Monthly Archives: October 2023

Cardiovascular

Philips showcases latest medical innovations and solutions for patients with cardiovascular disease at the TCT international meeting

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19
Oct

Over the coming days, Philips will be presenting its latest solutions in cardiology and new late-breaking clinical data at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting (October 23-26 in San Francisco, USA). Philips will feature a comprehensive portfolio of image-guided therapy and echocardiography solutions that integrate advanced imaging systems and software with specialized diagnostic and […]

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Blood

Laika: Aged Through Blood Review

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Laika: Aged Through Blood’s crumbling, post-apocalyptic world is brutal and unforgiving, and it won’t give you many chances to forget that. Its pain and anguish is told through a story of reluctant revenge and desperate survival, heard in the mournful lyrics of its impeccable soundtrack and blasted through the barrel of the titular character’s revolver […]

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Infection

Poll Answers: Education Requirements for Infection Preventionists: A Debate Within Health Care”

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19
Oct

“Answers” 3D illustration (Adobe Stock 215162905 by frender) Infection preventionists (IP) play a crucial role in safeguarding patients, health care workers, and the public from the risks of health care-associated infections. Their primary responsibility is to mitigate the spread of infections, but what should be the minimum educational requirement for these professionals? Is it a matter […]

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Blood

Israel accuses BBC of ‘modern blood libel’ over reporting of hospital strike

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19
Oct

The Israeli government has accused the BBC of perpetuating a “modern blood libel” in its reporting of the catastrophic explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza. In the immediate aftermath of the incident on Tuesday evening, a BBC reporter said there was a lack of clarity but suggested that Israel was likely to be at […]

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Blood

Utah donors say whole blood program can help save lives

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Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Olympic bobsledder Bill Schuffenhauer said he had a “tragic accident” after he retired and almost lost his life. His surgeon told him he survived because multiple people donated blood. “My surgeon said, ‘You are one lucky guy. You lost more blood than any other human […]

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Blood

Dragon Con founder inducted into National Blood Donation Hall of Fame

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19
Oct

article Pat Henry (Fresenius Kabi) Pat Henry will join 12 other inductees this year in the National Blood Donation Hall of Fame. In 2022, Pat Henry invited LifeSouth to hold a one-day blood drive during the convention to help combat shortages. Henry will receive his personalized award during a ceremony at a local blood donation […]

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Blood

SCD gene therapy lowers ratio of red blood cells with sickle shape

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The number of red blood cells that produce the abnormal hemoglobin S (HbS), which characterizes sickle cell disease (SCD), is reduced by the experimental gene therapy BCH-BB694, as is their tendency to take a sickle-like shape. That’s according to single-cell data from seven patients in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT03282656), whose previous findings showed […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

Eccrine poroma with concurrent basal cell carcinoma

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19
Oct

Department of Dermatology, Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China Correspondence: Jiao Wei; Xiao Xiong, Department of Dermatology, Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, 442008, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15872706796 ; +86 13636169342, Email [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract: Eccrine poroma (EP) is a […]

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Blood

Two Alabama HBCUs compete in American Red Cross blood drive

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19
Oct

The battle for bragging rights will be against Alabama State University and Alabama A&M. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Two Alabama universities are on a lifesaving mission with the American Red Cross. Each school will compete on who can get the most blood donations for hospital patients in need. The battle for bragging rights will be against […]

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