Dieting to help control high blood pressure Nearly half of Americans ages 20 and older have high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. That’s just over 122-million people if you fall in that category, making some changes like tweaking your diet can be really important. So, Dr. Norma Dawkins, Ph.D., a professor and […]
People with cancer may develop anemia due to cancer treatment, blood loss, or decreased red blood cell production. Without treatment, anemia can cause complications. Anemia happens when a person has a reduced number of red blood cells or a decrease in hemoglobin in their blood. Hemoglobin is essential for carrying oxygen from the lungs to […]
The 10th movie in this horror series gives the fans what they want. For better or worse, I’m fascinated by the “Saw” movies — mesmerized by their inventively staged kills, in which victims are locked into medieval-looking contraptions and given a choice: a) hack off a limb or scramble an eyeball or b) face certain […]
Professor Azra Ghani has been appointed Director of MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis securing funding for the next three years. Established in 2007, the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis has become an international resource and centre of excellence for research and training in the epidemiological analysis and modelling of infectious diseases. Over the […]
Key Points Question Do neighborhood factors (physical and social environments) and individual stressors (discrimination) mediate racial differences in cardiovascular health? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 7720 participants, Black adults had poorer cardiovascular health than White adults. Neighborhood physical environment and safety attenuated racial differences in total ICH scores by 5% and 6%, respectively, while […]
Key Points Question What are the survival patterns of patients with cervical cancer with and without a preexisting diagnosis of a mental disorder? Findings In this cohort study of 20 177 patients with cervical cancer diagnosed between 1978 and 2018, patients with a preexisting diagnosis of a mental disorder had a 32% higher risk of death […]
Newswise — Acute care surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are leading a two-year, multicenter observational study of a minimally invasive technique to control life-threatening blood loss by inserting a balloon inside the aorta to restrict blood flow below the heart. The Partial REBOA Outcomes Multicenter Prospective Trial (PROMPT) was selected by the U.S. Army […]
Use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) may substantially reduce the risk for severe infections in multiple myeloma patients treated with an anti-B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) bispecific antibody, a small retrospective study suggested. In 26 patients who achieved clinical responses to an anti-BCMA bispecific antibody, all experienced severe hypogammaglobulinemia, but during periods when patients were being treated […]
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