Heart disease is killing fewer Americans overall, however, cardiovascular deaths where obesity was listed as a key contributing factor have tripled between 1999 and 2020, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. And, Black women had the highest mortality rate out of all the population groups studied. […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s today. Half a million more people will be diagnosed this year. But thousands of cases of Alzheimer’s disease go undiagnosed each year. That’s because the changes in the brain can begin at least 10 years or more before symptoms start. […]
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators say they have identified the structure of a special transporter found in red blood cells and how it interacts with drugs. Details on the findings (“Substrate binding and inhibition of the anion exchanger 1 transporter”), which were reported in Nature Structural & Molecular […]
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Newborn Screening Laboratory tests newborns for more than 50 rare, but serious, genetic disorders or medical conditions. Finding these conditions early and starting treatment can help prevent serious complications, including developmental delays, illness or even death. Texas began screening babies for one disorder, phenylketonuria, or PKU, in […]
The Ben Berning family Courtesy photo RUSSIA — Community Blood Center, the region’s first blood bank, is celebrating a new era in helping save lives under its new name, Solvita Blood Center. Register to donate with Solvita at the St. Remy’s Hall community blood drive in remembrance of Ben Berning Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 12:30 […]
Mohammad Bakri Hammami, MD A retrospective analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database emphasized the potential impact of specific socio-racial factors, such as race, sex, and age, on survival outcomes in patients with primary myelofibrosis, according to findings presented at the 2023 SOHO Annual Meeting. Data collected from the database between 2000 […]
SIDNEY – Get a chance to win Ohio State vs. Michigan tickets when you register to donate with Solvita (the former Community Blood Center) at two blood drives planned in Sidney. A Sidney community blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Sidney American Legion post, 1265 North Fourth St. […]
According to the study, women who used certain “high risk” contraceptives, such as estrogen-and-progestin patches or vaginal rings, alongside NSAIDs were at the greatest risk of developing blood clots. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Women who use some types of hormonal birth control and common painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at the same time may have […]
Shared decision-making (SDM) is not being incorporated into cardiovascular guidelines as much as it should be, according to an investigation published in JAMA Network Open. This finding is based on a cross-sectional analysis of 65 guideline documents published by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), or European Society of Cardiology (ESC) […]
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is so common that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that almost all sexually active people in the United States will have it at least once. If you have been diagnosed with HPV, you may wonder if you still should get vaccinated. The short answer is yes. Since […]