© freshidea – stock.adobe.com An analysis of a global data set shows the burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) climbed sharply between 1990 and 2019, with women accounting for much of the increase, and factors such as obesity and alcohol use replacing smoking as key drivers of the disease, according to a […]
Rare Bacterial Infections Reported in Wyoming September 15, 2023 A rare, potentially serious bacterial infection known as leptospirosis has been recently diagnosed in several dogs and one human in Laramie County, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and the Wyoming Livestock Board. The human case is believed to be the state’s first on […]
In the open-label, multi-center phase 1/2 JACKPOT8 study, patients with relapsed/refractory PTCL received golidocitinib as an oral capsule once a day until disease progression or unacceptable AEs. A new drug application (NDA) for golidocitinib (DZD4205) as a treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration’s […]
UC Davis exceeded $1 billion in new external research awards in the fiscal year 2022-23 following the record set the previous year. The funding, which totaled $1.006 billion, will enable scientific discoveries and new technologies through research addressing a wide range of needs in human and animal health, digital systems, the environment and more. “Once […]
RYE, NY — New York is currently experiencing a blood emergency with dangerously low levels of O+ and O- , B- and platelets, but help from previously barred donors is on the way. The NYBC has announced a blood emergency following a summer of low donor turnout. Contributing to the shortage are the recent Labor […]
Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:57:31 GMT (1694807851752) 2bd56b2132ad955c8c1cfb23f05890a4430c2029 00da48b76bb827f84f5becfbd5d5b07ca34f3416 by Gianna Dapra Fri, September 15th 2023, 7:55 PM UTC The American Red Cross has issued an urgent plea for blood across the nation. (Photo: American Red Cross website). Loading …
According to a spokesperson from the NCCS, the cost of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy can vary greatly, depending on the type and stage of cancer. For Ms Hoo, each chemotherapy session she attended in 2016 to treat her breast cancer cost more than S$2,000, and her mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery cost […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply with blood drive cancellations and reduced blood and platelet donations […]
The south Indian state of Kerala is battling an outbreak of Nipah: a virus that comes from bats, but which has triggered multiple human outbreaks in recent decades. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists Nipah as one of its priority pathogens: those with high epidemic potential, and for which zero or insufficient countermeasures exist. The […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man has been sentenced after he was found guilty of spitting blood in the face of a federal officer, according to the US Attorney’s Office. On May 2, 2022, 30-year-old Raymond Brock was being arrested by members of the United States Marshals Service Task Force. Brock was not cooperating […]