Monthly Archives: September 2023

‘Worse than childbirth’: Mom gets Staph infection after popping pimple

Hope, a content creator in Louisiana, developed a Staph infection on her face The mom said her face became swollen after she popped a pimple She urged people on the web to steer clear of their zits  By Kelsi Karruli For Dailymail.Com Published: 09:29 EDT, 28 September 2023 | Updated: 09:41 EDT, 28 September 2023

SC Red Cross: Donors needed due to national blood and platelet shortage

39 minutes ago COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The American Red Cross says it is in urgent need of donations and is asking for your help.The Red Cross says it is facing a national blood and platelet shortage.The Red Cross says distribution to hospitals and medical centers is now far outpacing donations being made.Emergency supplies of donated blood […]

GRAPHIC: Photos of blood-stained cap released as deputy recovers from shooting

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says a Charleston County Sheriff’s deputy wounded Wednesday night during the search for a shooting suspect has been released from the hospital. Master Deputy James Gilbreath was shot in the head as deputies searched on Johns Island for shooting suspect Ernest Robert Burbage III, sheriff’s […]

Comprehensive Analysis of Late Miscarriages and Stillbirths After SARS-CoV-2 Infections

The following is a summary of “Systematic review and synthesis of stillbirths and late miscarriages following SARS-CoV-2 infections,” published in the AUGUST 2023 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Alcover, et al. For a study, researchers sought to characterize fetal demise following SARS-CoV-2 infections and determine whether it was linked to clinical severity, placental lesions, […]

Harbinger Health raises $140 million for blood test to screen for cancers

A Cambridge biotech run by the former head of the Food and Drug Administration has raised $140 million to complete the study of a blood test it developed to screen for cancers in people without symptoms. Harbinger Health, founded in 2020 by Flagship Pioneering, the venture capital giant that created the vaccine-maker Moderna, is testing […]

‘He’s smiling away’: Double good news for baby with rare blood cancer

A baby with rare blood cancer is “smiling away” after his family received double good news of remission and a potentially life-saving stem cell match. Four-month-old Francis, from Walton in Liverpool, has acute myeloid leukaemia, which prevents bone marrow from making healthy blood cells. The condition is most common in those over 75 and affects […]

World Heart Day 2023: Expert Decodes The Link Between Uric Acid And The Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

It has been noted that hyperuricemia can affect anyone, though its more prevalent among those suffering from obesity and hypothyroidism. High uric acid can affect your body in several ways The American Heart Association published a study in January 2023, connecting elevated levels of uric acid with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that could lead […]

Adirondack Regional Blood Center holds blood drive at SUNY Plattsburgh amid local and national supply shortage

impacts CVPH. not any of the other hospitals in the U-V- M Health Network. A blood drive at SUNY Plattsburgh today – aiming to help boost the nation’s critically low blood supply. Students…staff…and community members all rolling up their sleeve for the cause – At the drive organized by THE ADIRONDACK REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER. The […]

Merck’s blood vessel disorder therapy receives US FDA’s priority review

Companies Merck & Co Inc Follow Sept 28 (Reuters) – Merck (MRK.N) said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted under priority review the company’s application for an experimental therapy to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults. PAH is a rare, progressive disorder characterized by high blood pressure in the […]