Infection
Potentially Dangerous Bacterial Infections from Swimming and Shellfish: What You Should Know
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Potentially Dangerous Bacterial Infections from Swimming and Shellfish: What You Should Know – Barnstable County
Monthly Archives: September 2023
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The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine. While exercise testing typically is focused on diagnosing coronary artery disease, a recent study from Mayo Clinic finds that exercise test abnormalities, such as low functional aerobic capacity, predicted non-cardiovascular causes of […]
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A Dane County, Wisconsin, judge ordered Brandon A. Thompson held on $1 million bail Thursday after a brutal attack left a University of Wisconsin-Madison student hospitalized with life-threatening injuries early Sunday morning. The 26-year-old, whose lack of a prior record was the most “terrifying” and “horrific” aspect of the crime, was charged with first-degree sexual […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Health Outcomes in Hematologic Malignancies Impacted By Insurance, Marital, and Economic Status
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Marisol Miranda-Galvis, DDS, MS, PhD Findings from a systematic review of several observational studies reveal that increasing disparities in survival outcomes within hematologic malignancies can be primarily attributed to 5 social determinants of health: lack of access to health insurance, treatment at a non-academic facility, low income or education level, and unmarried status. Key takeaways […]
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SYDNEY – Just given his name, extra attention has to be expected for Blood Diamond. And that likely has a lot to do with why he’s out to prove he’s got more to offer than he’s shown in his first two UFC fights. The New Zealand-based Diamond (3-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) came to the UFC […]
Cardiovascular
Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: Cancer and cardiovascular disease?
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain What would you guess are the two biggest killers in the world? Based on media coverage, maybe you guessed gun violence, accidents or COVID-19. But the top two killers are actually cardiovascular disease and cancer. These two diseases combined account for nearly 50% of deaths in the U.S. Cardiovascular disease and […]
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Blood cells © Катерина Євтехова – stock.adobe.com In hematologic cancers, not having health insurance, being treated at a non-academic facility, having a low income or education level, and being unmarried, contribute to inequities in the outcomes for patients, according to findings from a systematic review. Key takeaways from the review were presented at the 2023 […]
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — If you want to grab some breakfast and support a good cause, you can go to My Mimi’s Kitchen on Friday, September 8. The breakfast hotspot is hosting its second Pints for Pancakes Blood Drive. Blood donors get free pancakes for giving the gift of life. If a participant doesn’t have […]
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UK scientists have developed a finger-prick blood test that can detect the proteins associated with a wide range of diseases from long Covid to Alzheimer’s in 10 minutes or less. Attomarker, a spinout from the University of Exeter, “is revolutionising diagnostic technology and the potential of big data”, said chief executive Andrew Shaw as he […]
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Bayside, NY, September 07, 2023 –(PR.com)– New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the nation’s leading oncology practices, is proud to announce the addition of oncologist-hematologist Jean Bustamante-Alvarez, MD, MS. Dr. Bustamante-Alvarez will be joining the team in the Upper East Side at 215 E. 95th St., New York, NY 10128. “We are proud […]