At age 18, Sahand Elmtalab was diagnosed with a rare blood disease that would change his life. “I have to take prednisone daily to stay alive,” he said. “My antibodies kill my white blood cells.” Given his medical condition, Elmtalab decided it might be a good idea to buy some life insurance. “Nobody would insure […]
Nationally, the U.S. is in a blood donation crisis, with need outweighing supply. Wisconsin is no different. Since July 4th, red blood cell usage is 14% higher than normal. Blood donations haven’t matched this demand. Currently, this region’s blood supply sits at a dangerous low. According to the Community Blood Center’s Vice President of Marketing […]
Cardiovascular Health: This 7-Day Low Calorie Meal Plan Can Be A Game Changer! Keep your heart healthy and lose weight with this delicious 1,200-calorie meal plan. Written by Kinkini Gupta |Published : September 14, 2023 3:30 PM IST The best way to protect yourself against cardiovascular diseases is by following a healthy diet and lifestyle. […]
The southern state is battling its fourth outbreak since 2018 of a virus for which there is no vaccine, with at least two dead. Experts have fanned out in India’s southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees as the deadly Nipah virus killed two people amid the latest […]
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UPI) — The government and local hospitals are seeking to promote greater awareness about sepsis and better combat what is an overreactive immune response to infection that can result in chills, rapid breathing, confusion and sometimes death. Some of the latest efforts include a device that monitors blood flow, precision medicine […]
Actor John J. York, best known for starring as Mac Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” revealed that he’s receiving treatment for two blood and bone marrow disorders. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, the 64-year-old shared an update with fans a week after he announced that he’s “taking a brief hiatus” from […]
Jiaxin Yu,1,2 Wei Zuo,1,2 Hongwei Fan,1,3 Jiayu Wu,1,2 Luyao Qiao,1,2,4 Benyu Yang,1,2,5 Wenxi Li,1,2,5 Yang Yang,1,2,* Bo Zhang1,2,* 1Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Infectious Medicine, Peking […]
Some time ago, a woman with breast cancer gave her doctor — oncologist Cristina Saura — some samples of her breast milk, which she had frozen 18 months before the diagnosis. The tumor was detected when she was pregnant with her third child. The woman feared she had transmitted the disease through breast milk to […]
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