(CNN) – Move over mosquitoes. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans should guard against. It’s the sand fly. Sand flies are tiny tan bugs, about quarter the size of a mosquito, that can cause an infectious disease called leishmaniasis. They’re most active at night and they’re so tiny, they can slip through ordinary mosquito nets on […]
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) also known as diseases related to the heart, are the most prevalent conditions leading to increased morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that CVD contributed to 32% of deaths globally, and interestingly 85% of the deaths were due to heart attacks and stroke.1 Furthermore, most of […]
By Alastair Fee & Curtis Lancaster Health correspondent, BBC South Today A device that uses artificial intelligence to take a person’s blood pressure could be rolled out across the country. The Lifelight has been developed by a company based on the Southampton University Science Park. In trials across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, patients […]
Pink has announced more adjustments to her current Summer Carnival 2023 Tour. On Thursday, the “Just Give Me a Reason” singer, 44, explained to her fans via social media that a respiratory infection has caused her to put her act on pause and prioritize her health. “Vancouver shows postponed. Sending everyone lots of love and […]
1Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China Correspondence: Jing Xiong, Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, […]
The patient count in an outbreak of infections from Shigella continues to increase in Yakima County, WA. As of Oct. 18 public health officials had confirmed 72 people with infections since the first of this year. That’s compared to 10 cases at this time in 2022. The source of the bacteria has not yet been […]
Friday, October 20, 2023 3:52AM NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The biggest city in the country is home to some of the most sinister crimes. From a mobster’s botched assassination to a senior citizen accused of being a serial killer, True Crime NYC brings you never-before-seen interviews and videos to reveal what it took to […]
Ethan Dean ❘ Published: 2023-10-20T03:33:21 ❘ Updated: 2023-10-20T03:33:32 Diablo 4 Season 2 has brought the Blood Harvest world event with it and players are blown away by how good it is. Many are hoping Blizzard can use it as a model to improve Helltides. Diablo 4’s second season is finally upon […]
(123rf) Almost 6 in 10 Koreans believe in the correlation of blood types — A, B, O or AB — and personalities, a survey showed Friday. In a Gallup Korea poll of 1,501 adults aged 19 and over, approximately 57 percent of respondents support the concept of the blood type personality theory, a pseudoscientific notion […]
Researchers and neonatal specialists at NTNU and St. Olavs Hospital are behind the first study in which ultrasound is used to monitor cerebral blood flow in newborn babies under general anaesthesia. “We have always believed that this could revolutionise neonatal care. Everything indicates that we are closer to being able to prevent brain damage in […]