Abstract Blood group antigens, which are prominently expressed in red blood cells, are important in transfusion medicine. The advent of high-throughput genome sequencing technology has facilitated the prediction of blood group antigen phenotypes based on genomic data. In this study, we analyzed data from a large Korean population to provide an updated prevalence of blood […]
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Donors needed now as hospital demand outpaces blood donations [Marion, Sept. 11, 2023] — 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 […]
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BYLINE: Mario Boone Newswise — Rockville, Md. (September 15, 2023)—New and unique shear stress patterns can occur in angiogenic capillary (new blood vessel growth) networks, according to a new study in the journal Function. There was also enhancement of low shear stress regions by red blood cells. Shear stress is the frictional force of the […]
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Abstract Vasculitis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by leukocyte infiltration into blood vessels. Various microorganisms have been associated with the pathogenesis of vasculitis; however, the causal microbial agents and underlying mechanisms are not fully understood, possibly because of the technical limitations of pathogen detection. In the present study, we characterized the microbiome profile of […]
Congenital disorders
Utility of the 21-month neurodevelopmental outcome for predicting neurodevelopmental impairment at 36 months for preterm infants
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Abstract Objective To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the 21-month neurodevelopmental outcome for predicting the presence of neurodevelopmental impairment at 36 months corrected age in a population of preterm infants under 29 weeks gestation. Study design This is a retrospective observational cohort study. Preterm infants born under 29 weeks gestation who were followed up […]
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Baxter Health has announcd the addition of Cherisse Baldeo, MBBCh, FACC, to the medical staff and the Baxter Health Cardiology Clinic at Harrison. Dr. Baldeo, an esteemed cardiologist, has joined the practice of Dr. Ron Revard. Dr. Baldeo is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), reflecting her dedication to advancing the cardiovascular […]
Infection
Risk predict model using multi-drug resistant organism infection from Neuro-ICU patients: a retrospective cohort study
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Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the current situation and risk factors of multi-drug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection in Neuro-intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and to develop the risk predict model. The data was collected from the patients discharged from Neuro-ICU of grade-A tertiary hospital at Guizhou province from January 2018 to April […]
Cardiovascular
Optimizing cardiovascular disease risk screening in a low-resource setting: cost-effectiveness of program modifications in Sri Lanka modelled with nationally representative survey data
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World Health Organisation. WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2010. Google Scholar World Health Organisation. WHO package of essential noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care. Geneva: World Health Organisation 2020:Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. World Health Organization. HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease […]
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — An upcoming blood drive aims to stop the bleeding when it comes to the donor shortage impacting blood supplies. According to organizers of the upcoming blood drive at Kentucky Wesleyan College, donors of all blood types are being sought after. There is an emergency need for platelet donors and Type O […]
Blood
Sickle cell blood drive in Pottstown aims to “give the gift of life” to help boy living with the disease
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POTTSTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — The American Red Cross held a blood drive Thursday in honor of a young boy born with sickle cell disease. “That’s my buddy,” Vince Langston, of Reading, Pa, said. “That’s my little man right there.” He was talking about Leghend Martin, his grandson, born with the genetic blood disorder. “He had […]