On Aug. 28, Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina tweeted that he was “closely following the tragic situation at UNC Chapel Hill” and that his team’s “hearts go out to the victim’s family and the UNC community.” Bullshit. Ted Budd and the millions of hardline gun rights advocates who offer empty condolences have made it […]
1Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, […]
The first major staging of Dracula with an all-woman and non-binary cast aims to “reclaim and subvert” gothic tropes of fragile and corruptible females by retelling the genre classic through the eyes of Mina Murray. In Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Murray’s fiance, the solicitor Jonathan Harker, clumsily embroils Mina and her friend Lucy in Dracula’s […]
An uncommon number of deaths on the East Coast this summer have been caused by a “flesh-eating” bacteria, prompting federal health officials to warn people to take precautions. The bacteria responsible for these fatalities, Vibrio vulnificus, most commonly causes infections in states that border the Gulf of Mexico. But warming waters have led to a […]
In a recent study published in The Lancet Global Health, researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the regional and global pooled, overall, and type and age-specific prevalence estimates of genital human papillomavirus infection in males. Study: Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis. […]
New York City, New York Sep 6, 2023 (Issuewire.com) – An exceptional orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Noffsinger sees patients at Ascension Medical Group in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born in Defiance, Ohio, he traversed different corners of the United States, leaving a mark on the field of orthopedic surgery and the communities he has treated. Since 1987, he […]
Sep 07, 2023, 1:44amUpdated 1h ago Dozens filed into the Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge on Wednesday to donate blood as part of the Hayley’s Comet Blood Drive, hosted by the Daquara family and the New York Blood Center. Hayley Daquara was diagnosed with Hurler syndrome at 6 months old. During her life, she had three open-heart surgeries. The last one caused complications that […]
A health alert has been issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to recent reports of a fatal bacterial infection that thrives in warm coastal waters. The Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in raw or undercooked seafood, saltwater, and brackish water. The most common way to become infected is when […]
Elias Jabbour, MD During the Society of Hematologic Oncology 2023 Annual Meeting, results from the phase 3 PhALLCON trial (NCT03589326) indicated that incorporating the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) ponatinib (Iclusig) into reduced-intensity chemotherapy resulted in a higher minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete remission (CR) rate at the end of induction in patients with Philadelphia chromosome […]
PARIS, France — A new study is warning about another harmful ingredient in ultra-processed foods, or junk food. Researchers find that consuming products rich in certain additives elevates the risk of heart disease. Conducted by French researchers, the study followed a group of nearly 100,000 participants, predominantly female, and discovered that those with higher intakes […]