It’s officially nearing the end of summer and beginning of the 2023-24 school year, which means busy schedules; however, the American Red Cross is reminding people that blood donations remain crucial in saving lives. Blood for patients in need is generated solely through volunteer donations, a Red Cross release states. “Please make time to give […]
Kenneth Branagh’s “Haunting in Venice” is a dark, moody ghost story that, no doubt, will draw comparisons to numerous haunted house movies, both classic and contemporary. The film, the third in Branagh’s series of Agatha Christie adaptations, tells the story of detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) as he investigates the death of a young girl and […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children with Down syndrome often undergo extensive medical tests, including imaging, that may use ionizing radiation. At the same time, genetic disorders like Down syndrome have an established increased risk of certain cancers, making exposure to radiation early in life less than ideal. Until recently, little research had been done to […]
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 In an effort to address the growing blood supply crisis in Orange County, the City of Irvine and UCI Health are partnering together to host a blood drive event Tuesday, September 19, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., at Lakeview Senior Center in Irvine. Donations received will help provide critical care for patients at […]
A new study found that 1 in 3 men aged 15 and older carry at least one type of HPV, and 1 in 5 have high-risk cancer-causing HPV types. According to a study published in The Lancet Global Health, globally, about 31% of men had any type of HPV, with 21% having high-risk HPV. HPV […]
A pre-pandemic common cold coronavirus infection may help set the stage for long COVID, according to Boston researchers who have been looking to explain why some patients end up facing the long-lasting, debilitating symptoms. The researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital teamed up with experts in immunology and virology to look […]
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are on the rise in the Southeastern U.S., which suggests they could rise nationally very soon. RSV, a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness in young children and older adults, has been spreading in Florida and Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in a […]
Children with Down syndrome often undergo extensive medical tests, including imaging, that may use ionizing radiation. At the same time, genetic disorders like Down syndrome have an established increased risk of certain cancers, making exposure to radiation early in life less than ideal. Until recently, little research had been done to measure typical imaging radiation […]
Bird flu is back with a vengeance. Medical experts have discovered that one variant of the avian flu virus, dubbed H3N8, has undergone several mutations and can now cause more severe infections. Additionally, the H3N8 virus — which is endemic among poultry farms throughout China — is transmissible by airborne droplets between animals that have […]
You don’t need to tell local parents that there are nasty germs out there. They already know the viruses, the bacteria — even the bugs — are back.”One catches it,” said a mom having lunch outside with her two children. “And then a few days later, the next one. And it just ping pongs around […]