HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — When Doug Schutte walks through the doors of the American Red Cross blood donation center in Henrico County, it begins what has become a bi-weekly ritual for the Pittsburgh native as he sets up his laptop, gets cozy under his homemade Afghan, and settles in for a few hours to donate […]
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of people in the United States and worldwide. Yet physicians often do not prescribe evidence-based medicines that could change those statistics. Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, wants to do something about that. “There are therapies that have a ton […]
New research finds that people with schizophrenia have a genetic propensity to smoking and a reduced genetic risk of obesity. The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, revealed genetic overlap between schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, particularly body mass index (BMI) and smoking. The findings highlight the importance of environmental factors […]
About 250 peacocks, ducks, doves, and domesticated chickens at a petting zoo in Sde Ya’akov in northern Israel were found to be infected with the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) on Wednesday, according to the Agriculture Ministry. The infections were the first detected in Israel in over five months. The ministry […]
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen is spreading misinformation telling Americans the new updated COVID vaccine prevents long COVID. What she doesn’t say is Pfizer’s new COVID vaccine was Food and Drug Administration-approved two weeks ago based on data from 10 mice, and there is absolutely no evidence it reduces long-COVID risk. In fact, the new […]
The hepatitis B surface antibody test (HBsAb) detects antibodies in the blood to determine if someone is immune to the hepatitis B virus (HBV). A negative or nonreactive result means the individual is not immune. HBV causes hepatitis B, which is a type of liver infection. The infection may be acute or chronic and can […]
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – September 27 was the 3rd annual “Battle of the Badges” blood drive hosted by the Red Cross of Fargo. The Fargo Fire Department and Police Department faced off during the blood drive as people could vote for their favorite first responder team after their donation. This year will be […]
Ariceum Therapeutics’ targeted radiopharmaceutical 177Lu-satoreotide exhibits promising clinical response and good tolerability profile in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumours 95% of patients (36 of 38) treated with Ariceum’s radiopharmaceutical satoreotide achieved disease control in Phase I/II trial That included 21% of patients (8 of 38) who experienced tumour reduction The study, just published in […]
In some patients, infection with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 can trigger a dangerous immune response in hardened fatty deposits (plaques) lining the heart’s largest blood vessels, a new study shows. The findings are based on the body’s immune system, which evolved to destroy invading microbes but also drives disease when triggered in the wrong context. […]
In order to understand the limitations faced by African investigators in modern cardiology research, a group of researchers, led by Internal Medicine Resident Abdelrahman Abushouk, MD, analyzed 30 years of African-led clinical trials in cardiovascular medicine. Previous research had demonstrated that although Africa contains almost one-fifth of the world population, only 2% of clinical trials […]