Janet Janbek, PhD Exposure to infections is associated with an approximate 50% increased incidence of dementia in older adults, according to new research that which also observed a dose-dependent relationship between the 2 clinical outcomes. New research from a team of Denmark investigators observed that the link between infection and dementia incidence among adults ≥65 […]
Austria on Thursday said it was it was summoning the European Commission’s envoy for reportedly criticizing the slow pace at which Vienna is weaning itself off Russian gas and saying it was paying “blood money” for the fuel. Martin Selmayr, a German EU official who was the powerful chief of staff to the commission’s then-President […]
Hoping to evaluate the effectiveness of these new definitions, Avvedimento et al. used them to categorize a real-world TAVR population of patients who underwent the procedure at their own facility. The researchers evaluated data from more than 2,300 patients treated from 2007 to 2022. Nearly 32% experienced an early or late bleeding event following TAVR. […]
4 Min Read •Heart Health Dr. Arnar Geirsson, a pioneer in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgical procedures, has been appointed director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Surgical Heart Valve Program at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, effective Sept. 1. He will also serve as professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiac, […]
In an effort to save lives, Howard County officials are expanding access to blood transfusions in the field to more quickly treat patients with traumatic injuries.Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services staff will undergo training to administer what’s called “whole blood” transfusions before patients go to the hospital. Whole blood refers to blood […]
Rami Komrokji, MD Vice chair, Malignant Hematology Department Head of the Leukemia and MDS Section Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, FL KOMROKJI: MF could be either primary de novo or coming from secondary from essential thrombocythemia [ET] or polycythemia vera [PT]. [Concerning] the major criteria listed [by the World Health Organization (WHO)], I always bring up […]
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Blood loss is a leading cause of death for people critically injured, yet most emergency responders to the scene of a car crash or other trauma can do little more than try and stem the flow of blood and rush to a hospital. State Medevac helicopters recently began carrying whole blood for transfusions in the […]
WATERBORNE BACTERIA CALLED VIBRIO. SOME RARE SPECIES ARE FLESH EATING AND CAN BE DEADLY. WESH 2 SCOTT HEIDLER HEARD FROM EXPERTS WHO SAY WE’RE SEEING A GREATER RISK DUE TO HURRICANES AND WARMER WATER TEMPERATURES AS ONE SPECIES OF VIBRIO CAN BE DEADLY KNOWN AS FLESH EATING BACTERIA. BUT INFECTIONS ARE LOW. BUT THE CENTERS […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week that cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are rising among young children in some parts of the Southeastern United States. Traditionally, RSV season begins in the fall and continues through the winter, similar to the flu and other respiratory viruses. However, RSV infections this […]