerosis (AS), a main cause of coronary disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease, experts said on Friday, World Heart Day, which is to raise public awareness of cardiovascular disease. AS incidence is rising in China due to changes in lifestyle […]
New Delhi: New medical research has revealed an increased risk of cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks and strokes, among individuals grappling with marijuana addiction. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Addiction’, reported a 60% higher risk of experiencing their initial cardiovascular event for adults misusing cannabis, as per The New York Post. The study […]
Photomicrograph of spleen tissue showing the presence of numerous Leishmania donovani parasites in the amastigote form they take after infecting a host. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The organisms that cause visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially deadly version of the parasitic disease that most often affects the skin to cause disfiguring disease, appear to […]
vzphotos/iStock Editorial via Getty Images AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced Friday that its FDA-approved blood cancer therapy venetoclax did not reach the primary endpoint in a Phase 3 trial for patients with multiple myeloma as a late-line combination regimen. Citing data from its CANOVA study, the company said that venetoclax plus dexamethasone did not indicate a statistically […]