Monthly Archives: October 2023

Dr Kuykendall on Frontline Cytoreductive Therapies in Polycythemia Vera

Andrew Kuykendall, MD, assistant member, Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses frontline cytoreductive treatment options for patients with polycythemia vera. In the management of polycythemia vera, the choice of treatment with frontline cytoreductive therapies is primarily between pegylated interferon alfa-2a or hydroxyurea, 2 agents that possess distinct characteristics, Kuykendall says. Pegylated interferon alfa-2a […]

Nagging Cough & Prolonged Fatigue Marking Respiratory Infections: Docs | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The city is seeing a surge in respiratory infections. More cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) are being reported among children as well as adults, say doctors. Cough that refuses to go and fatigue that lingers long after illness are some of the distinguishing features of this round of infections, they point out.Patients tend […]

Gaza’s next big threat: Cholera, infectious diseases amid total blockade

Waseem Mushtaha’s four children have been out of school for almost two weeks. Instead of learning mathematics or geography, they are being taught how to ration water. “Every day I fill a bottle of water for each one and I tell them: Try to manage this,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking from the southern Gaza […]

Grimes County Sheriff’s Office hosting community blood drive Tuesday

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas — The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a blood drive Tuesday at the American Legion McClusky Post 640, 415 Hill Street in Anderson.  According to the agency’s Facebook page, “this month they will be giving away special shirts to support the Astros!”  The drive is by appointment only. Click here to schedule.

Mary Lou Retton’s pneumonia: When does the infection become life-threatening? Experts share warning signs

Mary Lou Retton excelled against her competitors to win an Olympic gold medal in 1984 — but now the 55-year-old American gymnastics icon faces a more challenging opponent. On a fundraising page earlier this month, Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, wrote that her mother “has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her […]

Scientist deliberately gave women Zika

Scientists gave doses of Zika virus (red; artificially coloured) to healthy volunteers in the hope that a similar protocol could be used to trial vaccines.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/Science Photo Library For the first time, scientists have deliberately infected people with Zika virus to learn whether such a strategy could help to test vaccines against the […]