By Laura McMullan BBC News, West Midlands Calls by the mother of a girl killed by a drink and drug driver to change the law over testing blood without consent to speed up police investigations has been backed by her local council. Sharlotte Naglis, 6, died when John Owen’s car mounted the pavement in Stoke-on-Trent […]
Leonardo B Cavalli School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, QLD, Australia; School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia; Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Birtinya, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected]. Bronwyn L Pearse Blood Management, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Alison Craswell School of […]
Three people have caught a bacterial infection from dogs this year following a surge in imported pets carrying the disease, the Telegraph can reveal. Brucella canis is a bacteria that affects dogs, leading to infertility and a poor quality of life. Euthanasia is the only treatment option currently recommended by the government. The disease can […]
Xiaojiao Xu,Yuheng Shan,Yuying Cen,Jiahua Zhao,Xiaosa Yang,Rui Liu,Qingche Tan,Yubao Ma,Mianwang He,Jiatang Zhang,Fei Yang,Shengyuan Yu Xiaojiao Xu School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People’s Republic of China. Department of Neurology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China. Yuheng Shan Department of Neurology, Characteristic Medical Centre of People’s Armed Police […]
Introduction Globally, the prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death, has been increasing over the last 30 years.1 In 2018, the number of deaths caused by HCC worldwide was reported to be 781,631, which is higher than the 746,000 deaths reported in 2012.2 Furthermore, in 2020, HCC […]
Training front-line staff on how to detect blood clots with ultrasound could slash A&E waiting times by almost half, researchers have suggested. The Finnish study claims suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) – a blood clot that usually develops in the legs and can prove fatal – accounts for up to two per cent of all […]
Introduction Polycythemia vera (PV) is the most common Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, characterized by a hypercellular bone marrow status that results in increased numbers of erythroid, megakaryocytic and granulocytic precursor cells and an absolute increase in hematocrit.1–3 Most patients (>95%) with PV presented acquired Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene mutation. Major complications include arterial and […]
1School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 2Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 3Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK; 4Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK Correspondence: Jasleen K Jolly, Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, […]
Introduction National registries are important sources of clinical information1,2 that can help to estimate incidence, prevalence, and patient survival for a disease, identify and quantify risk factors, and evaluate treatment patterns and outcomes.1–4 Nordic countries have a long history of collecting registry data covering births, deaths, diseases, migration, and various social issues for administrative purposes.5–7 […]
When San Diego State boosters were creating a collective to provide name, image and likeness opportunities to basketball players, coach Brian Dutcher made it clear he didn’t want them just handing out stacks of money. “I want there to be a community aspect to this, to affect lives in a positive manner,” Dutcher said. “Whether […]