On Call with Dr. Kumar: Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic syndrome explained – CBS New York Watch CBS News The American Heart Association has identified a new medical condition, called Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic syndrome, or CKM. Dr. Nidhi Kumar on On Call for CBS New York to help understand what this is and how it could impact […]
Key Takeaways The American Heart Association (AHA) has introduced a new concept, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, highlighting the interplay of cardiovascular disease with kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, leading to a redefinition of risk, prevention, and management within the field of cardiology. This advisory emphasizes early identification of CKM syndrome, encouraging health care professionals […]
WASHINGTON (TND) — Rock sensation Bret Michaels has stepped forward to adopt a heroic canine from an animal rescue. A husky named after him became popular when he helped save the life of a kitten with a blood transfusion at the Nebraska Humane Society (NHS). The shelter said the 6-year-old dog stepped up to save […]
Your blood carries a wealth of information. That’s why certain blood tests can detect conditions of concern before symptoms appear. For example, tumor markers in your blood can help doctors figure out which treatment might work best for your cancer, indicate your prognosis or reveal whether your cancer has returned or gone into remission. Blood […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 20, 2023– Foundation Medicine Inc. and Roche today announced that they will present the results from a randomized, global precision oncology study designed to prospectively assess the efficacy and safety of molecularly-guided therapy for patients with unfavorable subset cancer of unknown primary (CUP). The results will be presented as a late breaking […]
Cisco Systems has released fixes for a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities – one of them critical – that could impact tens of thousands of devices running the company’s IOS XE software. The releases arrived at the end of a tumultuous week which began on Oct. 16 with the network vendor announcing it had discovered a […]
Difficult-to-treat, gram-negative bacterial infections can be especially challenging for clinicians. Issues can include multidrug resistance in critically-ill patients combined with a treatment paradigm in which prescribing practices and timing do not always align with positive outcomes. “Over and over again, we see people with repeated multiple antibiotic exposures, multiple infections. Even if it started out […]
The need for blood during the fall and winter months is great. To provide enough donated blood, Transfiguration Lutheran Church at 14176 N. Fenton Rd., just north of Sagebrush Cantina in Fenton Township, is sponsoring a Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. One in seven patients entering a hospital […]
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Animal CARE (CAC) is pausing all dog operations for the general public after seeing an uptick in upper respiratory infection symptoms, according to the nonprofit. “We do not want to cause alarm, but with a high volume of unvaccinated stray dogs coming into the shelter, we don’t want to take any unnecessary […]
Narang stressed that while ICE imaging is a powerful addition to the imaging toolkit, it is not likely to replace TEE entirely. Instead, the two technologies can work together effectively. ICE provides excellent 2D frame rates, but 3D imaging may have limitations in terms of frame rates and color quality. A collaborative approach between echocardiographers […]